Baby sign language is usually only thought of in the context of understanding a baby’s wants and needs but having a basic knowledge of baby sign language has proven to be a helpful intervention with children diagnosed with special needs including Apraxia. Sign language provides a multi-sensory
Read more →Autism is something which is very close to my heart. When I was 10 years old my baby brother Patrick was born. I was the very proud older sister but as the months passed, my baby brother was not like all my other friends’ baby brothers. I
Read more →With Mothers Day fast approaching and one of the most popular baby signs to introduce into a home being the sign for Mum, I thought I would talk through the two signs we use at Baby Hands in our baby sign products use for Mum and the
Read more →All babies can learn to communicate through sign language before they can talk, which is good in itself, but this is especially helpful for babies or children with Down syndrome who may have trouble talking. It provides another way to communicate. Sign language is often a tool
Read more →As well as educating parents on the benefits of using baby sign language with children, I have spent the last number of years educating parents on sign language and sign language systems in general. People are amazed to find out that there was a difference between the
Read more →Since the launch of Baby Hands, each week I get more and more emails from Australian grandparents asking questions on baby sign language, requesting more information on baby sign language or wanting to share their baby sign language story. For those of you out there who are
Read more →When deciding to do baby sign language many parents want to know when is the best age to start? The simple truth is that the best time to start is when you feel ready that you can consistently introduce baby sign into your new baby’s life and
Read more →Introducing practical conceptual signs, such as “More”, “Please” and “Thank You” can be quite difficult. It just isn’t the same as introducing a sign for “Book”. With a book, or any other object you have something tangible that’s there to show your baby so they can relate
Read more →So, you have either heard of Baby Sign language and are trying to find out more about it or you just started using baby sign but you have had some doubts because once you told your friends/family/co-workers one of them told you it just doesn’t work and
Read more →The most common question I used to get asked was “Wont using baby sign delay my baby’s speech?” Baby sign has now become very common since I first started Australian Baby Hands over 5 years ago (which is now in over 20,000 homes around Australia) and many
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