Sign Language: Preschooler
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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.S. from Colorado Springs
on September 11, 2010
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Does anyone know a good website that gives out things on sign language for young children under 5?
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- I totally agree with what Susan said. In addition, bear in mind that she may finally be feeling empowered and stable enough to start asserting herself. She's testing...
- Instead of having your daughter see a therapist, all of you should be in FAMILY counseling. You need to try to figure out how to make the best of a bad situation - div...
- I agree with the other posters: this child has had some tough challenges, and does not yet have the understanding or coping skills to make sense of them. I'm a lit...
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 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...
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...
Sign Language with Infants/toddlers
Asked by K.D. from Lewiston
on April 14, 2008
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of good books about how to do sign language with toddlers and/or at what age it is best to start teaching sign language. I've known...
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- Hi, Signing is the greatest thing to do with your kid!!! I used Signing Time, a video series. I LOVE it. I watched them first to learn the signs and started signin...
- you don't need a book, just go to the American Sign Language website.. they show you all the signs you need. Beverly School for the Deaf has info too. Good luck, it he...
- Hi K. - I have two sons ages 20 months and 6 months. Neither have any hearing or language problems (that I'm aware of) but I decided to do sign language when I saw it...
Baby Sign Language
Asked by T. from St. Louis
on February 18, 2006
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I'm wondering if anyone has tried baby sign language with their children. I heard about a workshop March 25th in St Peters. So I'm just wondering if anyone has had a...
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- Hi, I am a speech pathologist and I definetely recommend sign language- I work with the 0-3 population and use it everyday it helps alleviate frustration and gives a c...
- Hi T., My sister is a deaf education teacher and I come from a family that sign language was used often. I have a 7 year old and a 16 month old and I use sign lang...
- I have not tried it but it sounds interesting. Do you know the details or where I could look for them?
Sign Language for Babies
Asked by P.S. from Dallas
on July 24, 2007
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Has anyone tried teaching sign language to their babies as a way to help communicate with your child? I heard this helps to avoid frustration. If so, what resource/boo...
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- I would also highly recommend it. It helped a lot with frustration with both of my kids, especially at daycare since we taught their teachers the basic signs. As a...
- Definitely give it a try! We began signing when our son was 5 months old, mostly to get us in the habit, and on a "dare" from a friend. At nine months, he began repeat...
- I worked with our son on eat, drink and more starting at about 5 or 6 months and he picked up “more” very early on. By the time he turned 1 he never picked up eat...
Teaching My Baby Sign Language
Asked by M.K. from Buffalo
on August 25, 2006
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I am looking for some feedback from other moms about teaching their kids sign language. My daughter is almost 8 months. She has Down's and has been diagnosed with exp...
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- I have read children as young as 9 months old can be taught simple signs and I have taken some classes on the subject as well. Sign language has always been an intere...
- M., abosolutey teach your child sign language!! We taught our grandson sign language and because he could communicate what he wanted and we understood, his frustra...
- I have a four year old austistic boy and when I got him at 19 months all he did was scream for everything and it was causing unbelieveable problems like getting kick o...
