DaBouncer Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Originally posted by Abby My mother told me another story about baby development, which I can post here if anyone would like. When I told her the 'old wives tale' she said was technically impossible, she replied saying that 'Yes, but babies are cleverer than you think...' I'd like Abby! Come on mate lets hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammie Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 hi, i work in a nursery and i would be interested in learning more about this as it would benifit my course! keep me posted if ya will! love sammie xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I am amazed at the amount of material out there. Just typing in 'baby signing' into Yahoo brought up dozens of sites with hundreds of testimonials. My only concern is the long-term effects. Will this hinder the natural development of a baby's speech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 For alchresearcher & other interested parties, Baby signing has been proven to enhance a child's development - babies who use symbolic gestures tend to have larger vocabularies, understand more words & show an increased interest in books when compared to non-signing babies they also tend to speak at an earlier age. One particular study revisited children several years later & found their IQ's were higher than the non-signing control group. An important benefit is the ability to express their needs before they can verbalise them. The neural pathways responsible for language rest upon the same pathways for motor co-ordination - this is why motor therapies help with language development of children with special needs. I really could go on all day extoling the virtues of this system. In the very near future all new parents will be encouraged to use baby signing as a pre-lingual for of communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I look forward to the day when we look back and think that it was strange how we didn't use signing! It benefits everyone, including the way that the majority of us do not interact with the deaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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