I first heard of baby signing when I attended a workshop on the subject while I was working as a registered child minder.
So when I discovered that there is a local sing and sign group run by Elle, I was keen to find out more about it:
Babies will use all kinds of gestures and sounds as a natural way of learning to communicate.
Sing and sign helps to encourage these behaviours, with the aid of songs, including nursery rhymes
You tube video here
Each session is about 30 minutes long, including a coffee break for parents to meet others in similar situations as themselves.
The course covers over 100 different signs to help babies communicate with their parents and carers.
The classes which are relaxed and fun for both children and adults are just starting again, with fewer numbers due to the Covid19 restrictions.
Elle offers a choice of 3 different groups aimed at children aged 0-24 months, prices vary according to the class.
I wish that I had been aware of sing and sign when my children were tiny as they all had speech delay and being able to relate to me through baby signing would have saved many temper tantrums caused by the frustration of not always being understood.
My experience of helping and encouraging children to speak here
Find out more about Elle’s North Devon sing and sign here Devhttps://thenextbestthingtomummy.com/?s=helping+and+encouraging+children+to+talkon sing and sign here
As always questions and comments are welcome.
Until next time.
Karen
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I Love sing and sign. Especially when toddlers sign back to you.😍
That’s great to hear, thanks for sharing, Jane
I took my daughters to sing and sign and we all loved it. It really helped with communication and I was so happy when we went out once when my daughter was 18 month old and she did the horse sign when we say one. #KCACOLS
That’s great, Clare, thanks for sharing
Oh I miss all those baby groups!
Me too, Nancy
Lovely class to do x #kcacols
Yes, it is thanks for taking the time to read
I love the idea of baby signing classes – I never did them with my twins as I didn’t feel confident enough managing both of them at a class when they were toddlers haha! #KCACOLS
Ha! Thanks for leaving your thoughts, Hannah
I’m also well past the baby stage of life now, but I remember teaching my kids some signs (particularly around food) when they were pre-talking tiny humans <3 It's nice that you're promoting it to your readers <3
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Have a fabulous day <3
I love sing and sign for babies and pre school children, it is something we did in the children centres I worked in xx #MischiefAndMemories
That’s great, Dana,I also worked at our local children’s centre, but they didn’t have this particular class
I wish we’d tried baby sing and sign when ours was little. I’ve heard so many positive things about it. Thank you for joining us for #mischiefandmemories
Thanks again for having me as a part of your linky, Annette and for sharing your thoughts
Popping back from #mischiefandmemories 🙂
I did baby signing with my eldest and then did a little with my younger two. I loved it! Thanks for linking up with #MischiefAndMemories
That’s great, Laura, thanks for sharing
We used to love classes like this when E was little. And it is so good for little ones #KCACOLS
Thanks for sharing your experience, Jo
I did baby signing with my eldest and she still knows some of the signs at eight-years-old. It definitely helped in those easily years #KCACOLS
That’s fantastic, thanks for sharing, Claire
We’ve done baby (and toddler) signing with all three of our children and it’s been brilliant. Jessica was quite slow to start speaking but could communicate very well with signing so it made a big difference to her as a toddler. We still use the signs with Sophie and Thomas – they can be quite useful for communicating across a room or playground! #KidsandKreativity
That’s great to hear, thanks for sharing with Me, Louise
Hi again Karen! Popping back from #KCACOLS
Ah what a great idea. I wish I had heard of this when my two were babies. Thanks again for sharing at #KidsandKreativity.
Thanks for having me as a part of your linky, Kerry