Good Baby TipsTips for keeping your baby happy and healthy

Babies speak and communicate using a language from the moment of birth. Parents communicate with their babies through more than just words. Their mediums of communication also include their touch and their smell.

Although you are genetically preprogrammed to give your child all that he needs, learning to speak the special language created by your baby will enhance your awareness of the infant’s social and emotional development. There is also evidence that you can speak to your baby by using various gestures months before he learns to say his first words.

How do I use Gestural Language?

If your baby is more than 8 to 9 months old, chances are, he has already started communicating with you in his own special language. The only thing needed from your end as a parent is some love and attention. Here are some common signs that babies may make when they try and communicate with you.

I want to Drink.
The baby may smack his lips or point to his mouth.

Where is it?
The baby may stretch his arms with his palms facing upwards.

Something Smells bad.
The baby may pinch or wrinkle his nose.

You should continuously look for other gestures that your child is using. You can also test whether you are understanding your baby’s gestures correctly by trying them out and noticing your child’s response. Please note that the signs your baby may use will not always make sense to you.

Once you start using your baby’s own gestures to talk to him your baby will realize that he has found a new way of communicating with you and will try and find even better ways to do so.