Elizabeth is only 11 months old, yet she can tell her parents when she is hungry, thirsty or has a stomachache. How can she communicate at such an early age? Because her parents took things into their own hands – quite literally – and attended a workshop that focuses on teaching sign language to hearing babies.
Since the early 1990s, interest in teaching pre-verbal infants to communicate by signing has skyrocketed. Studies show that young children who learn sign language as a bridge to verbal communication are happier, and smarter. While several books and how-to videos have been created on the subject, parents are generally left to their own devices. With the introduction of local baby signing workshops, parents no longer have to go it alone.
Tiny Hands, Big Hearts workshops bring families closer through communication. Six funfilled weeks of learning American Sign Language through songs, games, books and puppets. Ease frustration and grow vocabulary by learning signs for meal time, play time, family, animals, bath, bedtime, diaper and potty time, sharing and being kind. Appropriate for children about 6 months through about 3 years but all are welcome.
For more information or to register for a class, visit wix.com/tinyhands/bighearts.
