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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Garcia said the point of teaching hearing parents and babies sign language is simply to try to make parents better parents.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Because sign language is visual and gestural, "Babies are attuned to it and it's very natural for them," she says.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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Canadian and US researchers have found that babies can babble in sign language -- a finding that is set to fuel the debate over how language is acquired.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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Babies should observe the physical dimension signs give to language and then produce the signs when they are ready to express themselves.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Through the use of sign language, babies and parents can effectively direct their communication to the specific needs and wants of the child before frustration sets in.
Research has shown that babies who learn to communicate with sign language are quicker to speak than their peers, Preston said.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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My classes came about as a result of my interest in research studies documenting the ability of hearing babies to use sign language to communicate months before they were able to speak.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Babies may not be able to speak, but proponents of baby sign language say it is possible for pre-verbal infants and toddlers to communicate their specific wants and needs using hand gestures.
Our program provides guidance and tools to parents and caregivers on how to communicate with their babies through sign language before their infants can speak.
Babies with normal hearing are being taught sign language by parents hoping to produce a learning boost or tantrum relief.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Research clearly indicates that babies who use sign language tend to have a stronger command of verbal language and also begin speaking at an earlier age than babies who don't sign.
Research shows that babies who learn sign language are able to communicate their needs much earlier than children who use spoken language alone.
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