Baby Sign Workshop

This workshop introduces parents to the Sign Language for Hearing Babies, a wonderful, easy to use, early communication tool. Parents are taught when to start signing, how signing is implemented and how to recognise when their baby has grasped the concept.

Ever wonder what your baby is thinking?
Want to have fun and enhance bonding with your baby?
Want to decrease frustration and reduce tantrums while promoting language development?

Workshop includes:

What is Baby Sign Language?
Results of 2 year study
How signing accelerates Language Development
How long will it take?
How to teach a sign
First Signs
Video footage of children signing
How to recognise the early signs of progress
Moving on from the beginner signs
Transitions from sign to speech
Keeping it fun

Babies are most welcome but in order to ensure you will be able to concentrate on the workshop at hand we recommend not bringing your baby if at all possible.

Some other frequently asked questions are answered here - FAQ

A BabyTalk workshop is designed to give parents all the tools and
information they need to successfully introduce Baby Sign Language and
have fun with it.

Tutor: Tara Lemana, BabyTalk Area Coach.
Tara is an experienced signing parent herself so you will be learning from someone with real hands-on experience.

Delivered in 1 session, lasting 2.5 hours with a coffee break.
Limited to 20 participants

May 2010 course:
Sunday, 2nd
2.00pm-4.30pm

Cost: $38 single current member of Parents Centre + $10 for a partner, $48 for non-members.
Price includes Baby Sign reference chart (RRP $13).
Prepayment required.

This course is held at: Home of Compassion, Island Bay

Book now, our automated system will send you an invoice, detailing how to pay.

If you have any questions regarding the course, email parented@wgtnparents.org.nz.