Signing allows your infant to clearly communicate specific thoughts.
Signing reduces frustration for your baby and for you.
Signing won't delay verbal language development; in fact it may accelerate it.
Research shows that babies who sign usually begin to speak sooner and develop larger vocabularies than non-signing babies.
Signing reinforces verbal language by adding visual and kinesthetic emphasis to auditory input.
Signing children tend to be more interested in books.
Signing builds on babies' natural tendency to use gestures.
Signing can help parents and pediatricians identify injuries, pain and other ailments.
Signing children can direct parents' attention toward potential dangers or concerns.
Sign language can serve as a language between English and non-English speakers.
Signing may actually improve a child's I.Q.