It is no secret that I love reading to my children and am a bit of a book hog. Both of my boys also love reading books to themselves. I enjoy the quality time spent cuddling up with them and reading a book. But did you know I love signing with them as well? We’ve been huge fans of the show Signing Time and both my boys can sign. Lucian (my almost three year old) can sign a couple dozen words and recognizes so many more. Warren (my 16 month old) knows about a dozen signs like all done, milk, cracker, bird, sleep, sad, baby, go, stop. It helps reinforce what I am trying to communicate when I also sign it at the same time. They seem to appreciate another way to tell me what they are thinking or what they want. It is so exciting the first time your child signs. It opens up a whole new world of language with your child!
Naturally when I was asked to review the new book, Baby Signs I jumped at the opportunity to combine two of my favorite things, signing and books. Amazingly we didn’t have a book that incorporated signs yet and I love another outlet besides videos in which to learn new signs.
This book is probably the most complex and spectacular book I’ve ever seen. The intricate pop ups are stunning. The detail is AMAZING!!! What more can I say? Just look at these photos to give you an idea of what I mean.
Lucian loved being able to make the action of the sign with the pull tabs and Warren loved the pop ups. The only downside I can see with this book is its fragility. My youngest loves pulling books off our bookshelf and reading them by himself. This can not be one of those books. I currently have it hidden to avoid it getting unintentionally damaged. I also have to pay attention when I’m reading it that my son doesn’t try to rip the poor boy’s head off. That being said, I think this book is totally worth it!
Synopsis: BABY SIGNS is based on American Sign Language and will help encourage the use of non-verbal gestures to communicate. Research has proven that babies who are taught to use signs to express their basic ideas before they can say words are happier because they can communicate with others.
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this is something you can teach your kids as they are already learnng to talk. Gives them a head up before they are even off and running
It would help me be able to better communicate with my child.
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I would love love love to teach my baby to sign. He's almost 9 months so I need to get started. It would just be nice to know what he wants in a quiet non-crying way. Thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com
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seriously it is a little something they can learn that will help them in life…whether is school, a job, life…
I love that my daughter can understand me and I can communicate with her. especially when she can't talk. amsbolda@hotmail.com
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I love that we are communicating even before my little one is verbal. I hope it cuts down on his frustration and makes him feel some independence.
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I think it's great for babies to learn signing. It is very frustrating to babies when they can't get their wants and needs communicated to us because they can not talk. Signing is a great way to help with this problem!
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I would love to teach my baby to sign because anything that will help me communicate better with my baby would be great.
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My kids both learned signing in school. They came home and showed me. Pretty amazing. I like it because they learn another way to communicate. thank you
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It would be great to be able to communicate with the baby before he learns to talk.
Signing is a great way to communicate with my little girl since she her vocabulary is still growing.
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I love this idea of signing. I especially would love for my son to be able to communicate with me, since he's not ready to communicate verbally yet. Thanks so much of offering this giveaway.
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Teaching children a wide range of different ways to express themself gives them so many ways to communicate with everyone!I love this idea and babies are like sponges,soaking up everything
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I think signing would be a great way to boost my daughter's communication skills and reduce frustration!
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I would love for my LO to learn sign because we have family members who are hearing impaired, and understand how this can come in very useful in everyday life.
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I have a deaf aunt so signing has always been important in my family.
We have a very close friend who is almost completely deaf and we use signing to communicate frequently. It is definitely a art of our lives and will therefore be a part of our son's life, I am looking forward to teaching him,
I would love to teach my baby to sign so he could have an easier time communicating with me. He just cries to let me know somehting is bothering him.
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This is a great way to communicate with a nonverbal child.
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I would love to teach my baby to sign so that she can communicate her needs better and I can understand what she wants.
my son has several sings – at 15 mts – and we LOVE it – makes life easier
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I love signing because I think it helps babies learn to talk faster. I would love to teach my little girl to sign so she will have a lifetime skill
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I would like to teach my one year old to sign because he gets so frustrated not being able to tell me what he wants.
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I'd love to teach my toddler sign language so I can better communicate with her.
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I work at a group home for people with special needs, 2 of which are deaf. I've really learned the value of sign language since working there! Without it, communicating with these 2 individuals would be much more difficult and frustrating. It's a beautiful language, and this book looks amazing!
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Every language is important and this is one I respect and find useful.
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my sister in law taught my nephew sign and he can now always tell her what he wants! I would love to start teaching Leah sign language so she can let me know what she wants instead of just crying or getting frustrated!
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My 2 year old still uses the sign for "thank you" even though he says it verbally as well. I like that, as they get older, I can discreetly remind them of their manners by using the sign for please or thank you, when they are around other people!
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Two of my three half-sisters are fluent in sign language. They became interested in it when they were kids and in the Girl Scouts. They love having the skill and have used it far more often in their lives than they ever thought that they would. I would love for them to teach my three kids, so that they, too, could someday help a deaf person feel less alone in this hearing world.
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Signing is a wonderful thing, it will not only help me communicate better with my child it will also give my child an advantage, and open more options for him to pursue later in life!
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My daughter in law is trying to teach my grandson to sign,she said he would be able to show her what he needs since he cant talk yet,I was so happy to see this book,it will help her out a lot
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I love that we could start to communicate earlier, what a cool idea!
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I've loved signing with each of my kids, and it has wonderful benefits for early literacy development. Kids can increase their vocabulary, reduce their frustration, and it's a lot of fun!
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so much easier for babies to communicate this way, plus easier for them to learn when young
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I would love to help my new baby communicate with us at a faster pace.
I love that my daughter is able to communicate some things through signs that she can't yet communicate through speaking.
Signing with your baby can really help reduce frustration with communication for both the parent and the child.
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I would love to teach my son to sign so he can still communicate with me even though he can't say the words yet.
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We have been using signing with DS since day one. He started using the milk sign around 4 months and hasn't really picked up any other signs yet. He will be 11 months next week and has started pointing and waving now. He also has a fist up in the air greeting when he sees you. It at least has helped us know when he is hungry and I have a feeling he will really take off on his signing after a year. Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
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I like teaching signing because it helps with frustration and I think it helps with brain development.
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I want to give my toddler another way of expressing himself and to help prevent tantrums.
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I teach special education kids and know how frustrating it is for children who can't communicate. I am currently teaching my 6 month old sign so that she doesn't have to experience such frustration.
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My daughter is getting to the point where I know she wants to communicate and this would be perfect for us…I really need to learn so I can then teach my daughter.
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I am an RN but I am also a sign language interpreter for the Deaf!!! I love to sign and I have Many Many DEAF friends! My daughter who is expecting her first baby in October, MY FIRST Grandbaby is also an interpreter for the DEAF!!! So it is only natural that we would LOVE to teach our new little boy to sign! Signing is a natural communication and it will be wonderful for him to be able to interact with our DEAF friends!!!
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My daughter only knows about 5 signs, but those few have made things so much easier.
I love that signing helps to ease the frustration of someone who needs to communicate but is not physically able to talk yet. It works well!
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I have recently started on baby sign. I only know a few signs and would love to learn more. We are working on Milk and change. I think she is just starting to get milk.
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I think signing is a nice "second language" to learn
My Aunt did that baby signing thing. Thank God because we could not understand a word my cousin was saying at all.
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I'd love to use sign with my toddler to help me understand when he's sick or hurt. Looks like a wonderful book!
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I would love to teach baby signs to my 3rd child, due next month. My 2nd child has a speech disorder, and now at age 4 he is doing great, but I wish I had taught him sign language as a baby so that it would have cut down on his frustration level. I figure with my next child, I should be prepared.
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i'd love to teach my second to sign because we didn't teach our first and communication has been so frustrating!
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I haven't tried to sign yet but with two 6 month old babies I would like to start. It would make communication a whole lot eaiser!
The only real sign my son has learned thusfar is more. He clearly gets frustrated with me, though when I can't understand his 16 month old babble, so I'd love to try this book.
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Having taught for several years, I know the value of giving children a voice to communicate their frustrations. I just had my first child in February, and I would love to teach him to sign so he can get what he needs and communicate with us!
I'd love to teach my baby sign language, because verbal communicatoin is one of the last things to develop in a baby and sign language can be utilizes before they can speak well.
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It's nice to teach sign language when your child is young and still learning
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We love signing with our little one, gives her some ability to communicate and decreases the screaming – always a plus with strong willed little ones!
It would be great to learn some signs as a way of connecting with our youngest grandson who is too young to be verbal!
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We have taught on baby some signs and I would love to have this book to teach even more signs.
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My daugher is 5 months and I would love to teach her to sign. Babies are so responsive at this stage and love to soak up any learning.
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I would like to teach my baby to sign because I know he's trying to tell me the things he wants, but I'm sometimes not exactly sure what they are…I think this would aid us in our communication tremendously.
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I think it's a great way to communitcate with your child before they can speak!
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I think that it is neat that a baby can be taught to sign to communicate even before they learn to talk or read!! I wish that we had done this with my 2 year old niece
That is the cutest book and I would love the gift card since I really need to get shopping for baby #4 that's on the way. Signing has been something I wanted to learn myself and why not start with baby. I think it would be a great experience for both of us and certainly something we will be able to use the rest of our lives. Thanks for the chance to win.
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I taught her to sign "thank you" and "more" and would love to teach her more. It is handy to know what she wants. JeansandTs@hotmail.com
i would like to teach him some signs because i don't quite understand him so it's difficult to communicate
I started learning ASL when I was in school, signing songs for school talent shows. Although I never became really good at it I could communicate a little at the deaf Mass my mom and I went to once a month.
I learned the value of knowing some ASL when I was representing my gymnastics studio at an event. We had a table and a gentleman walked up to it and started looking at the brochures. I started to ask him if his children were interested when he gestured that he was deaf.
The look on his face when I started to sign to him was amazing. He was surprised, pleased and touched, all at the same time. It made me feel so good! I love that I was able to communicate with him.
It's such a valuable communication method, for adults and children alike!
I love signing with my daughter. I just taught her 'help' yesterday and she is using it already. It enables us to communicate more effectively.
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I like that it's another way for children to communicate their wants and feelings.
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I love the ability to express yourself without words and teaching a baby will help with advanced development. Thanks for a great giveaway!
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Signing is great for better mommy-baby communication.
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Signing is great with babies so that you can communicate when they haven't started to talk yet. Plus, it's supposed to give them an educational boost. Not sure if that part's true or not…
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I like signing because it will help me communicate with my son before he can talk. We can teach his older siblings so they can get in on the fun, too!
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I've seen babies that can sign and it's soo nice because they can tell you what they want instead of having to rely on whining or crying.
What I love about signing is just how relaxed and non-crazy it is!
I'd love for her to be able to communicate when she's hungry or hurt.
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I have signed with my baby's and I do sign a little with my current baby. I find it helps so much with their communication and they feel more heard and less frustrated.
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I'd like to teach my child how to tell me when he's tired or just wants a snuggle.
I think baby signing is amazing! It's so cool that they can communicate things before they can even verbalize them!
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i have a niece who has Down's Syndrom and who is unable to verbalize. We use sign language with her for communication.
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I took American Sign language in college (quite a few years ago), and there is no doubt about how important it can be! Children OBVIOUSLY understand language before they can actually speak it. Just tell a 15 month old to go get the ball and they will, but they can't yet tell you to go get it yourself! I'd love have a refresher on the basics!
I would love to teach my son the sign for "thirsty" or "drink".
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I love signing because it reduces frustration, especially at mealtime!
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Baby signs saved both my daughter and I from language barrier frustration!!
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With my wife and mother-in-law both being pediatric speech pathologists, teaching children how to communicate as soon as possible is something that's very important in our family.
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Signing is another language that your baby can communicate with you. and I love Robert Sabuda's books!
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I love baby signing. We have done this but I would love to learn more. It is so helpful!
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Signing is a great way for my son to be able to communicate with me and it reduces tantrums and frustration.
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What I love about signing is that you don't have to make noise to communicate. (Sometimes my dh and I will sign to each other behind our children's backs.)
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I love it b/c its such a great way to communicate with your baby! yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com
My little girl is a little sponge and is absobing everything I'm teaching her. It's wonderful to be able to communicate even with just a few signs.
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I am going to sign with my baby due in September because it is a way for him/her to communicate with me before they are able to verbalize things.
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I think teaching a young child to sign is wonderful! You can actually communicate with them and learn what they want without all the tears!
I think it would ease communication during a time when children are easily frustrated.
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I like that it helps babies to communicate.
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I would love to teach my daughter to sign so that way she can have something for all her life that she can use.
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What I love about signing is that it allows babies to better communicate. Thanks for the giveaway!
What I love about Baby Signing, is that it relieves some of the child's frustration at not being able to communicate. macd82 at gmail dot com
I would be able to talk to my kid and see what he wants.
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My sister taught my niece to sign when she was a baby. It was so neat! Sometimes you are in situations, like church or the library or places where you should be quiet and having an alternative way to communicate is very nice. My friend has a newborn and I think she would very much enjoy teaching her son to sign.
I love signing because it bridges communication barriers. I would love for my baby to hav that ability.
I love that baby signing gives you an earlier window into communicating with your baby, tha way he can tell you what he needs sooner!
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It helps communicate with your baby!
It cuts down on conufusion iwth the childs needs and besides who else could brag that their child knows 2 languages b4 they are even 3!!!
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I’d love for my son to learn some signs, it’s a great skill to have!
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Having them learn at this age makes it easier to learn the 'language' per se as they are learning their own native language. What a wonderful idea, thanks for the giveaway!
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I loved signing w/ my son- It was so awesome to communicate before he could vocalize words. We plan to sign w/ our next child as well…
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Signing can be so expressive!
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I would love to teach my baby some signs for times when things are a bit too crazy to play an endless round of "guess what I want".
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This would be great to teach my daughter basic sign language, it'd help her communicate better!
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I signed when my daughter was pre verbal and I plan to do the same with my new baby. I love that we could communicate so well. She was a happier baby b/c of it.
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I love baby signing in that it is a supplemental form of communication for both baby and parent. Seeing it in action I beleive it lessens frustration on both sides..
I would love for my son to learn to sign.
I love that it lets my little one tell me what she wants before she can use her words
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Studies have showen children that learn to sign have better math skills later
My son only knows how to sign 'more', but it has been so helpful because it means we can actually communicate! We would love to learn some more!
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We're going to learn signing so that baby can communicate with us. We want our baby to be able to let us know if something is wrong, or if she likes a specific food and wants more!
Would love to teach my best friend's baby to sign because I was taught when I was a baby!
I love that you can communicate with your child before they are able to speak. We did some signing with my oldest son and it was wonderful, I'm about to start with my twins.
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I would love to teach my baby to sign. I have read a lot about how babies can communicate by signing earlier than verbally.
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My daughter is hard of hearing and signing was a huge bridge to speaking for her. I also do a sign language playgroup for kids of all ages but mostly geared towards toddlers and preschoolers.
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I'd like for him to learn because there are a lot of times that I dont know what he wants. Thanks for the chance!
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I think "I Love You" would be the first thing I'd want.
Having my daughter comunicate with me pefore she can talk would be priceless!
Signs are great! You can communicate before they learn to speak
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Signing has been helpful for us to communicate before they learn words
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Children pick up on everything so much easier when they're very small like that. I actually think knowing sign language is something we should all know and starting young is the best time.
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I love that children can communicate better with adults. We had a child srying int he nursery at church a couple weeks ago, and he finally signed Mommy and Daddy, so we were able to call them!
I think it is absolutely wonderful to have the ability to communicate with your child before they are able to talk. Would love to see if it works! thanks for the giveaway.
i love baby signing because it will allow my two year old to communicate with his younger sister easily
A good friend taught her baby to sign and I was amazed and impressed by how much they could communicate long before he could speak. I'd love to try it myself.
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I've studied ASL before and think that it's a fantastic concept to teach to babies, especially since speech disorders tend to run in my husband's family.
Being able to communicate better with others who does sign language all the time.
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It's helpful for when they can't talk yet..
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It's nice to teach sign language when your child is young and still learning while they think learning is fun:)