Signing w/ LO

Re: Signing w/ LO

• sunnyday016 member

  November 2009

  We have the book Baby Signing 1-2-3 and it's great. Just start signing the words you want to teach while you are talking to your LO. We started when DD was around 4 months and began seeing her sign "milk" around 7 mo. Now at 8.5 months she signs milk consistently when she is hungry. She's signed "more" once too. The more consistently you sign, the quicker they pick it up. Good luck!

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• moroccojade member

  November 2009

  I studied ASL about 10 years ago.  I started using some signs with DD  when she was around 5 or 6 months.  (A good friend of mine said to not bother starting sooner, as you'll just be frustrated with the lack of visible results and give up.  Others disagree...  but I went with her idea and was glad for it.)

  The first sign she learned was 'milk'. Very useful.  Then 'more'.   Which ended up meaning more than more - but that was ok.  It meant yes, hurry up, and probably a few other things.  lol.  That didn't bother me, though.  She also learned water, eat, potty, banana, peach, chicken, dog, and a bunch of other ones that aren't coming quickly to mind.

  I remember a woman watching DD sign for water at around 10 months. Oh, how she lectured me.  "That child will NEVER talk."  Well, she sure did.  She only had 3 verbal words at her first birthday, but her verbal skills in 2 languages exploded from there.  I don't regret the sign language at all.  It decreased a LOT of frustration.  She could tell me what she wanted when she wanted it.   It was fabulous.  No question we'll be doing it with #2 if s/he ever comes along.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• love.love member

  November 2009

  we started signing some really easy signs at four months of age, mostly to get us in the habit of signing around DS. He first signed back just before 8 months with "milk"
  
  he just kind of got it right away after that and now he has about 25 signs he uses everyday and a number of others he uses once in awhile or has tried out. he's actually fairly demanding with them! we found that "hand to hand" type signs (milk, more, help, change) are much easier to pick up then "hand to body" type signs (such as sorry, bath, thank you)
  
  our most helpful sign we taught by far was "milk" in the early months, but now "change/diaper change" is great as he tells us before or just after he needs a diaper change.
  
  I know they aren't for everyone, but we have the baby einstein my first signs dvd and he enjoyed watching it once in awhile and it was a nice way for us to work together on the signs with visual re-inforcement.
  
  also, this online baby sign video dictionary has been SO helpful. just try to be consistent and don't give up. It may seem like your efforts are going nowhere, but they are always listening and learning. It will pay off!
  
  
  
  eta: my DS is now 14 months old.
  
  

  
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• Lady Galadriel member

  November 2009

  We borrow baby signing time from the library. Its wonderful since I was having trouble learning from a book and dd now signs :signing time" to daddy and they have fun practicing the signs and singing along.
  

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