I started to sign with my first child to see if the research for my gradate thesis would work for me, in my own family. After he approximated the sign for “I Love You” (ILY image above) at 6 1/2 months, were were totally sold! That was over 17 years ago and truly inspired me to develop Baby Fingers. It was pretty incredible to be able to communicate with my babies before they could talk and to have a little window into their thoughts. At 10 months my older son signed “more music” when his mobile stopped playing. Around 15 months he signed “daddy train work” when we passed by a subway station after saying goodbye to my husband at a different one. My younger son was also an early and prolific signer, having learned from us and his brother. It was such an exciting time.
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