Welcome to Little Signers Club!

It is truly astonishing what our little people are capable of, when we step forward with trust, tenderness and confidence on our parenting journey.

And when you are new to being a family, knowing where to turn for gentle, continuum, parenting support (that truly works) can be confusing.

Communication is the key.

Little Signers Club takes you by the hand and guides you to simple, uncomplicated, solutions for your biggest parenting worries and stresses.

The results?

Confidence, connection and an unshakeable belief that together, you and your tot, you’ve got this.

Ready to get started?

with love
Shelley x

P.S. The Little Signers Club site is currently under redevelopment, but I’m going as fast as I can! If you can’t find something, or a link doesn’t work, please let me know.

Shelley Little Signers Club UK Baby Signing Parenting Expert

We started, way back now, in 2010!

Little Signers Club has been providing expertly taught, BSL based, baby signing and early years communication classes for over a decade!

Award winning and evidence based, our ethos combines gentle parenting, respectful care and a deep appreciation for the innate capability of little children.

Our much loved classes are still the cornerstone of what we offer

To complement our classes we expanded our offer to include bsl story books and amazing support resources for families / early years

award winning signed stories

fingerspelling t-shirts

online courses for parents

If you asked us to sum up Little Signers Club up in four words, we’d tell you that

Fun

Trust

Connection

Integrity

are what we stand for.

And, in our opinion, they’ve never mattered more.

Starting Out? Ten Little Fingers

practical, effective and easy-to-use baby signing course for beginners.

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Signed Stories! New Animal ABC Collection

BSL fingerspelling story book and resources for children

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Join the thousands of families who rave about our award winning classes!

Playful parenting, early communication and practical sign language know-how come together – providing you with heart-led, intuitive solutions for your biggest worries.

fourth trimester | babies | toddlers | twos +

baby signing classes

online courses

Our online parenting courses bring our baby signing experience, combined with practical tips and communication expertise, to you!

Get to the heart of connected parenting, with tenderness and trust.

babies | toddlers | twos | early years

parenting courses

bsl books for kids

Our award winning signed story books have delighted little ones everywhere since 2016!

Using sign language, alongside speech, gives tots a head start in literacy and language; our delightful signed stories make learning easy, accessible and inclusive.

baby signing | early years | key stage 1 | EAL | SEN

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bsl clothing

Bright, fun and quirky, our brand new range of BSL fingerspelling T-shirts and hoodies are opening up British Sign Language for everyone!

#designed to connect our mission is to help everyone enjoy the brilliance of learning to sign, to start a conversation, to connect.

tots | teens | inbeTweens
(and grown-ups too!)

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gorgeous free guide

Our 10 page step by step guide and gentle 5 day email series introduces you to baby signing, the Little Signers Club way.

Learn the signs that make the biggest difference, for the longest time – and discover how connected parenting helps everyone to shine.

for everyone, for free,
(because yes, it matters that much)

“The difference a few simple signs (like Milk, Food and More) made were amazing. His little face would light up every time I knew what he meant.”

baby signing Mummy, Lorraine.

“Who wouldn’t want their child to be the first to be communicating, to be the most chilled out, to be happier, to have a real head-start?”

baby signing Daddy, Ben.

“Put in the effort at the beginning and once your baby starts signing it really pays off – it’s like opening a box of treasure!”

baby signing Mummy, Rachel.

“My little girl was sick all day. Despite the fact that she was really upset she was able to sign to me that she wanted blueberries. She looked so relieved once she knew she was understood.”

baby signing Mummy, Claire.

“I like being able to know what she needs from me – her milk or bubbles to play with. Signing builds my confidence that we are having a good day and helps her to build her trust in me as well.’”

baby signing Grandma, Janet.

Potty Training Tips | Why does my toddler hide to poop?

Why do our toddlers like to hide when they poop? Little Signers Club Founder, Shelley, explores the connection between hiding, respectful care and why here at Little Signers Club we don't sign 'Poo'... There are some things for which baby signing is just incredible -...

when babies make up their own signs

Can babies make up their own signs? Little Signers Club Founder, Shelley, explores how babies learn to use signs autonomously. Today my baby and I took our daily walk. There is nothing unusual in this, but today is definitely not an ordinary day. Today, my 14 month...

how to sign fireworks! bsl | baby signing

I love, LOVE Bonfire Night... It conjures up memories of treacle toffee and parkin, jacket potatoes and sausages - and, in our home, planting spent sparklers that magically turn to lollipops in the morning, courtesy of the firework fairies. The sign for...

your baby and early consent; building trust with the ‘ready’ sign

Little children are totally reliant on us to take care of them through their first year. Feeding, toileting, sleeping, dressing, a safe and comforting space or place to be; these are all things that are currently outside their control. For most babies, they only have...

freebie

Your FREE 10 page baby signing guide with printables! Tantrum taming, tear busting, connection creating, trust building tools for you and your little one.

easy colour matching for babies + toddlers

Juliette signing her colours at 18 months! In this short video you will see gorgeous Juliette signing colours with her Mama. You can see how excited she is to communicate what she knows and how she is able to make the sign to support her emerging speech....

Silence is Golden – isn’t it?

Silence is golden...Or so they say.The heavy dew, that is so indicative of October mornings, was settled over the metal seats on the train station platform. The rays of Autumn sunshine just starting to peek its way from behind the clouds. A lady in a red coat...

Tips for Toddlers Who Don’t Share

To share - or not to share? That is the question.. Toddlers. And sharing. Not generally two words that we tend to think of, together, with any degree of equilibrium, really! Toddlers, it seems, are brilliant at understanding the concept where sharing relates to...

I Mean It! How children add signs to speech for emphasis.

If I SIGN it, I MEAN it! This phrase definitely goes for me and my Little Signers. Lyla is 3 (and 3/4s!) and Noah is 2. They know very well that signing adds importance, urgency or emphasis to what they want to say – and the same goes for when mummy does it! Signing...

Ten Reasons to Sing Nursery Rhymes; why you should be using them with your little one

Wind the bobbin up, wind the bobbin up...Sometimes it feels that if you should 'Wind the Bobbin Up' one more time you might just pop! But traditional nursery rhymes have a really important place in the hearts of our little ones - and rightly so, it turns out.Having...

Leading Provider of Baby Signing Classes 2020; 4th Annual Social Care Awards | Mush Expert Panel | Emma’s Diary Expert Panel | Mummy’s Gin Fund Expert Panel | Winner: Teach Early Years Awards 2018, At the Bottom of My Garden | Most Outstanding Infant Sign Language Training Consultancy 2017; Global Excellence Awards | Bizzie Baby GOLD Award; Our Farmyard Friends, a Rhyme and Sign Adventure | Best Infant Sign Language Training Consultancy – UK; Consultancy Awards 2016 | Finalist, Whats On 4 Little Ones 2016 | Award Nominated, Mum and Working 2016 | Childcare Expo 2016, 2017 | ICAN Licensed Tutors | 5th Annual Babyroom Conference Canterbury Christ Church University | Lead Practitioners; Early Language Development Programme | Member of Neytco | Featured; BBC1, Gurgle Magazine, Junior Magazine, Parent Tribe, The Mother | Contributor; ToddlerCalm, A guide for calmer toddlers | Award Nominated, Whats On 4 Little Ones 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | Official Partner for Hello, The Year of Communication and the Communication Trust | Finalist, The Baby Show for Trade

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