While pointing may be considered an impolite gesture, for babies
it's a critical building block for speech development. Pointing
is a nonverbal way to communicate and teaches babies about back-
and-forth communication. A baby may point at a cup and an
adult's response will be, "Do you want the cup?" Not only is the
baby communicating a need, but the adult's response also places
a word with the desired object. Help babies build their faith
vocabulary by pointing at these items while children are in the
Point That Finger • Jesus-Point to a picture of Jesus and tell
babies his name. Associate the relationship we can have with
Jesus by sharing affirming truths as you point: "Jesus loves
you, Kelsey," or "Jesus protects you, Tyler." • Church-Display a
picture of your church building or go outside and point at the
building, telling babies this is the church where they come to
learn about Jesus. • Bible-Point at a Bible and say, "That's a
Bible. It teaches us about Jesus." Birth Announcement Wishes Let
everyone know