Why do people teach babies sign language?

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To communicate. Literally. That's it. It's a useful skill to have regardless. But its especially helpful before your child is verbal.

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Um... all of the above plus communication.

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If I remember correctly, it helps babies communicate with parents before they’re able to actually verbalize their needs. So babies can tell parents they’re hungry or whatever. It’s also a good language to just generally know at least the basics to.

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So our child could communicate with us before he learned to speak. Our lives were so much better when he could tell us what he wanted instead of sitting there crying.

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I did with my first since she couldn't talk yet. It was helpful she could tell me she wanted more food or was all done 😁 that's all we taught lol but it was great! Helped avoid the food throwing.

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All of the above and more. I took 4 years of ASL and earned an honor cord and Laurent Clerc medallion when I graduated high school. I plan on teaching my children ASL as a way to communicate before they can talk. It can be fun, help keep them safe, convenient because we can communicate what they need/want, help them emotionally as they don't need to fuss since they can tell me what they want, and has shown to help learn to speak and learn written language easier.

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Babies understand language before they are able to verbalize and articulate. Sign language is a way for a baby to not only understand but express themselves before their able to speak.
Think of how easy it is to learn something while moving this theory is actually called brain gym. An example would be "Itsy Bitsy Spider" you learned this song by doing the motions of the song. This is the same with sign language and babies. The concept is they will learn language faster and more enjoyable with correlate body movements.

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My in-laws are Deaf, so all of the above reasons but most importantly so she can communicate with her grandparents

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Communication

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I was taught as a means to communicate because my grandparents were deaf. It's a great skill to have and I've used it plenty of times throughout my life.

Why do people teach babies sign language?

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