There's A Huge Market Around 'Baby Sign Language,' But Little Research On Its Effectiveness
If you're a new parent trying to communicate with your infant, you may have given baby sign language a try. But is it worthwhile?
If you’re a new parent trying to communicate with your infant, you may have given baby sign language a try: specialized gestures babies can learn to communicate words like “hungry,” “thirsty” and “more.”
There’s a huge market for books, classes and smartphone apps that teach baby sign language and claim that it can speed up spoken language development — and even boost a baby’s IQ. But there’s not very much research to support those claims.
So is teaching your baby to sign worthwhile and effective? (), an evolutionary
