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welcome parents:

signing is about communication, understanding & intimacy between you + your baby. in the end, whatever signs you use, you are opening the world to your baby & opening your baby’s world to you. the Baby Signs® program, created by dr. moms,” linda acredolo & susan goodwyn, authors of the best-selling book, BABY SIGNS: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, is based on american sign language (ASL) with a few “baby-friendly” modifications to make them easier for babies to do. the purpose of this program is to give babies a way to communicate before they can talk. it provides babies with the signs they can use most easily to express their needs, thoughts & feelings until they have words. Feel Seen caters to the specific needs of each home & kiddo—pick a service that best fits you & your needs!

baby signers vs. non signers:

Significant research was done in an NIH-funded study which compared two groups of 11-month-old babies. The first group was taught baby sign language. The second group was given verbal training. The results where surprising; the signing group were more advanced talkers than the group given verbal training. The signing group exhibited verbal skills three months ahead of the non-signers at two years old. The difference seemed to shrink a little after two years old, but even at three years old, the signers were still ahead. (2) The authors of the NIH study followed up with the children when they were eight years old. Surprisingly, there was still a difference. Signers showed IQ’s 12 points higher than the non-signers, even though they had long since stopped signing. Results showed the signers in the top 25% of eight year olds, compared to the non-signers, who were considered average.