is anyone going to use baby sign language?

mcintyr1 · June 2011

that thought had always intrigued me, but i'd never read up about it. Now that I have I am super excited to try it!

is anyone else planning on using baby sign language?

here's a great introductory site.

https://www.babysignlanguage.com/basics/benefits/

ateasha · June 2011

I used it with my son and honestly it was great! Good luck with that.

sccalla · June 2011

I use a few signs with DS, and it has been really helpful.

WARM SUMMERS · June 2011

I'm been playing with the idea. DH and I haven't decided yet though.

itsmarcie22 · June 2011

One of my sisters used baby sign language and it was so, so nice to have (and pretty awesome to watch). We're going to definitely try it too - I'm sure certain things we'll use more than others.

angiegail78 · June 2011

DS only knows a few signs (more, please, thank you) but they're really helpful. He only just started signing, and we didn't really work with him on it until recently. I'd like to start sooner with this baby, because it really is helpful.

littlekeller · June 2011

DH and I have been interested in this for a while. It is something that we want to try. Thank you for the website. It is hard to know where to begin. We will probably pick up a book too.

ellehinck · June 2011

I'm thinking of trying it. My cousin did it with her kids and had success.

LurkieLoo · June 2011

We did it with DS and like PP said, we only did a few signs- milk, more, all done, please, and thank you. We started around 6 months probably and I think he started signing back around 8 months. I found more and all done to be the most helpful because he was able to let us know what he wanted most of the time from those signs. "more" food, "more" of whatever is making him laugh, "more" drink, "all done" with a bath, "all done" with his dinner...

RedCamaro · June 2011

Yup. I used it with my DD and it's been great. I've always loved sign language, though I don't know much of it. Also, if I was trying to communicate with DD but didn't know a sign, I'd just make something up (i.e. "Finish what's in your mouth" = pointer finger tapping on the chin.) Of course, I found out later what the real sign was, and I like our made up one better. I'd really like to take it up as a second language, though.

charlsie26 · June 2011

Being a sign language interpreter, of course I'll try. But I also have a BS degree in speech pathology. The two degrees contradict each other. So we will see what works at the time!

kate1011 · June 2011

We sign with DS and plan on doing it agagin.

amyjoy18 · June 2011

I tried it with DD--she used a few signs: Eat, More, Bye-Bye--but the more I tried to teach her signs, the more she just tried to speak the actual words--which she did quite well early on.

So...either way it seems that it can't hurt. It was effective in her being able to communicate with me. :-)

azcobride · June 2011

Absolutely! We did a few with DS and it was great!

Vasana · June 2011

yes

smilelari · June 2011

We did a little w/ DS. More is the most used sign in our house. DS probably knows more signs than we do - they use it at daycare (we did take a class through the daycare as well). We will likely use some of it with the next LO as well.

MsEmilyAnn · June 2011

We are doing it, and DH is REALLY excited about it!

ptreebride2006 · June 2011

Absolutely. I was a sign baby and definitely plan to teach sign to my children as well. I still sign to this day!

jennf8812 · June 2011

I am going to. I work in a school for children and adults with multiple disabilities. We watch a series with both the children and adults called Signing Times and they all love it. The woman who teaches the signs in the video has a daughter who is deaf. Her nephew was born around the same time (he is a little younger) and she wanted them to be able to communicate. The nephew learned sign as well. Both children are in the videos. Here is the web site https://www.signingtime.com/# if anyone is interested. Down at the bottom of the page is Rachel Coleman's (the lady in the video teaching the signs) blog information where she explains her story.

authorofdreamz · June 2011

I am definetly going to try. I am fluent in American Sign Language and have always thought baby sign language was really interesting since you can communicate much earlier than talking.

CheriCO · June 2011

We used a few signs with DS and I think it really helped him communicate with us (ease his frustration). He still does the sign for please most of the time when he says "please". It's pretty cute. More, milk, please and all done were the most used signs with DS.

jjabs18 · June 2011

Absolutely! I taught in my niece "more" "sleep" "home" "milk" "please" & "thank you" my brother and SIL didn't really keep up with any of them except more & milk. It made it extremely easy for her to communicate with us.

MommaErica · June 2011

I was really into the idea with our son but, it just turned out to be unnecessary. We rarely had trouble figuring out what he needed/wanted. I don't think it's a bad idea, I just don't think it's that big a deal or necessary really. Maybe if your child is speech delayed or something, it would be great. For a developmentally normal baby though, just pay attention and you'll be okay.

If you want to do it, fantastic but, it probably won't change your child's life. If you do decide to do it, chose your sources carefully. Very few baby sign language books teach you the ASL signs for things. If you are going to go through the time and effort to teach your baby a second language, make it a real one, not a made up one.

Bananappeal145 · June 2011

Most of my brothers and sisters have used it at least a little with their kids. Aside from the fact that it's not real ASL it's really helpful. Only a little confusing for me as the designated childless Aunt/babysitter to have to learn 11 different signs for everything and which kid they went with, Lol. Once I figured out all the different "dialects" it was always really nice. We are def going to try it with our little girl.

Want a personalized experience?

is anyone going to use baby sign language?

Re: is anyone going to use baby sign language?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards