This is where you’ll find how to teach your child sign language by age. It’s the ultimate guide to get started for babies 3 months through 2 year old toddlers. Search by age to find how to maximize sign language to…

9 months is such a fun age! They are sitting up, enjoying solids, playing more, but not quite super mobile and finding everything dangerous in the house. Many parents are ready to use sign language with their 9 month old baby because they are aren’t sure what their baby needs, and some…

Many parents want to learn “more” in sign language as one of the first signs to teach their babies and toddlers. “More” is a great early word to teach your baby in sign language! Learn when to use the sign, and it may actually surprise you how…

Many parents are now realizing that sign language would be useful with their 18 month old toddler because the frustrations and meltdowns are only increasing. Here’s the good news: teaching your 18 month old toddler sign language is extremely…

When you are teaching your baby or toddler sign language, it is very common for the grandparents and extended family members to be curious and have questions. This blog post will help you navigate these comments about teaching your baby sign language with response ideas...

Many parents want to learn how to sign “all done” in sign language as one of the first signs to teach their babies and toddlers. While it’s one of the popular first ASL signs to teach your baby, it’s also one that is important for…

12 months! Your baby is officially on the move (and there is no stopping them), motivated to learn about the world around them, letting their personality shine bright, and not quiet about their likes and dislikes. Many parents may have the motivation to use sign language with their 12 month old baby…

As a parent yourself, you are not a stranger to your little one’s milestones. When parents use sign language with their babies, many questions come up such as “when will they sign back to me?” And just like with all other areas of your child’s development, sign language has milestones…

3 months is such a sweet age! They have “woken up” after the fourth trimester and you probably are also a little bit more into your groove, and figuring out what works and what doesn’t for their routines. Many parents may have the motivation to use sign language with their 3 month old baby. However,

I received a message from another mom not too long ago. She had taken ASL either in high school or college, so knew the vocabulary, but felt lost and overwhelmed when it came to actually TEACHING…

6 months is such a big milestone for many babies! Many are sitting up, starting solids, and really interacting with the world around them. Alongside these huge milestones is many parents’ readiness to use sign language to…

Many parents love to use sign language during meals with their babies and toddlers. Signs that are common to use are MORE, EAT, and ALL DONE. However, I also recommend extending that vocabulary to include…

The term “baby sign language” is very misleading as it gives the assumption that it is solely for babies. However that is not the case! Sign language benefits individuals of all ages (like the entire Deaf community), including toddlers. Not only does this age group…

Parents interested in using sign language with their babies are eager to learn the sign for milk! In addition to learning the correct ASL sign for milk (yep, many resources have an incorrect sign pictured), it’s also important to understand why…

As the parent, it can be a lot of fun to learn lots of ASL vocabulary, and then turn around to teach it to your young child. Words like “dinosaur” because of their lovey, “princess” because of a favorite character, and “mommy” or “daddy” because your heart will melt a thousand times over. But I encourage you to…

Daily life doesn’t always present the most obvious ways to use sign language to where your baby can see you. Most of the time, baby is…

Many parents associate using sign language with their babies with meal time and starting solids. Regardless of when you start signing with your baby, using sign language during meal time is…

Picture this: your baby starts using sign language and you quickly go from celebrating to questioning because their sign doesn’t look right. Is this normal? Do you…

Motherhood: the stage of life where you are always running behind. Can I get an “amen”?? But we are also sometimes full of worry about being "too late" to…

I’ve shared my dislike of many “baby sign language” resources available for purchase, as the publishers and authors are not always actually fluent in ASL or have any background…