baby signing myths

Baby Signing Myth #4: ASL signs are too hard for babies (BUSTED!)

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MYTH: ASL is too complicated for babies. Excerpt from SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years Whenever I speak to my toddlers, Mendez and Quincy, I use real words so I can provide an accurate model, even though I know they are not yet able to reproduce the sounds I’m making. As children get more speaking experience, they refine their speech and become more capable of accurately pronouncing words. It is a bad idea to invent words to take the place of complex words your child can’t pronounce yet. If he can’t say the …

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Baby Signing Myth #3: Signing is just for parents trying to raise a genius (BUSTED!)

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MYTH: Signing is something only type-A parents who are trying to raise a genius baby would do.  Excerpt from SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years I think Dr. Alan Greene said it best: “teaching your baby sign language is not about power-parenting, it’s another loving way to interact. Signing can potentially increase your child’s IQ, vocabulary, and reading ability, but the most important thing about it is that it opens the door to communication for your child much earlier than it would happen otherwise, allowing you and your child to get closer. This …

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