Sharon Said teaches parents to communicate with children as young as 6 months through sign language.

It's dinner time for my 1-year-old and about five bites in, the whining begins, Paolello reports.

I don't know if he's done, wants more or if he just doesn't like what I'm feeding him.

"The three beginner signs would be more, eat and milk," Said said, making the signs. "They can understand you, but they can't get you to understand them. And that's why we see so many temper tantrums."

You can start teaching your child at as early as 6 months.

The average child starts picking up the signs within 8 to 10 weeks.

And you can use signing up to preschool.

Sound too good to be true?

Just ask Heather Foreman, mother of 17-month-old Kaden.

"He'll sign, 'I want more' or 'I want something to eat.' He doesn't say it, but he'll sign it."

Foreman started signing with Kaden when he was 6 months old.

Although parents can use up to 50 signs, Foreman says the 5 to 10 she uses with Kaden are help enough.

"As a new mom, I don't always know what he wants or what he's looking for," she said, "so I have 3 to 4 things to run down and I feel like we're communicating, then I feel so much better."

"If we can lessen our frustration, lessen the crying, we're going to have a happier household," Said said.

A study by the National Institutes of Child Health found kids who sign out-perform non-signers in language development.

For more information on baby sign language, contact Said at (513) 683-6990.

From ChannelCincinnati.com