My mother-in-law (Shauna) loves the fact that my children use sign language. She watches in amazement as they effortlessly use the signs as a normal part of their day. She’s probably one of my biggest supporters. This past year she has started being a nanny for a cute little family of three, the youngest is 10 months old. Recently she was talking with the mother of this family (Mindy) and they started discussing baby sign language and Mindy asked if she could buy my product “Signing 4 Baby”.
This last week we were visiting our family and Mindy came over with her cute little girl. It had only been about a month, but they told me she was already signing “eat” and “more”. Shauna couldn’t believe that the baby picked up sign language so quickly. She asked me if I could start teaching her some sign language so that she would be able to participate.
It’s such an exciting feeling to realize how intelligent these little infants are. What a great connection to have, not only between parent and child, but grandparent and child. I think it’s great to get as many family members involved in doing sign language as you can. (Plus, it’s pretty fun to use sign language with my husband when we’re out at the movies or something).
Anyone that’s thinking about learning sign language should at least try it, even if it’s just a few signs. I promise it’s contagious, you’re going to love it! So get the whole family involved today!!!
Andrea Burton Ploehn, Signing 4 Baby