| Every parent knows that in the early
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| | are giving them a leading edge in the
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| years of parenting, communication between
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| | real world. As an adult, being bilingual
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| you and your child can be difficult. As a
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| | makes you a hot commodity and extremely
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| new parent we try to decipher our baby's
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| | marketable. Although the numbers are
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| cries. Are they hungry, tired, sleepy,
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| | growing, companies love hiring
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| lonely, uncomfortable? It is a constant
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| | multilingual employees because they are
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| challenge to figure out what our child
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| | few and far between.American Sign
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| needs. What if there was a way to bridge
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| | Language can be learned in a variety of
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| the communication gap between you and
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| | ways. You can you can go to the American
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| your baby? Some say there actually
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| | Sign Language online dictionary here:
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| is!Baby Sign Language has recently become
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| | This is a great tool and it is free! The
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| a hot topic among new parents. Parents
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| | signs are shown as a video; which many
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| and caregivers, with much success, are
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| | people find more helpful than trying to
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| learning sign language in hopes to better
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| | figure them out by reading a diagram.
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| communicate with their children. Tess,
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| | There are hundreds of words to choose
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| mom of 11 month-old Julia says, "It's
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| | from, so you will be able to look up any
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| easy, fun, and makes communication a lot
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| | word that will be helpful when
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| less stressful for the whole family! Who
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| | communicating with your child in your
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| wouldn't want that?"I have personal
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| | daily activities and routines.There are
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| experience working with children using
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| | some other great websites that will help
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| sign. I started teaching my 2 1/2 year
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| | you get started:
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| old signs when he was 5 months old. I am
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| also currently teaching my 8 month old. I
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| feel it made a huge difference in my
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| | are also many programs for purchase
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| first child's daily experiences. It
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| | which are geared towards children. I
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| fostered communication and curbed temper
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| | recommend Joseph Garcia's SIGN with your
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| tantrums. The way I see it, the less time
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| | BABY Series because it uses ASL and it is
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| and energy a child spends being upset,
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| | a great tool to help you and your family
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| the more they can spend on
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| | learn some basic signs. This program can
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| learning!Research has shown that babies
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| | be found here: importantly, as you start
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| who sign have faster rate in their
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| | out, I recommend teaching your child the
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| development of speech and language
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| | signs that will be most helpful to you
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| skills, increased intellectual skills and
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| | and your child as you go through daily
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| higher self-esteem. A study by Drs.
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| | routines. Some useful signs that you may
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| Acredolo and Goodwyn found that signing
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| | want to start with include, more, eat,
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| children outperformed non-signing
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| | and help. A few others that are useful:
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| children in comparison, after comparison.
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| | drink, change (as in diaper) or toilet,
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| Babies who sign have also been found to
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| | sleepy, please, yes, no, stop, and all
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| be able to understand more words, have
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| | done. Once your child has mastered some
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| larger vocabularies, score higher on IQ
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| | of these important and functional signs,
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| tests, and engage in more sophisticated
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| | you may choose to move on to others.Just
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| play.Many experts recommend parents
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| | remember that signing with your baby or
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| introduce signs, while using the verbal
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| | child is a tool to lessen the frustration
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| label, as early as early as possible. The
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| | of being unable to communicate. Learning
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| earlier you start the more time you will
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| | and teaching sign should always be a fun
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| have to learn the signs and get
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| | and relaxed experience for you and your
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| accustomed to using them as part of your
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| | child. Mother, early childhood educator,
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| daily interactions. Ideally, you should
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| | parent counselor, and author, Colleen
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| start exposing your child to signs
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| | Newman is degreed in Early Childhood
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| between 6 and 10 months of age. Do not
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| | Education and Psychology. She spent
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| feel frustrated though if your baby does
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| | several years teaching preschoolers
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| not sign back to you until they are at
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| | before the birth of her first child. When
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| least 8 to 12 months old. Remember
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| | Newman decided to share her love and
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| children understand a lot more (receptive
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| | dedication to children, her parent
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| language) before they can communicate
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| | education company was born. My Baby and
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| (expressive language).Learning or being
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| | More Parent Coaching and Educational
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| exposed to more than one language is
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| | Services, a home-based business started
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| optimal before a child's second birthday.
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| | by Newman, was created in 2005. My Baby
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| If they are exposed to different
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| | and More provides parents with the
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| languages during these formative years,
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| | education and support of positive
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| they are more likely to reap the benefits
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| | parenting and natural parenting methods
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| in a variety of ways. There has been a
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| | such as breastfeeding, babywearing, and
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| great debate as to what program or type
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| | attachment parenting through one-on-one
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| of signs a hearing parent should teach
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| | phone, email, in-home and office
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| their child. Some say use the standard
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| | consultations, seminars, and classes.
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| American Sign Language, others believe
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| | Newman is also a Breastfeeding Counselor
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| that if you make up signs you will
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| | for WIC and holds a certificate as a
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| remember them easier.Personally and
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| | Certified Happiest Baby Educator from Dr.
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| professionally I recommend using American
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| | Harvey Karp's Happiest Baby Program.
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| Sign Language because ASL is the third
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| | Newman loves spending time with her
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| most used language in the United States.
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| | husband, John, while they have fun
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| Not only will you be able to communicate
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| | raising their two children, Wes (3) and
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| more efficiently with your child, but you
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| | Claire (1).
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