Comments on: What is Baby Sign Language? http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/07/27/what-is-baby-sign-language/ Green and Natural Parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bryn http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/07/27/what-is-baby-sign-language/#comment-14943 Bryn Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:05:10 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4900#comment-14943 Great Article! I too have noticed the positive affects of sign language with my kids as well as the kids I teach. It boosted my little boys verbal skills a ton! Great Article! I too have noticed the positive affects of sign language with my kids as well as the kids I teach. It boosted my little boys verbal skills a ton!

]]> By: Jamie http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/07/27/what-is-baby-sign-language/#comment-14942 Jamie Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:55:23 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4900#comment-14942 I wanted to add to the benefits of signing with your child. Not only does it make easy to transition through the terrible twos and to communicate overall with your child, it also increases literacy skills through out life! I have a child with special needs and it has encouraged him to communicate with me more than he would have had I not taught him! I wanted to add to the benefits of signing with your child. Not only does it make easy to transition through the terrible twos and to communicate overall with your child, it also increases literacy skills through out life!
I have a child with special needs and it has encouraged him to communicate with me more than he would have had I not taught him!

]]> By: andiscandis http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/07/27/what-is-baby-sign-language/#comment-14941 andiscandis Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:57:51 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4900#comment-14941 RE: Kim's comment... After my parents watched my daughter for a few hours, they totally yelled at me. "If you teach your kid sign language, you have to teach it to the grandparents too!" Apparently, my kid was asking for milk for quite a while before they figured it out. What shocked me is that now my daughter is 2 1/2 and talks (and talks and talks and talks), but yesterday she saw a plane and busted out the sign for airplane! We haven't used signs in a really long time! RE: Kim’s comment… After my parents watched my daughter for a few hours, they totally yelled at me. “If you teach your kid sign language, you have to teach it to the grandparents too!” Apparently, my kid was asking for milk for quite a while before they figured it out.

What shocked me is that now my daughter is 2 1/2 and talks (and talks and talks and talks), but yesterday she saw a plane and busted out the sign for airplane! We haven’t used signs in a really long time!

]]> By: Kimberly http://naturemoms.com/blog/2010/07/27/what-is-baby-sign-language/#comment-14940 Kimberly Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:04:27 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=4900#comment-14940 One word of warning - if caregivers are going to teach baby sign language for the love of Pete tell the parents and teach them the signs. Sis called me extremely frustrated. Her at the time 18 month old had been making the same motions with her hands over and over. Finally Sis figured out her DD wanted milk. She sent me a video of the motions niece was making. I know some ASL. A quick check and I confirmed that the sign was more milk. Sis talked to th the caregivers at the daycare. A new worker had several deaf/hearing impaired family members and tended to sign as she spoke. The school ended up sending home a letter explaining what had happened, and included a dictionary. When my nephew started going to the day care Baby sign language was considered part of the program. When you think about it, Baby sign is simply a more standardize version of what parents and children do naturally. My sister would always put her hand over her heart when she said I love you to her kids. They both would do that same motion if someone else said I love you to them. One word of warning – if caregivers are going to teach baby sign language for the love of Pete tell the parents and teach them the signs.

Sis called me extremely frustrated. Her at the time 18 month old had been making the same motions with her hands over and over. Finally Sis figured out her DD wanted milk. She sent me a video of the motions niece was making. I know some ASL. A quick check and I confirmed that the sign was more milk.

Sis talked to th the caregivers at the daycare. A new worker had several deaf/hearing impaired family members and tended to sign as she spoke. The school ended up sending home a letter explaining what had happened, and included a dictionary.

When my nephew started going to the day care Baby sign language was considered part of the program.

When you think about it, Baby sign is simply a more standardize version of what parents and children do naturally. My sister would always put her hand over her heart when she said I love you to her kids. They both would do that same motion if someone else said I love you to them.

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