Your baby is crying and you don't know why. That's because babies can't talk. Oh, yes they can. They talk all the time. They just don't use English.
When your baby is screaming at the top of her lungs, her face blue from lack of oxygen intake, and her eyes are bulging out like one of the muppets, you think, just maybe, it's because she's trying to tell you something? Good guess. Her tears are from utter frustration because even though she's making more noise than a rock concert, she thinks you can't hear her! If you were listening you'd help her!
Ah. What we have here is a basic failure to communicate. Two entirely different languages are being spoken here, and you don't happen to have a U.N. interpreter. You speak English and your baby speaks Bbbfflltt!
What if you both spoke the same language? Here's a novel idea: Why don't you teach your baby sign language?
Oh, sure, says you: Teach my baby to speak sign language. Well, I'll just schedule it right after her classical Greek lessons, but before her quantum physics course. Thank you for the suggestion and have a great day.
Now just wait a minute there, Mom of the Year. Let's not get in a snit quite yet. It just so happens Wendy Jensen taught her babies sign language. In fact, Wendy Jensen has taught hundreds of MOMS to teach THEIR babies sign language. And quite successfully, thank you.
Well of course you're skeptical -- but I'm telling you that she did it. In fact not just Wendy, but thousands of other moms out there. And these weren't Harvard graduates we're talking about. In fact, many of them didn't even graduate Cal State Fullerton (or even attend any school in the Cal State system). Truth be known, they aren't any brighter than any other of the mommies out there. And probably nowhere near as bright as you. (You're reading this, aren't you? Smart girl!)
Are the benefits of teaching your baby sign language worth the effort. You betcha.
Here's the first BIG benefit. From now on, little Gretchen will no longer have to scream at the top of her lungs because she wants you to know her toe, on the foot which she just removed from her mouth, hurts like heck because she just bit it with her new tooth. Now she can let you know in signs!
But just hold on, there, mama. There are other lifetime benefits.
Sign language helps young kids (whose hearing is just fine, thank you) to develop better English skills. Why? Because they communicate better. It turns out they are more alert and interested in the world around them. Now who would have figured that out ahead of time? But it's true.
It works out this way, perhaps, for the following reasons:
All little kids are mimics. Little girls want to wear lipstick and little boys want to shave (we hope for your sake it is not the other way around). When a child learns sign language they begin mimicking their parents at an earlier age. So they start younger doing adult things.
If you want to mimic Zac Efron dancing (one of the kids in "High School Musical" if you are teenage illiterate), then you have to first study Zac Efron dancing. Makes sense. When your little fuzz ball is learning to sign, she is studying the person signing (you). And guess what? Their little mush brain works goes into fourth gear and they love it! It's exciting.
Kids think learning to sign is an action game. Kids love action games!
Now just imagine this from your little moppet's point of view: instead of mom and dad telling her to shush (kids hate to shush), or dumping her back in the play pen, (kids hate to be dumped back in the play pen) her parents are giving her a whole bunch of positive attention!
Will your little darling get a full paid scholastic scholarship to Columbia if you teach her sign language. Probably. Well, actually, maybe. Anyway, she will be heads and knees above the other kids because you provided her with a very basic skill set. And you taught her that learning can be fun. Give a baby a fish and she eats tonight. Teach your baby to fish and she eats for a lifetime. Get it? It's simple. Teach your baby sign language and she will benefit for her whole life.
When your baby is screaming at the top of her lungs, her face blue from lack of oxygen intake, and her eyes are bulging out like one of the muppets, you think, just maybe, it's because she's trying to tell you something? Good guess. Her tears are from utter frustration because even though she's making more noise than a rock concert, she thinks you can't hear her! If you were listening you'd help her!
Ah. What we have here is a basic failure to communicate. Two entirely different languages are being spoken here, and you don't happen to have a U.N. interpreter. You speak English and your baby speaks Bbbfflltt!
What if you both spoke the same language? Here's a novel idea: Why don't you teach your baby sign language?
Oh, sure, says you: Teach my baby to speak sign language. Well, I'll just schedule it right after her classical Greek lessons, but before her quantum physics course. Thank you for the suggestion and have a great day.
Now just wait a minute there, Mom of the Year. Let's not get in a snit quite yet. It just so happens Wendy Jensen taught her babies sign language. In fact, Wendy Jensen has taught hundreds of MOMS to teach THEIR babies sign language. And quite successfully, thank you.
Well of course you're skeptical -- but I'm telling you that she did it. In fact not just Wendy, but thousands of other moms out there. And these weren't Harvard graduates we're talking about. In fact, many of them didn't even graduate Cal State Fullerton (or even attend any school in the Cal State system). Truth be known, they aren't any brighter than any other of the mommies out there. And probably nowhere near as bright as you. (You're reading this, aren't you? Smart girl!)
Are the benefits of teaching your baby sign language worth the effort. You betcha.
Here's the first BIG benefit. From now on, little Gretchen will no longer have to scream at the top of her lungs because she wants you to know her toe, on the foot which she just removed from her mouth, hurts like heck because she just bit it with her new tooth. Now she can let you know in signs!
But just hold on, there, mama. There are other lifetime benefits.
Sign language helps young kids (whose hearing is just fine, thank you) to develop better English skills. Why? Because they communicate better. It turns out they are more alert and interested in the world around them. Now who would have figured that out ahead of time? But it's true.
It works out this way, perhaps, for the following reasons:
All little kids are mimics. Little girls want to wear lipstick and little boys want to shave (we hope for your sake it is not the other way around). When a child learns sign language they begin mimicking their parents at an earlier age. So they start younger doing adult things.
If you want to mimic Zac Efron dancing (one of the kids in "High School Musical" if you are teenage illiterate), then you have to first study Zac Efron dancing. Makes sense. When your little fuzz ball is learning to sign, she is studying the person signing (you). And guess what? Their little mush brain works goes into fourth gear and they love it! It's exciting.
Kids think learning to sign is an action game. Kids love action games!
Now just imagine this from your little moppet's point of view: instead of mom and dad telling her to shush (kids hate to shush), or dumping her back in the play pen, (kids hate to be dumped back in the play pen) her parents are giving her a whole bunch of positive attention!
Will your little darling get a full paid scholastic scholarship to Columbia if you teach her sign language. Probably. Well, actually, maybe. Anyway, she will be heads and knees above the other kids because you provided her with a very basic skill set. And you taught her that learning can be fun. Give a baby a fish and she eats tonight. Teach your baby to fish and she eats for a lifetime. Get it? It's simple. Teach your baby sign language and she will benefit for her whole life.
About the Author:
Wendy will teach you. Cheap. If you run into a problem, you can PHONE HER! FREE! L'il Ginny is over there crying her eyes out and staring daggers -- Do you get it? She needs you! Find out what she's saying. Teach Your Baby Sign Language!
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