 
Ever Play the "Scream and Guess" Game with your baby, toddler, or preschooler?
I'll scream until I get tired or you figure it out! It's great for building bonds and nurturing communication.
I can play this one ALL DAY LONG!
You're not a bad parent!
You just don't know what's on your child's mind! You can't know that ... or can you?
 See Wyatt's progess updates!
 
It is never too early to start signing with your little one! Some babies can learn to sign as young as 3 months old, or less! In our classes, you can learn to identify your baby's early signs. Is he signing Mama? At 2 months old? Did my 5 month old just sign a 2 word sentence? If you are consistent, you might just see some early indications of signing and advanced congintive skills!
I want more. Is that an airplane? Let me tell you what I want ...
Can I play with the ball, Daddy? - see my apple. I can "talk" with my hands!
Look Mommy, HAT! CAT! DOG! (I'm only 6 mos. old) I won't be talking out loud for several more months, but we can already communicate using the
Wee Hands method of Baby Signing.This also helps in communicating to your child with special needs
If your little one is not signing yet, consider these suggestions
Also try some signs to start with.
And don't forget your ABC's!
Also try a cute little ASL chant.
Long before your baby can speak,
he has the ability to understand speech and wants to communicate.
Our classes teach parents how to use American Sign
Language with their babies, no made up signs here! We also have a strong
focus on language development and provide parents with activities that
help them teach their babies ASL vocabulary and include language
development strategies.
Since 2001, WeeHands™
has taught over 5000 families, child care staff, teachers and other
caregivers how to sign with their infants and toddlers. Our classes and
workshops teach you how to use American Sign Language vocabulary with
your wee one throughout the day. We teach you ASL signs, songs and
motivating language strategies you need to teach your wee one!
Benefits:
The benefits of teaching sign language to a preverbal baby:
Creates a new awareness of a preverbal baby's potential
Strengthens the parent-infant bond
Reduces frustration for babies and caregivers
Stimulates intellectual development
Enhances infant self-esteem
Accelerates verbal language development
Provides a window into baby's world
The benefits of teaching sign language to a verbal child-
Sign language can be used to improve hearing children's:
English vocabulary
Reading ability
Spelling proficiency
Self-esteem and self-confidence
Comfort with expressing emotion
Increased interest in books and literacy skills
Sign language helps all children become better readers. Sign is a
visual language. As children are learning sign, they are exercising
the visual-spatial part of their brain. This is the same part of the
brain they will use to read. Research shows children that learn sign
language are more readily able to translate letters and words to the
written language.
Research also indicates that learning a second language,
including sign language, actually increases IQ scores.
Mother-proven benefits of having a signing child:
Children can cry and sign simultaneously
You can eat and sign
Parents can correct a child from across the room
Children can communicate with parent from a distance without yelling
Children can be reminded to use manners from a distance
Children learn to read body language
You can talk in a movie, theatre or church
You can talk under water
Your child can complain when a parent is flossing her/his teeth too hard
Your child can express where they are feeling pain and what they need
What teachers are saying about signing in the classroom:
Boosts enthusiasm and readiness to learn
Influences a child's ability to attend
Decreases classroom conflict
Raises cultural awareness
Increases self esteem
If you have any questions, email me
Or to register for a class, go to the classes page
  
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