Benefits
Why Babies Love Repetition (And How Baby Signs® Makes Learning Stick)
Repetition helps babies learn by building memory, confidence, and communication. Discover how simple signs make learning stick.
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Day with Your Baby: Simple Signs for Nature, Connection, and Care
Earth Day is a wonderful opportunity to slow down, step outside, and experience the world through your baby’s eyes—while introducing baby signs in meaningful, everyday ways. From the feel of grass under tiny fingers to the sight of birds in the sky, everyday moments in nature are full of opportunities for learning, connection, and communication.…
Read MoreInspired by National ASL Day? Here’s How to Start Signing with Your Baby
Inspired by National ASL Day? If you’re wondering how to start baby sign language, you’re not alone—and it’s easier than you might think. Every year on April 15, National ASL Day celebrates the beauty and importance of American Sign Language (ASL). While ASL is a complete and rich language used by the Deaf community, many…
Read MoreEnhancing Communication and Safety with Baby Signs®
Enhance communication and safety with baby sign language as your baby learns to express needs, reduce frustration, and stay connected.
Read MoreWhy the Baby Signs® Program is the World’s Leading Program for Hearing Babies
Discover why the Baby Signs® Program is the world’s leading program for hearing babies, supporting early communication, learning, and connection.
Read MoreHere, There, and Everywhere!
Discover how babies use signs here, there, and everywhere to communicate creatively, express ideas, and make sense of their world.
Read MoreBaby Sign Language and Books: A Wonderful Partnership
Discover how baby sign language and books work together to support early communication, build vocabulary, and make storytime more engaging.
Read MoreTeaching Kindness at the Table: The Manners, Mealtime, and More! Baby Signs® Class
Good manners do more than impress people—they express gratitude, foster patience, and promote positive interactions. The Baby Signs® Manners, Mealtime, and More! class is designed to make mealtime a fun and learning-rich experience, giving children essential tools to communicate needs and learn valuable social skills. This one-time class, perfect for children ages 1½ to 5,…
Read MoreHow Creative Signing by Toddlers Transforms Everyday Moments
Bonita and crew were visiting the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Julia was enchanted by all the animals and eager to use her many animal signs to label them—monkey, lion, bear, bird, zebra, elephant, and giraffe to name just a few. But then they came to a grasslands enclosure that featured something new to her:…
Read MoreEmpowering Nannies with the Baby Signs® Program
Nannies are more than just caregivers—they’re partners in a child’s development, providing nurturing environments that foster growth, learning, and communication. For nannies looking to strengthen the bond with the little ones they care for, the Baby Signs® Program is a powerful tool to add to their toolkit. By introducing simple, effective sign language techniques, nannies…
Read MoreAshley Green, Lactation Consultant, Fosters Early Bonds with the Baby Signs® Program
Ashley Green, a dedicated Registered Nurse and Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, is making waves in early childhood education as a Baby Signs® instructor in San Antonio. Latched Support, a nonprofit organization co-founded by both Ashley and Veronica Simpkin’s, focuses on providing essential resources and support to families. With a passion for integrating Baby Signs®…
Read MoreWhen to Start Signing
One of the most frequent questions our network of Baby Signs® Instructors hear when they give their Parent Workshops and Sign, Say & Play® classes is “When should we start signing with our baby?” Truth is, there’s no “perfect” time to start signing. Over the years we’ve noticed three different approaches parents take to the issue of…
Read MoreEnhance Your Baby’s Safety Awareness with the Baby Signs® Program
June is National Safety Month, a perfect time to focus on keeping our little ones safe. As parents, we constantly strive to create a secure environment for our children. Teaching your baby safety signs can be a fun and effective way to communicate essential safety concepts. At Baby Signs®, we’ve developed a Safety Signs Poster…
Read MoreSigning Sentences: When One Sign Isn’t Enough!
There’s no doubt that a single sign—such as MORE, for example—conveys important information. But there’s also no denying that the combination MORE plus COOKIE is even clearer. Babies seem to know this intuitively; that’s why as soon as they can, they begin stringing two words (or signs!) together and sentences are born. This important intellectual milestone—…
Read MoreSay Good-bye to Diapers in Honor of Earth Day!
By: Linda Acredolo, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, UC Davis and Co-Founder, the Baby Signs® Program Earth Day is a good time for all of us to reflect on what we can do on an individual basis to promote the health of our environment so that our children will inherit a verdant, health-inducing world rather than one increasingly…
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