It’s amazing, but true!  In just one 2-hour workshop, you can learn 100 child-relevant American Sign Language (ASL) signs to use for communication with your infant or toddler while s/he is still too young to speak.  Whereas it often takes as long as 24 months for a child to begin speaking, babies as young as 7 to 36 months can learn and use basic signs as a means of expressing their needs. Frustration and temper tantrums generally decrease in proportion to the number of signs acquired in the child’s signing repertoire. Additionally, parents and other care providers are relieved from the burden of playing “20 questions” each time their child cries or whines.  Research indicates that children who learn sign language as infants or toddlers may have greater verbal, reading and writing skills later in life. This workshop is great for parents, grandparents, nannies and daycare providers with preverbal children of any age! It can help supplement verbal communication with autistic or developmentally challenged children.  Note:  While babies are welcome, due to distractions, parents may wish to attend without their baby present.