Sign Language: Infant
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Sign Language
Asked by E.A. from El Paso
on October 9, 2010
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How can i start teaching my 8 month old daughter to use sign language?
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- My family absolutely LOVES Signing Time! Our daughter started watching it when she was about 9 months old. She's 4 1/2 now and still loves them and still loves to si...
- there is another question like this today... Do it 1 or 2 words at a time. The book "signing with your baby" by ? Garcia was great for us. Be consistent and don't do...
- Go to your local library and find teaching baby sign language books. if they don't have any then ask the librarian to order some for you through inner-library loan.
Sign Language
Asked by R.Y. from Miami
on August 10, 2008
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I would love to teach my future baby (due in 6-8 weeks) sign language. Any recommendations as to where/how to begin? Any classes/books?
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- The best videos we found when my daughter was a baby was Signing Time (they can be ordered online). They were GREAT! My daughter really learned and used the signs (m...
- Michelle Higdon is a Hollywood mom and sign language teacher. She does baby sign classes. Here's her info: ###-###-#### ____@____.com Here you can read more about...
- I just learned a few signs from my sister and went from there, LOL! both of my boys' first words and first signs were "all done" (I guess it's what I worked on a lot...
Sign Language
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on November 10, 2009
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I am a first time mom and would like to teach my baby sign language. I was wondering if anyone out there has done the same and could recommend the best book to buy. ...
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- I just bought a book that had clear signs on each page so that I could clearly mimic them. My son was a late talker and used the sign language very well. My daughter...
- I had the book Baby Signs, it was very helpful with clear pictures of how to sign the word. My son picked up a few, it would have probably been more had I actually be...
- Hi M M, My friend teaches sign language classes to moms and babies. She is the only instructor in the Dallas area. If you would like her number, please let me kno...
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 K.W. from Wichita
on July 13, 2010
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What age did you start teaching your kiddos sign language? I was thinking about starting to teach my 9 month old.. but i didn't know if it was too early to do so. Sh...
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- Start now. We started with a few signs and then added more once my daughter grasped the concept that the signs represented meaning. Milk is the easiest since they see ...
- 6 months That's when I taught both my kids and started.
- This is a great time. I did this with my son but I dont remember what age I started it, but it was so helpful to know what they wanted at times instead of guessing fo...
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 B.F. from Toledo
on February 5, 2010
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Hello! My 7 1/2 month old is copletly into finger food, and most of the time will not let me feed her from a spoon unless she is playing with finger food on her high c...
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- oooo yay. i thought i was doing it forever bfore my son picked it up and he speaks at least a year older in terms of vocabulary now. say more, show her w/your hands an...
- Just be patient. My son didn't pay attention at all. And all of a sudden, around 10 months, he started signing milk. He was so excited that I could understand and I ...
- Just keep doing it and she will cop on. My daughter had no problem signing while covered in food, so don't worry about it ;-) I wouldn't expect your daughter to sta...
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.
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 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 ...
