How old should my baby be?
All babies are different – so there’s no right or wrong age to start learning baby signing.
It’s never too early or too late to start learning baby sign. Mums and dads can start learning before the baby is even born!
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Sharon started signing with Bradley when he was 5 months - as this video shows his favourite sign is ‘more’!
Babies will love spending quality time with you - the visual stimulus of the baby signs, animated facial expressions and hearing your voice speaking or singing even if they’re not signing back. And many people report that babies start using several signs all at once as if their brain has suddenly made sense of what they’ve been teaching!
Toddlers will also enjoy and benefit from using signs – research shows it can help speech development. Read more on Dr Joseph Garcia and the benefits of baby sign language.
Baby sign language can really bring songs and stories to life. Watch videos of some of the best children’s stories by some of the most well-known authors and illustrators – including by the new Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson – on our award-winning storytelling website Signed Stories (www.signedstories.com).
Nursery teachers can use the same signs with children of all ages – from the youngest babies to toddlers and those about to go on to school.
There was one occasion when Max came in one morning and asked for his nappy to be changed…we nearly fell out of the bed, it was just amazing. It was, like, a massive achievement for us as parents.
Maria, Max's mum
Learning baby sign - where do I start?
