We know this when they gaze into your eyes, turn their head towards the sound of your voice, copy your facial expressions and hold their arms out when they anticipate that you will pick them up. Your face, your voice and your touch are your baby’s favourite things to see, hear and feel.
At Sing and Sign we provide small sized, stripped back, gentle classes which seek to facilitate, even further, the natural connection and ability for communication between babies and their parents/carers before babies are able to speak. We do this through teaching baby signing alongside cheerful songs and nursery rhymes, using props and toys. Our cuddly cat, Jessie, becomes a beloved friend to many babies.
Sing and Sign is the UK’s original and largest baby signing programme. It was developed in 2001 with input from speech and language experts and continues to be backed by scientists and experts in the field of child development today.
Your Sing and Sign teacher in Harrogate and Knaresborough
Hello, I am Lois. Before becoming a Sing and Sign teacher, my career for 13 years has been in strengthening relationships between children and their parents/carers and supporting families in the most complex of circumstances. I feel passionate that Sing and Sign can bring opportunities for bonding in any family. When I became a parent almost five years ago my baby and I enjoyed going to a variety of baby classes and Sing and Sign has stood the test of time with us continuing it with our second baby, who is now two.
Learning to sign with my babies has been an incredible experience. For them both to have been able to communicate with me before they could talk (often without crying) has been amazing and so useful – being able to say when they want ‘more’ (usually) food, when they spotted a ‘duck’ or ‘dog’ (always an exciting event), when the roundabout was too ‘fast’ so I could slow it down, when they wanted to go “home” indicating they were fed up or feeling uneasy, and SO MUCH more!
I strongly believe that being able to communicate through baby signing enhances connection and empowers both parents and babies as it eases much of the frustration felt when our babies cannot make themselves understood. It gave me confidence as a parent in how to play and interact with my babies in a really fun and simple way and had such a lasting, life changing impact that I am now so excited to teach the magic of Sing and Sign to other parents and babies.
The Sing and Sign curriculum
We offer three stages, as follows:
*Current special offer on the babes course starting w/c 6th November – book a place and a friend can also book for free – for the full five weeks*
*this is our core curriculum and post popular stage*
*Stage 2 will be available in Harrogate and Knaresborough in 2024*
More details about the different stages are on the website which may help you to decide which will suit you and your baby.
In addition to ‘live’ classes, when you book your course, you will gain access to a wealth of online resources including videos, games and a signing dictionary to continue the fun at home and enhance your learning.
Get in touch
If you are interested in learning a new skill, which in turn can enhance your babies’ communication skills, speech and emotional development, please do get in touch.
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