Comments on: baby sign language!!! I have to teach my 16 month old. HELP!!! http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/baby-sign-language-i-have-to-teach-my-16-month-old-help/ Learn Sign Language Lessons Easily and FREE Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:49:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/baby-sign-language-i-have-to-teach-my-16-month-old-help/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:13:02 +0000 http://easysignlanguagelessons.com/baby-sign-language-i-have-to-teach-my-16-month-old-help/#comment-2625 Just sign the words you want to teach her whenever you say them in normal conversation. At 16 months, she'll probably pick it up quickly. If she doesn't seem to be catching on, just focus on one sign at a time. I started with "milk." My daughter started signing at around 10 months, and I'd been signing to her for about 3 months. Now - at 15 months - she signs about 10 words and has a total vocabulary (spoken and signed) of about 50 words. Another hint - skip signs for words that your child already knows how to say. And contrary to popular belief, it does not cause a speech delay. Babies are able to learn multiple languages at once. Signing helps reduce toddler frustration because they are able to manipulate their hands much earlier than they can coordinate all of the complicated motor skills it takes to talk out loud. My daughter speaks and signs interchangeably and can easily get her point across, so she rarely has tantrums! Just sign the words you want to teach her whenever you say them in normal conversation. At 16 months, she’ll probably pick it up quickly. If she doesn’t seem to be catching on, just focus on one sign at a time. I started with “milk.” My daughter started signing at around 10 months, and I’d been signing to her for about 3 months. Now – at 15 months – she signs about 10 words and has a total vocabulary (spoken and signed) of about 50 words. Another hint – skip signs for words that your child already knows how to say.

And contrary to popular belief, it does not cause a speech delay. Babies are able to learn multiple languages at once. Signing helps reduce toddler frustration because they are able to manipulate their hands much earlier than they can coordinate all of the complicated motor skills it takes to talk out loud. My daughter speaks and signs interchangeably and can easily get her point across, so she rarely has tantrums!

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