Sign Language
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Sign Language
Asked by R.I. from Green Bay
on February 20, 2007
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I am a mother of an active 8 month old son. He is crawling all over the place and taking a few steps already. I have been reading about sign language use with babies a...
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- I used sign language on both my kids one is 3 and one is 18 months. It helped a lot w/ communication my 3 year old would then communicate with my son when we were firs...
- I am an infant/toddler child care provider and I use sign language with the children under my care! It is a great way for them to communicate and feel less frustrated....
- We did sign language with our son who is now 22 months. He really started "getting" it when he was 13 months and learned about 50 signs. I honestly cannot imagine ho...
Sign Language
Asked by A.T. from Norfolk
on May 7, 2008
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I am trying to teach my daughter sign language. She knows a few things..but I am starting to work on "Thank You". My question is, how can I teach her the difference ...
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- when you blow a kiss you make a loud smooch sound. makesure todo that very loudly every time so she knows the difference. also one comes from the chin the other over...
- Hi A., Pick up the DVD's Signing Time. They are wonderful and will teach your child alot. My daughter starting signing wonderfully before she turned 1. I am sure y...
- Hi A., Contact the local school in your area and find out who does the sign language for children. Contact the local military support information. www.ffscno...
Sign Language
Asked by R.I. from Miami
on March 3, 2007
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I'm a proud parent of a 2yr. Old daughter. My daughter is extremely advanced and i want to take advantage of her learning skills to teach her baby sign language. She...
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- Check out Nova Family Center. Most of the Hispanic women I know have children who speak at least two languages and sign. I am pretty sure they went to the classes at ...
- I don't know of any schools but there are plenty of videos that you could use..good luck!
- I am pretty sure that Gymboree offers singing classes. We bought a book called Baby Signs (Acredolo) and used it to teach our son.
Sign Language
Asked by S.B. from Detroit
on February 9, 2009
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Hi
I was just wondering has anyone taught their baby how to sign? I was reading about teaching infants how to sign for basic things such as food, milk, hungry etc. ...
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- my niece lives in Vegas and she did this with her twins. She only did it for fun and they excelled! In fact they did so well that she had a hard time keeping up with...
- Hi, Sign Language is a great tool for kids. My children have learned thousands of signs. I recommend Signing Time. You can order the DVD's at signingtime.com They ...
- Hi S.! I taught my daughter sign and I started when she was about 4 months old with consistency with signs such as "eat,more, all done and etc and when she turned a...
Baby Sign Language
Asked by L.H. from Allentown
on April 12, 2007
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I was reading about teaching/using sign language with babies but was wondering if anyone had tried it and how it was working?
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- L., I have three kids of my own and did sign with each one of them. Ibetween my first child and my second I worked at a daycare with kids from1 to 3 and taught sign wi...
- Hello L., My dad sent us Baby einstein's Baby's first Signs, for my daughter's first birthday. It is designed for you to interact with them. My daughter loves it. ...
- I have with my daughter and its awesome. I just borrowed a book from the library. We only do about 5 simple signs. I think they recommended starting with 3 signs at 6 ...
Baby Sign Language
Asked by A. from Chicago
on September 4, 2006
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I'm interested in taking a class on baby sign language. Does anyone know where classes are offered?
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- Hi A., I would agree w/ Naomi in getting the books or video tapes. You could spend less money and find a video tape that will teach you what you need to know. I h...
- Merit School of Music in the west loop has a baby sign class. www.meritmusic.org not all baby sign classes teach "fake signs," and if they do, so what? you're more...
- I would personally take out a few beginners books on asl and learn some basic signs like food, more, happy, sad, bed, good morning, etc. Then your child will know the ...
Baby Sign Language?
Asked by C.G. from Albuquerque
on November 11, 2006
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I was wondering if anyone had some information on baby sign language. I understand it is a good way for children to learn to communicate and express themselves before ...
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- My son started at 6 months old and he only learned one or tow signs right away. We went to a baby signs class thru the baby signs institute here in AZ and I just love...
- Hi, Megan. I have done sign language with my sons, now ages 2.5 and 6.5. We started when my second son was about 6 months old and my then 4-year-old really got into ...
- Hi megan, I think teaching sign language to your baby can start as early as 6 months. There is a good book on this topic,but I cant re- member the authors name, but...
Baby Sign Language
Asked by C.W. from Madison
on November 19, 2008
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I would love to start my son on some baby sign language. Any good books or suggestions on how to get started with that? - He is 6 months.
Thanks!
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- My parents are deaf and I wanted to get my children started with sign language right from the get go. A cute video is Baby Wordsworth, part of the Baby Einstein serie...
- That's a great idea! There are some wonderful websites- I looked up 'colors' recently for teaching 4 yr. olds. I know a lot of people that mainly used it for eating i...
- Baby sign is a great one. I bought the whole kit, but you don't need to! Start by training yourself when baby is around 8-10 months, as it will be you that needs to be...
Sign Language for Babies
Asked by K.A. from Dallas
on August 30, 2007
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i would like to get a book or take a class to teach my nine month old daughter sign language.
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- We have used and loved the Signing Time DVDs. I don't know if you are interested in a video format, but they are really wonderful and my kids love them. We're not big ...
- We are beginning a new class at the Nestingplace. It is being facilitated by a Sign to Me instructor who is affiliated with Wee Hands. If you are interested please fee...
- I've found this site to be very helpful - and free :) http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/babysigns/frame.htm
Sign Language for Infants and Toddlers?
Asked by L.H. from Raleigh
on May 12, 2009
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I know that some people use sign language with their infants and toddlers so they can communicate before they can say it, and I know that there is some research out th...
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- Hi L.- It worked great for us! We started to teach our first daughter to sign at the recommendation of our pediatrician when she started to hit me (and no one else...
- There's a book called "Baby Signs". I picked it up at a yard sale, but never really used it. Supposedly doing it helps eliminate the "terrible twos" because they are...
- Hey L., I have a daughter that has appraxia of speech. I was told when she was little about a year old or a little older to start doing sign language. She did very wel...
