Step-by-step ASL guides for babies and toddlers – clear photos, age windows, and tips for parents.
Learning how to sign move in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Move” is two hands picking something up and setting it down somewhere else. It is a practical sign for cleanup, rearranging, and the…
Learning how to sign jump in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Jump” is the finger-legs springing off the palm — toddlers get it instantly. It is one of the best action signs for active…
Learning how to sign dance in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Dance” is two little finger-legs dancing on a palm stage. Toddlers who love music pick it up fast, usually between 15 and 20…
Learning how to sign don’t like in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Don’t like” turns protest into communication. It starts exactly like “like,” then throws the feeling away — a contrast toddlers find genuinely…
Learning how to sign like in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Like” lets a toddler tell you what wins — which food, which toy, which book. The hand pulls a feeling right out of…
Learning how to sign go in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Go” is pure motion — and toddlers are pure motion, so they love it. Both index fingers swing toward wherever you are headed,…
Learning how to sign hello in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Hello” is the friendliest first sign there is. It is a relaxed salute that arcs away from the forehead, and because greetings happen…
Learning how to sign tired in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Tired” helps you catch the meltdown before it starts. The hands literally slump on the chest, and toddlers who learn it can tell…
Learning how to sign sad in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Sad” lets a toddler tell you something is wrong without melting down. The open hands slide down the face like falling tears, and…
Learning how to sign happy in ASL gives your child a way to communicate before words arrive. “Happy” is usually the first feeling sign toddlers learn. The hands brush up the chest like joy bubbling out, and toddlers typically produce…