It is often frustrating to accomodate young children when they are unable to communicate with them. Children whine and cry when they need something. The problem is it is very difficult to determine waht it is that they need. At a young age children learn to point to what they want or need but even that is not always enough. There are things that young children need to express which cannot be pointed to, such as emotions and pains. Sign Language has become a popular strategy of communicating with children. Children find it exciting and have a completely different personality when they can communicate with those adults around them. Signing reduces frustration in children, encourages thought, and increases lanugage development. Some theories state that sign language prevents children from speaking however that is not true. In the following video, the baby proves that sign language not only promotes language development but also advances them to understand the spellings of words which is very advanced for this age level.
I find this video very interesting and extremely amazing.