My First Signs - Annie Kubler

~Product Description~ This is a large board book with colourful pictures of babies from around the world, the babies are showing us how to sign. The book is sky blue in colour with four babies signing milk, sleep, cat and car on the front. ~About The Book~ This book is great for teaching your baby/child a few basic signs and is a first signing guide which is ideal for hearing and deaf babies/children. The signs in this book are based on British sign language, which is used by teachers, parents and carers who sign with their young children and it is also recognised by the deaf community. The BSL signs in this book are ...

This may sound strange but when I was pregnant I read a book about chimpanzees which made me decide to teach my child sign language. The book compared the development of sign language in deaf children and chimpanzees and mentioned that children could sign from only a few months old. It helped me realise that sign language shouldn't be seen as something just for deaf people. Apparently children can learn signs before they have the physical ability to vocalise words, so signing for babies can help them to communicate earlier in life. This gives them a bit of a headstart at expressing themselves and presumably means they avoid a certain amount of frustration. I thought it ...