I have decided to do this paper on Baby Sign Language. Baby Sign Language is a simplified version of American Sign Language that is taught to small children (usually starting as young as six months old). Baby Sign Language allows the child to communicate with his or her parents to let them know things that they cannot articulate. Baby Signs have been modified so tiny hands can be successful in doing them. This system can help to reduce the number of negative interactions while enhancing the number of positive interactions with the baby's parents.
             The reason I chose this topic is because it validates Chomsky's theory that everyone is born with an innate knowledge of grammar. However, babies cannot physically communicate the way that adults do because they do not have the motor skills to move their jaw muscles, tongue, and etc.
             Baby Sign Language has become a very popular trend nowadays. Parents will teach it to their kids, buy videos for them to watch, read books, and attend classes to learn this wonderful skill. By endless counts of repetition, the child learns that different signs mean different things or actions. My niece Audrey is eighteen months old. She has been learning Baby Sign Language for ten months now. She can sign when she wants more to eat, more to drink, when she wants to take a bath, and countless other things. Audrey also knows the signs for different animals and objects like boat, duck, monkey, house, and etc.
             Many of the emotional meltdowns children experience between about 9 and 30 months old bubble up from the frustration of not being able to communicate. Their ideas far outstrip their language skills. The "terrible twos" are less terrible the more children learn how to get across their intense and conflicting thoughts. Baby Signs have been proven to reduce frustration, enhance infant self-esteem, stimulate intellectual development and make learning to talk easier. A common question f...