While we wait for our babies to learn how to talk, there is quite a lot of communication going on. Even if you don’t use baby sign language and your baby doesn’t use signs to communicate with you, you already know many things about your child, and you understand (at least some of those) nonverbal cues.
Communication is about talking, signing, gesturing. It’s also about listening. Receiving information.
Baby sign language gives your baby a way to be more precise in communicating. Baby sign language helps you know your child through your child’s efforts to “talk” with their hands.
Listen to your baby. Listen with your ears, your eyes, and your heart. Trust your instincts, and learn to hear and trust theirs.
I like this article about listening and trusting your child on their timing. It applies to so many things. Seeing and “hearing” our children is so important.
