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Baby Sign Language Flash Cards Starter Kit Sign language isn’t just for the hearing impaired. Children are capable of communicating effectively long before they can talk. Baby sign language will empower your baby with the ability to let you know, specifically, if he or she is hungry, sleepy, thirsty, etc. According to a recent UC Davis study, funded by the National In- stitutes of Health, signing babies: Talk sooner and have larger vocabularies Have stronger parent/child bonds Have less frustration, crying and tantrums Show more of an interest in books Engage in more sophisticated play Have increased IQ scores In fact, without signing, babies only learn and use 5 to 6 words by 9 months of age, but with signing, babies average up to 75 words! So print out these flash cards and start signing with your baby today. For more baby signs, visit /dictionary/signs.html or read Baby Sign Language Basics by Monta Z. Briant, which features 60 baby-friendly signs. Bed The tilted head is rested on the flat palm, as if resting the head on a pil- low. (Can be used for “sleep” as well.) Excerpted from Monta Z. Briant. Baby Sign Language Basics. Hay House, Inc. 2004 Cat The thumb and index finger come together at the upper lip and move outward and away from the face, as if sliding whiskers throughout the fingers. (Can use one or both hands.) Excerpted from Monta Z. Briant. Baby Sign Language Basics. Hay House, Inc. 2004 Cold The shoulders are hunched and clenched hands shake as if shivering with cold. Excerpted from Monta Z. Briant. Baby Sign Language Basics. Hay House, Inc. 2004 Daddy The thumb of the sideways five hand taps the middle of the forehead several times. Fingertips may wiggle. Excerpted from Monta Z. Briant. Baby Sign Language Basics. Hay House, Inc. 2004 Dog The hand pats the thigh and/or snaps the fingers, as if calling a dog. Excerpted from Monta