Sign

Journaling Reads:
When I told my mom that we were going to teach you sign language, she
thought I was crazy. “What if he never speaks?” she asked. “Kids who
grow up learning sign language don’t become mute just because they can
learn to talk with their hands,” I replied patiently. It turns out
babies who are taught sign language have higher IQs and bigger
vocabularies by the time they are in elementary school. But that’s not
why I wanted to teach it to you; I just wanted to help you communicate
earlier so you got frustrated less.



In the beginning I didn’t make enough of an effort, but even with that,
you quickly mastered milk, more, food, and the other basics. As you grew
older you’d make the signs with the sounds and now you still sign even
though you can also say the words. When you see a dog, you
simultaneously say “woof, woof,” sign your version of dog, and scream
“doooog!” You’re only two and can already understand three languages.
Who’s crazy now?