Baby sign language

<p>Baby sign language is the use of manual signing allowing <a href="/facts/Infant/gaEL1QL4">infants</a> and <a href="/facts/Toddler/Vr9WwCnl">toddlers</a> to communicate emotions, desires, and objects prior to spoken <a href="/facts/Language_development/PyT27DHA">language development</a>. With guidance and encouragement, signing develops from a natural stage in infant development known as <a href="/facts/Gestures_in_Language_Acquisition/ymjV7sHI">gesture</a>. These gestures are taught in conjunction with speech to hearing children, and are not the same as a <a href="/facts/Sign_language/Wjfl9Db6">sign language</a>. Some common benefits that have been found through the use of baby sign programs include an increased parent-child bond and communication, decreased frustration, and improved self-esteem for both the parent and child. Researchers have found that baby sign neither benefits nor harms the language development of infants. Promotional products and ease of information access have increased the attention that baby sign receives, making it pertinent that caregivers become educated before making the decision to use baby sign.
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Baby sign language