INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Baby sign language has been around for as a way for parents to try to communicate with their kids before they can talk. Babies can start learning sign language as young at 6 ...

Teaching your baby sign language, especially a few easy signs, can make all the difference and actually propel their language skills. According to Dr. Linda Acredolo, co-author of “Baby Signs: How to ...

Now the video has more than 4 million views, and Berg has a signing-instruction business, My Smart Hands, with almost 200 instructors worldwide, and a new book, "The Baby Signing Bible" (Avery).

Using sign language with your baby gives you a peek into his thoughts, which helps cement your bond, says Michelle Macias, M.D., chair of the section on developmental and behavioral pediatrics for ...

A: Baby sign language is a trend that seems to have real staying power. Signing with babies is based on the simple observation that children can be taught to use their hands to talk long before ...

Their 1996 book, “Baby Signs,” sold more than 400,000 copies. Two-year-olds who had used baby signs, the researchers found, knew about 50 more words than the children who didn’t.

Baby signing burst onto the booming baby market back in the 1990s and has since gone global, attracting parents to spend money on classes, books and DVDs with claims that Baby Sign can help ...

Teaching a child sign language for words like “more,” “all gone,” or “thank you” can make it easier for them to communicate and express emotions. Share on Pinterest Most children begin ...

There's a huge market for books, classes and smartphone apps that teach baby sign language and claim that it can speed up spoken language development — and even boost a baby's IQ.

Mara McCullough is a child of a deaf adult, or CODA. Both her parents are deaf and communicate with sign language. Now, Jane, McCullough’s 6-month-old daughter, is picking up on the language, too.