We all sometimes stare at our bawling baby and wish they could just tell us what they need… but what if that was actually possible? What if our tiny child, whose voice box is not yet mature enough to ...

One day Christy Anderson was spooning mashed fruit into her baby’s mouth. "Do you want more?" she asked her son, Russell, then 10 months old. Russell brought the fingers of his hands together – the ...

When Kristen and Mike Froehlich adopted their daughter, Marina, at 18 months of age from Russia, she picked up English quickly. Two years later, they adopted Alexander at the same age and from the ...

Katie Mingus, 17 months old, uses the sign for ‘drink’ as she sits on her father Russ’ lap at their Tacoma, Wash., home. Parents can begin communicating early with babies by teaching them sign ...