Sign Language

ksimmy · August 2013

Just wondering if any of you are going to start doing baby sign? And if you are what resources are good to get started? A DVD or a book??

TIA!

MrsM1111 · August 2013

I was told to start between 9-10mo old. I have a book somewhere in the hand me down box from a cousin... She told me that he never actually used the book, just repeated the signs she wanted to use over and over and when she wanted to add new signs, she looked them up online. Her 8year old was an awesome signer and her 2year old is a signer too - when she get frustrated that's the only way she'll communicate... I figure I'll skim through the book and then go the online route too.

flyliceandcoffee · August 2013

our daycare teaches them sign language as well as spanish so she's started learning it already and she's 3.5 months now.

kmcd23 · August 2013

There are classes here that we plan to sign up for, but I haven't found out yet when they recommend starting. For now, I just do the 'milk' sign every time I feed him.

bumpuser8130818 · August 2013

A coworker gave me a book and DVD but I have yet to read/ view them.

motang · August 2013

With my first LO I started signing with her when she was 4 months old. I chose a few signs I wanted her to be able to use to communicate with me. I used them consistently with her. She was almost a year old before she started signing back to me and she still uses them now (she's 20 months). I plan to do the same with this LO. I already know sign language because I was a teacher for deaf students but the website www.babysignlanguage.com is a good resource.

tee18 · August 2013

When I was a nanny, I started when they started solids (6 mo). We mainly did signs associated with needs (more, eat, milk, all done). They started signing back sporatically at around 9/10 mo, consistently by 1 year or so. It felt silly at first when they weren't signing back yet, but eventually became a habit for both of us!! It was so helpful. Definitely going to use it with my LO as well. Planning on starting at 5/6 mo.

TradeMama · August 2013

I taught DS (now 7) sign language. It was so easy. He was probably 5 or 6 months old... I'd feed him some baby food he liked, sign "more" then give him another bite. He picked it up quick... He knew more, please, thank you, paci, bottle, milk, juice, sleepy, hungry, yes, no and mama before he was a year old. We plan on starting with LO as soon as he starts solids since that was the easiest way to teach it.

rebaann · August 2013

I show her eat, milk, more and all done right now, even though she's only 3 months. I figure the repetition won't hurt.

ksimmy · August 2013

Thanks ladies!!!!

Ceefome · August 2013

I've started with my older kids when I started giving solid foods, starting with "please," "more" and "all done". They were both early talkers, so it never really progressed farther than that. I just looked up signs on the Internet. They still sign "more."

helenkayj · August 2013

kmcd23 said:

There are classes here that we plan to sign up for, but I haven't found out yet when they recommend starting. For now, I just do the 'milk' sign every time I feed him.

But what happens when he starts drinking "real" milk?

helenkayj · August 2013

helenkayj said:

kmcd23 said:

There are classes here that we plan to sign up for, but I haven't found out yet when they recommend starting. For now, I just do the 'milk' sign every time I feed him.

But what happens when he starts drinking "real" milk?

Gosh I just typed that and realized you might be bottle feeding and that wouldn't be so confusing for a kiddo... I'm an insensitive jerk.

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