My name is Kimberley Bartel and I am a mother of a beautiful one-year-old daughter, Emily. I was introduced to Baby Signs^® years ago when I was working with infants and toddlers as a teacher in child development centers. I had bought the “Baby Signs: How to Talk to Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk ” book as a tool in my classroom and knew I wanted to have that experience with my baby. It was a great resource then, as it was when I began teaching my daughter her first signs. She wakes up in the morning signing “eat” or “milk”. When I sing “Itsy bitsy spider” she signs “more”.

I have over six years experience working with children from birth to six year-olds and have completed course work in child development. I also have many hours of continuing education training. Over the years, I have implemented Baby Signs^® with infants, toddlers, and even two year-olds. I absolutely love teaching young children through music and play.

There are so many reasons to use the Baby Signs^® Program with your child, the ability to communicate being only one of them. In the research that Drs. Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn have done in the past twenty years, The Baby Signs^® program has been shown to cultivate a happier relationship between parent and child, encouraging emotional development and increasing IQ. Many parents are apprehensive about signing with their baby because they fear that it will lengthen the time before their child will talk. In reality, the opposite has been found to be true.

I am so passionate about this program is because I know it works. I have seen with my own daughter, along with the many children I had in my classroom.

I look forward to helping you understand what your baby is already trying to tell you!