• Reduces frustration and builds trust
• Allows babies to share their worlds
• Strengthens the parent/infant bond
• Reveals how smart babies really are
• Boost babies' self confidence
• Helps babies to learn and talk
• Jump starts intellectual development
• Promotes positive emotional development

The Benefits of Baby Signs in Child Care Settings
Some of the benefits we've seen in the classroom mirror those reported by parents at home - decreased frustration, less crying, more positive interactions, faster development of speech. Others, however, are unique to the child care environment where children interact with each other as well as with adults:

• Baby Signs Motivates Caregivers to Watch Babies Closely
• Baby Signs Provides Children with Constructive Ways to Interact With Each Other
• Baby Signs Promotes Active Learning
• Baby Signs Provides a Focus for Parent-Staff Teamwork
• Baby Signs Bridges the Gap Between Languages