Is Baby Sign Language a Load of Shit?

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Clare Whitfield

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Young child learning sign language during mealtime at home.

Signs To Start With

If you aren’t really sure where to start with baby sign language, here are a few simple signs to get you started. These 10 signs are ones that you and your child might use everyday, making it�simple to practice, and easy to get across.

1. Please

Illustration of a baby demonstrating a sign for "rub hand over chest" in sign language.

via Sign Babies

2. Eat

Child demonstrating baby sign language with hand near mouth.

via Sign Babies

3. Water

Baby sign language gesture for "W" with lips and hand.

via Sign Babies

4. Thank You

Simple line drawing of a person demonstrating a touch lips sign for baby sign language.

via Sign Babies

5. Bath

Demonstration of baby sign language for chest washing, related to infant communication.

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.
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