Baby Sign Language: Teaching Our Children Manners Before They Can Speak

July 13, 2012 By 2 Comments

Please and thank you are the magic words. But what about when they can’t talk? What about when everything they say comes out in grunts and babbles? Can they learn to say “please” and “thank you”, or are we doomed to just accept the kicks and screams of our toddler until we figure out what they want? Nothing is more frustrating than standing in the kitchen with a two-foot-tall temper tantrum  trying to figure out what he wants while you wipe bananas, boogers, and flour from your pants legs.

Teaching your baby sign language is a great way to introduce manners and train your baby’s heart before they begin to speak verbally.  Not only is baby sign language helpful for our children to communicate their needs, but it’s just downright adorable too!

Join me over at Life Your Way where I share how you, too, can teach your children manners long before they begin to speak! {Continue reading here.}

 

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Filed Under: Learning Together, Motherhood & Family Living, Toddler Years
About Leigh Ann

Leigh Ann Dutton is co-founder of Butterfly Ministries, LLC, which is home to Intentional By Grace , Christian Mommy Blogger, and Intentional Homeschool. She is the wife to the man of her prayers, Mark, and mama to a loveable little boy, Samuel. She takes joy in spending her days creating memorable moments with her husband, conducting kitchen experiments, researching every natural alternative known to man, and making her little boy laugh. She does it all by the grace of God.

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  1. Jami Leigh says:
    July 13, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    We definitely plan on doing this!!
    Jami Leigh recently posted..The Importance of Spending Time in God’s WordMy Profile

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