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Sign Language for Parents and Toddlers – Just start somewhere!

(Guest post written by Erika Jones) This blog already covers the many great reasons to pursue sign language for your baby or toddler (see Our Baby Sign Language Story: Benefits, Tips + Advice), so please look there for those thoughts.  In this post, I’m going to cover a personal experience of using sign language, and …

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Speech vs Language - Learn the difference

Speech vs Language – Not The Same Thing!

I’m willing to bet you’ve spoken to at least one skeptic who has expressed their concern that baby sign language will delay speech. Thankfully, most people realize that is just a myth. Research + experience has actually shown that babies who sign typically start talking sooner than their non-signing peers. I’ve personally spoken with a speech therapist who …

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ASL Signs for Halloween, Sign Language for Kids

11 Spooky ASL Signs for Halloween

Follow along with Marcie as she demonstrates 11 spooky ASL signs for Halloween during this short video lesson. Mwah ha ha ha! (ok, ok… they’re not so scary. But they sure are fun!!) Halloween signs you’ll learn in this video: Halloween Pumpkin Jack-o-Lantern Costume Ghost Black Cat Witch Monster Spider Candy Trick-or-Treat Happy Halloween [clickToTweet tweet=”Have fun with …

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How to help your toddler ask for assistance (even if they can’t talk yet!)

Two helpful baby signs my daughter used on a daily basis were — UP and HELP ME. I feel that it’s important to share these baby signs with you because the benefit of these particular signs is not obvious to everyone — and you may not think to search these ones on your own. My oldest daughter LOVED …

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