This is something I haven't blogged about before. As a mother of 3, I highly recommend to any new mother that they teach their baby sign language. I taught all 3 of mine and it has been a life saver. Don't worry, you don't have to start when they are newborns. I started at about 7 months old. It is amazing how fast they start signing. What mother wouldn't want their child to sign to them that they want to eat, instead of screaming at the top of their lungs and you don't have a clue what they want. Each of my girls started signing at different ages and used varing levels of signing. But even though they are older now, it is soooo nice to be able to look at them across a crowded room and give them a sign about their behaviour, instead of screaming at them to stop what they are doing. It also came in handy at religious services where you needed to keep quiet, but they were all the way at the other end of the row, just give them a sign. Message received. This is one of my all time best parenting tips.
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