Archive for May 2025
Here, There, and Everywhere!
Do you remember how, once you were expecting a baby, you began to see pregnant women everywhere? Or, having finally decided to buy a particular car, you started to notice how many like it were already on the road? Where did they all come from? The answer, of course, lies in the heightened awareness that…
Read MoreBaby Sign Language and Books: A Wonderful Partnership
As most of you know by now, Dr. Susan Goodwyn and I discovered through our federally funded research that signing actually speeds up rather than slows down the process of learning to talk. There are a number of reasons why. The one I’m going to focus on here is the fact that signing makes book-reading…
Read MoreSupporting Early Communication in Richland, WA: A Look Inside Our Baby Signs® Workshops
Last week, we had the privilege of facilitating two Baby Signs® workshops at the Children’s Developmental Center in Richland, Washington—one for professionals and one for families. Both were part of our mission to bring the powerful, research-based benefits of early communication to children and caregivers alike. The first session was a Baby Signs® Workshop for Professionals,…
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