YouTube - Babe Signs!
"But if you teach the baby how to sign, won’t it affect the learning of speech?" must rank as one of the most illogical leap of conclusions around.
P/S: Just search for "baby sign" in YouTube for more such videos. There are lots! The most common signs babies learn (if the parents teach them) seem to be ‘milk’, ‘more’, ‘eat. Note this is especially useful for the pre-speech phase of infanthood - when the baby wails, is s/he wet or ill or just hungry?
Simply awesome. I was skeptical about the baby signs until now. I’m convinced.
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Comment by The One and Only Ridor — August 25, 2006 @ 5:25 am
My babies were all hearing and their very first Sign was “more” but done correctly with the fingers of both hands closed. Babies always learn signs connected with FOOD first.
Comment by Lantana — August 25, 2006 @ 6:32 am
Thanks for the comments, folks. They are what keeps me updating! :)
Comment by Dictatorial Editor — August 25, 2006 @ 7:47 pm
Thank you. My daughter is not deaf but she knows maybe 300 words in signs (even at the very young age of 17 months). She also can speak maybe 50-100 words. Her grasp on language is rather extraordinary, but we really think much of it is fueled by our ability to sign fluently in American Sign Language. We just don’t understand parents who are afraid to try using signs “because it might delay speech”. *They* are the ones who are DELAYED!
((Thanks, Ridor, for the link))
Comment by Jt — August 26, 2006 @ 1:50 am
Yes!!!! i agree i have taught my son sign language he is hearing but we have deaf family meembers and he picked it up soo quickly, it really enhances the mind.
Comment by Tara — October 6, 2006 @ 2:16 am
Growing evidence for the benefit of sign for babies, it seems. Whether deaf or hearing. :)
Comment by Dictatorial Editor — October 6, 2006 @ 11:42 pm