| It is a timeless story. The baby is crying and a pair of | | | | signing between six and nine months of age. Most |
| exhausted, overwrought parents struggle to figure out | | | | parents though, want to have already mastered baby |
| just why their baby is upset. The baby or toddler is | | | | sign language before this age so that they can begin |
| frustrated and upset because they want something | | | | showing the signs to their babies right from the start. |
| and cannot communicate just what it is that they want. | | | | This teaching can begin as soon as the baby is able to |
| They get more and more frustrated and upset and | | | | maintain eye contact. Although an infant can |
| begin to cry. Babies and toddlers, although unable to | | | | understand these signs earlier, they are not able to sign |
| communicate clearly through spoken language, can | | | | themselves until around six to nine months of age. It is |
| communicate clearly through sign language and at a | | | | most common for baby sign language to be taught to |
| remarkably young age too! This helps end the little | | | | children during the ages of six months up until about |
| one's frustration and encourages them to make | | | | thirty-six months of age. |
| efforts to communicate further needs in the future to | | | | At the conclusion of each class, you would likely want |
| get what they want instead of crying or throwing a fit. | | | | to provide a brief printed page of instructions to each |
| The parents are less stressed since they now know | | | | student in the class so that they will remember the |
| what their baby is trying to communicate. Moreover, | | | | words they have learned and so that they will have a |
| just like that, we have a happy family! | | | | sheet of techniques to take home and review later |
| There is one catch though. First, both the baby and | | | | with a spouse or other member of their family. You |
| parents must learn this simple form of sign language. | | | | could also offer copies of baby sign language books |
| This is where you come in! You will teach baby sign | | | | for a small profit for students who would like to |
| language classes to parents and their babies. Tailor | | | | accomplish a more advanced sign language on their |
| your classes specifically for your small clients. Instead | | | | own. |
| of teaching an entire language, you concentrate on | | | | Remember that the information that you will teach is in |
| simple words that would include the most frequent | | | | very high demand. Initially, you will likely want to print up |
| requests a baby or toddler would like to make. You | | | | flyers advertising your class. You could easily advertise |
| can teach your sign language classes over a period of | | | | such a class using flyers placed in grocery stores, |
| six weeks, conducting one class per week and charge | | | | medical services buildings, health food stores, libraries, |
| about $100 per person. Each week you introduce a | | | | and community center bulletin boards. You should also |
| few new words, showing the signs for each and | | | | request to place your flyers on the information boards |
| helping your students form their fingers and hands into | | | | of obstetricians' offices, community medical centers, |
| the appropriate configurations. With each successive | | | | and baby stores. After you have taught your classes, |
| class, you will review the words from the week | | | | your client base will probably grow quickly as grateful |
| before and introduce a handful of new words. | | | | parents sing your praises and news of your classes |
| It is surprising how young a child can be and still be | | | | spreads through word of mouth. |
| able to communicate. Most children are able to begin | | | | |