My Baby Uses Sign Language With the Dog but Not With Me
Learn why your baby signs to the dog first and get simple changes that bring those same signs to you.
Category Baby Sign Language Guides
Step-by-step ASL guides for the signs babies and toddlers learn first – eat, drink, more, please, milk, sleep, and dozens more. Each guide shows the exact handshape and motion with real photos, plus the age window when most children pick up the sign.
My Baby Only Uses Sign Language for Food: How Do We Practice During Play?
Learn simple play routines that move food signs beyond the high chair and build new signs through toys.
My Baby Moves My Hands Instead of Their Own During Baby Sign Language
Learn why your baby uses your hands to sign and simple shifts that invite independent signs.
My Baby Makes a Gesture I Cannot Find in Our Sign Language Book
Learn how to decode your baby's invented gesture, respond consistently, and know when to check in with your pediatrician.
My Baby Signs All Done and Wants More Food: Reading Baby Sign Language Cues
See why ALL DONE plus reaching means pause or switch, and what to say and offer next at the table.
My Toddler Only Uses Sign Language When Prompted
Learn simple shifts that help prompted signs turn into everyday communication your toddler starts on their own.
My Baby Watches Sign Language Gestures but Never Copies Them
See why watching means learning, plus small changes to timing, repetition, and motivation that prompt first imitations.
My Toddler Uses the Sign for Milk but Refuses the Cup: Sign Language Mix-Ups
Learn why milk means nursing to your toddler and how to teach cup, water, and nurse apart calmly.
My Baby Claps Instead of Making the More Sign in Baby Sign Language
Learn why your baby claps for more and how to model the real sign without pressure or correction.
Toddler Sign Language for Bedtime Routines and Calming Down
Use simple bedtime signs for milk, book, sleep, and help to cut fussing and settle faster.