Sign language has its own significance and who knows it better than a mother. Studies have shown that kids who get used to sign language learn to talk soon.
5 Popular Sign Languages for the Child
Making Your Baby Self Reliant
Below are listed some of the preferred ways that you need to follow to make the baby learn 5 popular sign languages.
1. Make the child learn to recognize Mommy and Daddy
Parents play the most vital role in shaping any child’s life. You need to make the kid realize the significance of both from the very beginning, to start with help them identify mom and dad first through sign language. For making the kid identify mother, you need to hold the hand open with fingers spread. Tap your thumb on to the chin a few times. Dear mommy! Repeat this gesture few times, the baby will start to recognize you soon.
Now coming to daddy dearest, all you need to do is tap your forehead a few times and that’s all. Over a period, you will notice the baby identifying mom and dad through sign language.
2. Making the baby realize that it’s time to have milk
Its milk time and you are worried, the baby is ignoring you making all your efforts go an waste. Sign language can be the savier making things easier for you. All you need to do is to tap your hands and perform squeezing gesture as is done when a cow’s udder is milked. Perform the exercise a few times and the baby will understand the gesture and will be ready in time to have the daily dose of milk.
3. Time to Eat:
It is tough for a baby to tell that the baby is hungry. To make the baby learn the way to communicate the same, you need to hold fingers and thumb together and make the same put it near the lips a few time. The baby will recognize the gesture and will eventually let you know that he or she is hungry.
4. “I Need More”
Make a O shape from your both hand holding fingers and thumb. You need to touch the right and left fingertips a few time together. This is the sign language to let one know that more food is required. If the baby has not had enough food, the baby can ask for more food by making this sign.
5. All Set and Done
Hold both the hands up. The palms are to be on the inner side. You will now need to turn the hands with the palms facing to the outer side. This is the gesture to let everyone know that nothing more is required. Repeat the exercise a few times and the the baby will get used to this sign. You will be pleased when the baby makes this sign for the first time.
Follow the above listed ways and you will notice the baby learning sign language sooner than later making life easier for them as well as you.
Happy parenting!