The Baby Signs® Program was founded by “Dr. Moms” — Dr. Linda Acredolo and Dr. Susan Goodwyn — authors of Baby Signs: How To Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Could Talk. They have spent more than 20 years of research studies on child development, including a longitudinal study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Results of their studies showed that signing helps babies enhance their language, cognitive and social-emotional development. Their studies also showed that children who signed have higher vocabulary. They also found the following benefits:
- Reduces frustration and builds trust
- Allows babies to share their worlds
- Strengthens the parent-child bond
- Reveals how smart babies really are
- Promotes positive emotional development
- Boosts babies self-confidence
- Helps babies how to talk
- Jumpstarts intellectual development
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