Baby Sign Language

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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Baby Signing Myth #2: Signing takes a lot of time and money (BUSTED!)

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Myth: Signing is expensive and time-consuming Excerpt from SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years  Signing does not take a lot of time or cost a bundle. The amount of time you devote to signing and the degree to which you integrate it into your family’s life is completely up to you. Granted, the more you do, the more likely you are to see results. I have seen families who use only three signs benefit from the experience. As far as the financial commitment goes, it can be as little as the cost of one paperback book. …

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Baby Signing Myth #1: Signing delays speech (BUSTED!)

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Myth: Sign language will delay spoken language Excerpt from SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years  Because sign encourages early communication, increases vocabulary, reduces frustration, and expands expressive language, most speech experts are in favor of introducing sign to babies. According to Dr. Marilyn Agin, Lisa Geng, and Malcolm Nicholl, authors of The Late Talker, “Research indicates that signing is a stepping stone–and a very important one–on the way to speech. As the child’s ability to vocalize increases, signing falls by the way side. The signs are not an alternative to speech, but a …

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Baby Sign Language Starter Kit Sweepstakes

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We are giving away five Baby Sign Language Starter Kits – each valued at $49.95! Enter to win before midnight MST on Tuesday, February 21 Winners will be announced on Friday, February 24 Enter contest now! See the Starter Kit  Good luck!      

SuperBaby! Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years

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Dr. Jenn Berman, award-winning columnist, professional therapist, and mother of twins, shares simple tips, tools and techniques for encouraging your child’s optimal development in her new book, SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years. We really like this book (and we like that Rachel is quoted in it, too) – so we are sharing a review of it here. Save on SuperBaby when you purchase the Baby Sign Language Starter Kit!  

Firefighter uses sign language on the job – thanks to Signing Time!

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When Sara Nelson Cosmi made this post on our Facebook page, she grabbed our attention! I just wanted to share a quick story. My husband is a firefighter/EMT and went on a call last night to a house with hearing impaired patients. He was able to communicate with them, asking them “where does it hurt” and spelling out simple words all from watching Baby Signing Time with our daughter. It’s really neat to know that not only is Signing Time teaching our children but we gain from it as well. It encourages us to keep learning ASL and hopefully our …

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New White Paper Sums Up Three Decades of Signing Research

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A note from Rachel Coleman and Emilie de Azevedo Brown, co-creators of Signing Time and Two Little Hands Productions, the company that commissioned this white paper. “Until now, if you wanted to get an objective summary of the academic research on signing with babies and children that has been conducted over the past three decades, you would have had to pull together findings from a wide array of disparate and sometimes obscure sources. Now, thanks to Dr. Claire Vallotton, a trusted authority and leading researcher on this topic, you now have access to a comprehensive reference list of 68 studies …

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Gift Guide: Top 10 Fan Picks

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Your votes are in! Here are the official top 10 Signing Time gifts for 2011: Baby Signing Time Full Collection All of the Signing Time Products! Baby Signing Time, Vol. 1 Potty Time Series 1, Vol. 7: Leah’s Farm Series 1 Full Collection Signing Time Board Books Series 2, Vol. 2: Happy Birthday to You Classroom Edition Flash Cards Thank you to our Facebook fans who participated in this survey! See selected comments below. I love giving Baby Signing Time as a baby gift. It introduces them to the whole line of great products! – Chana Posen I love to …

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Download lyrics to your favorite Signing Time songs!

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If you’ve ever watched a Signing Time or Baby Signing Time DVD, you know how easy it is for the songs to get stuck in your head. Sometimes I find myself in the grocery store singing, “It’s Signing Time with Alex and Leah; it’s Signing Time with Alex and Leah…come and play!”  People look at me funny, but I just can’t help it. I love these songs! If you love these songs, too, and want to share the words with others so they can sing along with you, download the lyrics here: Baby Signing Time Lyrics Signing Time Series 1 …

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New! Printer-friendly Signing Time Song Lyrics

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We celebrated Earth Day by making our popular lyric pages more earth-friendly. That means the next time you want to print the words to your favorite Signing Time song, you have the option of downloading the black-and-white edition, or a color edition. Whichever you choose, you will cut down on the amount of ink you’ll need for printing. We have song lyrics for: Signing Time Series 1 Songs (updated) Signing Time Series 2 Songs (new) Baby Signing Time Songs Download them now!  

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