March 2009

One of the scariest parts of bringing home a new baby is that we, as adults, must guess what each new cry means. The whining cry, the frustrated cry, the blood curdling hungry cry and every cry in between all sound the same when a parent is running on empty. The result is frustration for both the baby and the parents.

What if there were a way to communicate with your baby before he or she were able to speak?

Fortunately, there is; it is called Baby Sign Language and although not widely adopted, it has been around for years, and those who have used it are quick to say how rewarding the practice is.

The muscles in an infant's hands develop long before he or she can speak, and they already have a vocabulary or basic instructions with which they use to communicate. Most babies naturally do things such as pointing, or making a grabbing gesture.

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