But Baby Signs just made it easy," Theg said. Alex is one of 140 sign language babies followed by researchers for the past 16 years as part of a long-term study on the effects of signing with babies.

Signing is to talking like crawling is to walking — a natural step in development.” Dr. Linda Acredolo Teaching your baby sign language, especially a few easy signs, can make all the difference and ...

American Sign Language is increasingly becoming a temporary way to bridge baby talk and conversational English. That's why a dozen Northern Virginia parents gathered in a friend's living room on a ...

If you're a new parent trying to communicate with your infant, you may have tried baby sign language: specialized gestures babies can learn to communicate words like "hungry," "thirsty" and "more." ...

Just a few years ago baby sign language seemed like a novelty, something reserved for precocious toddlers. Think “Meet the Fockers,” the movie that had Robert De Niro intensely signing with ...