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Lisa Frank
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Lisa Frank
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I just started signing to my DD. I started a little later with my DS, but I thought it couldn't hurt to start now with DD. Mostly we are just doing "milk" before she eats.
Is anyone else going to sign? I absolutely loved doing it with DS and he still uses some of his old signs (more and eat, specifically). It's such a useful tool, even if it seems kind of pointless in the early days.
This website is really helpful!
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I'm trying to start, but all I remember to do seems to be "all done" when he stops eating.
I have learned a handful of signs. I need to use them more often.
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I've been doing it since DS was 2 months. I know it'll be a while before he can sign back, but he watches me intently when I do it.
So far I do "milk", "change" (diaper change), and "bath" most frequently. I sometimes remember "all done" at the end of diaper changes but I really don't use it.
Whenever I sign "bath" he gets excited and kicks and grunts. It's adorable.
All done is good for after eating too. I mentioned that my DS is still doing "Eat" and "more" above, but "all done" probably gets used the most. He's 3, with pretty awesome speech, but he still does the motions.
I like to use "milk" for breast/bottle/sippy (Eventually you will have a toddler drinking whole milk from a sippy) and "eat" for when she will take solids (I haven't started yet...few more weeks!)
Good thinking. That may actually help with this frustrating nursing phase we're going through now. DS will latch for 3 seconds, then pop off and look behind him for a second, then come back wanting more. I think he's afraid he's going to miss out on everything happening in the world if he eats. I usually cut the session after a couple of times of this happening and try again in 5 minutes. Maybe if I sign "all done" it'll help get the message across.
We are doing it with DS 24/7 because of his speech delay so we just naturally do it with DD too. We do "eat "drink "milk "more "all done" Please" thank you"sleep" bath" Angry" Mom " Dad" Sister " (we will do brother with her when the time comes)
The best advice i have gotten is that do it in all your conversations so that LO learns that it is actually real words and conversation and not just special words for them, and always say the word while you are doing it. I am sure people think we are nuts when I ask DH if he is all done shopping, needs more to drink , or if he is hungry when we are out and about. lol
ETA: this website is my go too. I even pull it up on my phone when I am stumped, they also have a baby sign section that is nice. https://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
I am just getting started with this. I want to begin with milk, change, bath, all done, sleep, mom, and dad.
For those who have done this before, has anyone used the baby signing time program? At what age would you use the dvd?
I asked a speech pathologist last week, who said it doesn't cause delays. She did say it won't make your baby a super genius (which some of the expensive programs sort of imply), but that it definitely does no harm.
I just see it as another way for him to get his desires across. He's going to tell me he's all done or wants more or whatever one way or another. I'd prefer a sign to a tantrum.
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Because of our situation with DS we have been working with a lot of specialist, our speech therapist is also torn on the issue, she doesn't know if it speeds up speaking but she doesn't believe it delays it either. Our pedi, our development therapist and our head therapist all swear by it.
I know for us personally we have been a night and day difference since starting signing. DS is two and he was speaking/responding close to a 12 month old, and was in the 1% of all his peers. In just three months of doing "more" please" thank you" and "all done" it opened the door for more communication and he is now starting to say things as well. But after going through a year of both of us being frustrated with having very limited communication I want DD to have some way of communicating with us. I thought it was stupid and would delay speech too, but now I am on the baby sign language train!
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Absolutely! And my DS is actually way advanced from a speech angle. Or so his preschool teachers/pediatrician tell me he is. We had no issues at all with any delays and I really believe it was the opposite for him, as in he spoke sooner because of it.
BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
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I've done "milk" for awhile now but Im going to start "bath" and "all done" and "more".....
My sister didn't talk until she was 4. she still has Speech issues. Thank goddness for Sign because it was her only communication for about 6 years.
DS Desmond Alexander 6.9.11
DD Vivienne Elena 12.16.13
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