
Experience Communication Before Lila can Talk
My husband and I are thrilled that our baby is able to communicate with us before being able to talk, and we love seeing her excited every time she sees, and can tell us about, something that interests her.
After two weeks of us signing to her, Lila started telling us about every dog she saw, and now, at 11 and a half months, she uses several words and 40-50 signs all the time to tell us about many other things that she likes (books, ducks, flowers, lights, fish, planes, bikes, and many others) or needs (eat, milk, more, all done etc).
Without the signs, we often wouldn't be able to know what's going on in her mind, what she notices or recognizes, such as when she saw a dalmatian and let us know that she thought it was a cow :) It is now even more fun than before to go to the park together as we know she will be noticing so many things, and will let us know about them.

If you'd like to see Lila signing, here are some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUJK8huN1tI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9_JMoQIxrQ

Teaching Lila new signs is not hard work at all - we are so used to signing now that it just comes naturally, and it is actually great fun, including making collages using pictures of objects we focus on, buying books that fit what we sign about, or making up songs and rhymes. We have got my sister interested in the program too, and my niece Olivia has just made her first sign for fish. So now the girls have already something to talk about :)
With my background in education, and many years of teaching and research experience, I am very interested in how people learn, and I like finding out about new things, especially those based on scientific research such as the Baby Signs Program. Before we started signing to our Lila, I had done quite a lot of research on baby signing, reading about its history, its benefits, and how it works. I learned more about the program when I became a Baby Signs consultant.
I am very excited to be able to put that knowledge and personal experience into practice with other families. It is amazing to be able to share this program with other people and help them create many beautiful moments with their own children.
I would love to hear from you if you are interested in any classes, or just want to ask about baby signing in general.
Agnieszka
E: agnieszka@babysignsaustralia.com.au | sydney@babysignsaustralia.com.au
