Dunstan Baby Language

*Recently I was at home watching a repeat of an Oprah Show that featured what I see as stress saving concept for mothers, fathers and childcare providers everywhere around the world *

For millions of sleep-deprived mothers around the world, this woman's findings could be a miracle! Priscilla Dunstan, a mom from Australia with a special gift, says she's unlocked the secret language of babies.

When Priscilla was a toddler, her parents discovered she had a photographic memory for sound. At age 4, she could hear a Mozart concert on the piano and play it back note for note.

Priscilla says her gift has helped her hear a special "second language" beyond English, allowing her to detect moods and even diagnose illnesses! "Other people might hear a note but I sort of get the whole symphony," Priscilla says. "So when someone's speaking, I get all this information that other people might not pick up."

That mysterious second language took on an astounding new meaning when Priscilla became a mother to her baby, Tom. "Because of my gift for sound, I was able to pick out certain patterns in his cries and then remember what those patterns were later on when he cried again," Priscilla says. "I realized that other babies were saying the same words."

• Neh="I'm hungry"
• Owh="I'm sleepy"
• Heh="I'm experiencing discomfort"
• Eair="I have lower gas"
• Eh="I need to burp"

Those "words" are actually sound reflexes, Priscilla says. "Babies all around the world have the same reflexes, and they therefore make the same sounds," she says. If parents don't respond to those reflexes, Priscilla says the baby will eventually stop using them.

Priscilla recommends that parents listen for those words in a baby's pre-cry before they start crying hysterically. She says there is no one sound that's harder to hear than others because it varies by individual. She also says some babies use some words more than others.

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-Correctly identify and address the needs of your baby.

-Your baby will cry less, settle more easily, and have more uninterrupted sleep.

-You can feel like a successful parent with an increase in self-esteem and a belief in your abilities to care for your baby.

-You will feel less stress as your baby becomes happier and more content. As your baby sleeps, so can you.

-New Mothers and Fathers alike feel more in control and confident.

American Baby Sign Language

Teaching your baby, american sign language can be easy with the tips below! Have a look at the article and begin right away.

Baby Signing - Key Points to Succeeding

Now that you have decided you are going to teach your baby sign language you may anxiously want to see results and progress quickly but let's not forget some brief but important key points to succeeding.

1. Take It Slow:

Begin with one sign a week so as to not overwhelm and confuse your baby with too many signs too soon. Once you baby has learned that first sign move on to the next sign. The time will fly by before you know it.

2. Begin With Important Signs:

Begin with words that will help you decipher what your babies needs are and then their interests. Start with words such as food, milk, drink,more, done,hurt (or owie as my daughter calls it) and so on. As they grow turn you signing towards words that will be useful when playing games or any other interest they may have such as cars, trucks, or ball, etc.

3. Keep It Fun:

Chances are if you are not enjoying learning and teaching sign language to your baby, you won't keep at it. If you are frustrated with it, likely your baby will feel that frustration as well. One thing I love to do is sing with my children (although I'm not a good singer my babies never seemed to mind). I learned and taught my babies signs for farm animals. So, when I sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" I use the signs for the farm animals and they picked up on that and do them when we sing. It's fun and just becomes second nature to do while singing. Use the signs when reading to your baby or playing with a ball (sign "ball").

I've even noticed my children sign even when I am not signing back to them. They sign animal names when watching or listening to things like "The Wiggles" and "Sesame Street" or "Blue's Clues".

4. Don't Expect Perfection:

Don't expect your baby to be able to perform the signs correctly at first. In fact, they may use the same sign for more than one word but you will figure out what they mean don't worry about that. You may even decide to use a modified version of the American Sign Language (ASL).

There are a lot of products and books available to help you along http://babytalk-learn2sign.com/books.html whether you choose to teach ASL or a modified version of it.

5. Be Patient:
Signing like any thing else you learn takes time and practice. Don't expect to learn it all and teach it all in a few days or even weeks.

6. Be Persistent:

As the saying goes "Persistence pays off". Keep trying at every opportunity to use sign language and soon it will just become second nature to both you and your baby.

7. Involve Every Family Member:

Make it a family affair. Not only will this help your baby learn the signs by repeatedly seeing the sign when the word is spoken but it will also build a bond between all family members. Sharing and signing together.

Keeping those key points in mind, start now building a special bond with your baby and opening the so important line of communication.