BABY SIGNS ROCK !

I was a skeptic at first....

But after working for a family who took Baby Sign parent & child classes and seeing their very smart one year old blossoming developmentally and able to understand verbal cues then sign them. I was VERY encouraged as the little one signed to me connecting and communicating with me Nanny to one year old and I was able to reinforce what his parents were teaching him... At that time I almost felt like we had this secret language that no one else knew.

This morning I took the The Baby Signs Program training for early childhood educators and today I am 100% SOLD!  I have read over the books and looked over some of the CD's.  I will be reviewing everything and let ya know what my 2 cents are. 

Nanny Jill

Baby Sings Books and Materials
 

I have all the info floating around in my mind at the moment. I am going to create some toddler art activities to complement the visual and interactive aspects of baby signing. 

Great Books & Parent/Teacher Resources 

Ultimately, it is the receiving of the child and hearing what he or she has to say that develops the child's mind and personhood.. .. Parents who enter into a dialogue with their children, who draw out and respect their opinions, are more likely to have children whose intellectual and ethical development proceeds rapidly and surely. LESS

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