Comments on: A Life Saver for Parents: Baby Sign Language!

By: mmuse

mmuse — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:43:51 +0000

Hi Tammy,
Thanks for writing. Yes, Amber’s baby can absolutely learn to speak well because her baby will be hearing many people around him/her who do not have speech impairments. Also, yes, it is definitely helpful for babies who can hear to learn sign language. It greatly decreases frustration by allowing them to communicate their needs and desires far earlier than they can if they have to wait until they can talk.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:44:57 +0000

My daughter is finally having a baby she has lost 4 babies and this time she is over 5 months she is due May 10th she went deaf at 14 1/2 months she spiked a fever from 99 deg to 105 deg within 15 minutes but my parents think she was born deaf when she was born so there are people that feel differently about when she lost her hearing . I’m wondering how the baby will learn to speak because Amber does speak some where we can’t understand her so how is this going to affect her little boy speech and what can we do to try to help him if U don’t mind would U please keep in contact with me on this matter I don’t have money to pay u I’m sorry this is the first thing I have seen on this subject. Amber hates sign Language but should the baby be taught to sign even if he can hear?

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Baby Sign Language At Daycares — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:57:37 +0000

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By: Erin @ Things Moms Like

Erin @ Things Moms Like — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:34:12 +0000

We took a baby sign language class when my son was about 10 months old. I can attest to the fact that he was much less frustrated when he was able to sign things to us. He didn’t have to lament that he couldn’t use his words, he could show us and we could show him what we wanted him to know. It was a real life saver. We made this huge chart with a printout poster of all of the different signs and everyone in the family, including my daughter and visiting family would use these signs with him. It was actually quite fun and I credit them to his perfect verbal skills today!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:56:40 +0000

I love baby signing. It is such a great way to introduce learning to your baby. Along with reading, you can never start reading to early. Sight and sound from the parents and from outside sounds. Wizz-E.com has some great ebooks with sight and sounds for young readers to experience as a family!

By: Glenni Lorick

Glenni Lorick — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:21:24 +0000

We offer baby sign language classes at A Nurturing Moment and have had a great response! Moms LOVE them! This is really an idea whose time has come!

By: JustAskBaby

JustAskBaby — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:32:22 +0000

The most important thing is for the child to acquire the concept of communication through whatever means he or she is able. Signing does give the infant tools to communicate specific wants and thus limits the frustration of both infant and parent. Teaching your infant just a few signs will reduce the stress, and enrich the quality, of your parent-child interactions.