Familiar with a scenario like this? -- At 2am your 11-month old baby is crying inconsolably and you have no idea what's wrong.

3am quickly becomes 4am, 5am...

Now, imagine this scenario

Around 2:00am you ask your 11-month old infant “What’s wrong?”; she immediately signs "hurt" and points to her teeth. You give her medicine to ease the pain of teething, and she quickly falls back asleep.

Yes, this is truly possible!

Or How about this Frequently possible Scenario?

At lunchtime, your 8-month old can instantly make hand signs to indicate that he is thirsty, and wants milk, (instead of juice or water) with his lunch. Believe it or not, your infant can tell you now if: his tummy hurts; he can tell you right away when he wants a bottle, (and what he wants in it!), his pacifier, an apple, a banana, a cookie, even her blankie, without you having to pull each item asking, the familiar “This? This? Is this what you want?“

Imagine avoiding that potential meltdown due to immediately understanding that your 13-month old is signing that he wants to wear blue socks (yes specifically the color blue!); and not the green socks you have already picked out!

Is Using Sign Language With Your Baby a Fad?

Seems everyone is talking about using sign language with their babies recently. Be advised, this is not a trend! More and more parents, daycares, and preschools are coming on board, to learn and reap the amazing and wonderful benefits of baby sign language everyday.

American Sign Language is the 3rd most used language in the United States. Should your baby continue to learn American Sign Language past his or her 3rd year, s/he will have acquired a 2nd or even 3rd language!

Come to an introductory class and see how you can start signing with your child using American Sign Language as a tool. All classes are taught using Dr. Joseph Garcia’s award winning program, Sign with your Baby.

Baby Sign Language - The Gift of Early Communication

Babies can understand language before they are able to speak. Unfortunately, the muscles in their little mouths do not evolve as quickly as their brain’s capacity for comprehending language. Studies show, however, that babies are capable of expressive communication. The fine muscles in the hand develop earlier than the ones required for speech, enabling babies to “talk” with their hands much sooner than they can with their mouths. By using a visual language such as American Sign Language (ASL), you can help your baby communicate long before she is able to verbalize. Communicating in this way does not require you to learn an entirely new language.  Simply using a few of the most common signs with your child can make an enormous difference in her ability to convey her wants and needs.

Hear My Hands was created to help parents and others involved with babies and little ones embark on the amazing journey of signing. It is not hard to learn to sign with your baby and it is an enjoyable and rewarding experience for everyone involved. To help facilitate the learning process, Hear My Hands offer classes and workshops using American Sign Language as outlined in the award winning SIGN with your BABY® program  and would love to introduce you to the joys and benefits of this wonderful communication tool.