Just curious…..I thought about teaching Emma sign language and my mother mentioned something about it interferring with her ability to speak. I really just never got around to teaching her. Anyways now she 11 months old and communicates with about a dozen words and by pointing. I just wonder if she would be so vocal if we had done sign language. What is your experience?
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It's not something I would do, but apparently it's quite popular right now.
I don't think signing with your baby helps them to communicate their wants any sooner than if you don't.
My almost 12 month old is quite the yapper, and know words for lots of different things – and actions that she made up by herself.
I didn't need to spend hours teaching her these things – she simply picked up on them herself.
I personally see no benefit to teaching a baby signs for simple words.