using sign language with baby
princess leia
when she was six and a half months old. just wanted to update (read: brag)
for anyone who read my first posting.
leia will be 11 months old this week, and about two weeks ago she did her
first sign!!! we are so proud of her!!! as much as i wanted her first sign
to be "daddy," the first sign she did was "dog." about a week later when
she finished the chicken on her highchair tray, she did the sign for "more."
we are so proud, and more determined than ever to keep up with the sign
language!
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even doing them. I can't seem to get family to use them with him either. I
really think it's a great idea though. We bought a program so we can learn
some more sign language and get back into :)
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Sarah
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princess leia
just hasn't yet. i've heard from other moms that they just persisted, even
though their child seemed uninterested to them. and then suddenly, at like
14 months, their child started doing signs, one after the other. just like
those babies you hear about that don't talk until three or four years old.
the parents worry, until one day the kid comes out with full sentences.
good luck!
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Jaclyn
loves it - she can tell us so much, and picks up new signs so fast now - she
also has a speaking vocabulary of 20+ words, but I think the signs
definitely help us understand so much of what she wants.
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Sarah
stopped doing both. I worry a little, but we just keep doing what we have
been doing and eventually he will start up again. I have started back up
with the signs. I want to add a few more in this week too. Maybe he just
felt bored doing the same ones over and over.
Any ideas why he would stop communicating all together? I asked the Pedi,
but they didn't seem concerned. Other moms that I have talked to say he
will do them again in his own time, but I worry.
Sarah
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Emily Roysdon
| He's nearly 16 months now. He was using them and talking too, but he has
| stopped doing both.
So he's not talking or signing at all, or he's just not talking *while*
signing?
| I worry a little, but we just keep doing what we have
| been doing and eventually he will start up again. I have started back up
| with the signs. I want to add a few more in this week too. Maybe he just
| felt bored doing the same ones over and over.
That could be. I'm feeling bad that I didn't pursue signing with Rebekah as
much as I did with Noah. She seemed to make herself understood from an
early age, and even though her speech is pretty limited right now, she gets
her point across: this week's favorite words are "No!" "Mine!" and "Move!"
;-)
| Any ideas why he would stop communicating all together? I asked the Pedi,
| but they didn't seem concerned. Other moms that I have talked to say he
| will do them again in his own time, but I worry.
I'd be a bit concerned as well. How's his behavior generally now? Does he
seem more withdrawn, less receptive (does he seem to understand what you say
as well as he did previously, etc.)? Did his stopping speech correspond
with any vaccinations or illness?
Most likely, it's a normal variance in development, and he's on the verge of
a big leap. My son was pretty slow to learn to talk, then had a big spurt
and was talking way more than any of his friends, and still is. I can't
believe I was ever worried about his speech, given what an articulate
chatterbox he is! Having more details about what your son is doing may help
determine if he is having a problem, and who you should see about it.
--
Emily Roysdon,
mama to Noah Joshua (4/8/98) & Rebekah Grace, born at home (6/16/00)
http://emily.roysdon.net
Sarah
>
> | He's nearly 16 months now. He was using them and talking too, but he
has
> | stopped doing both.
>
> So he's not talking or signing at all, or he's just not talking *while*
> signing?
He isn't talking or signing anymore, but it's not like he can't, it's that
he won't :) Seriously, he is just like that. The only thing he actually
says (rarely) is buh bye when he is turning off the tv. Oh and he does say
Mama. He says that alot actually, I don't know how I could leave that out.
>
> I'd be a bit concerned as well. How's his behavior generally now? Does
he
> seem more withdrawn, less receptive (does he seem to understand what you
say
> as well as he did previously, etc.)? Did his stopping speech correspond
> with any vaccinations or illness?
No he is totally normal and in every other way he is developing well. He
hasn't had any vaccines since his 9 month appt. He knows exactly what we say
and responds to everything. He isn't hard of hearing. He used to say
kitty-cat, dada, all done, and OK along with buh bye, and mama. He also
"says" things that aren't real words. Like when I sneeze he says something,
but it's not understandable. It's because I always say bless you to him, I
think that's what he means. He was signing all done, more, eat, and milk,
but doesn't do them at all now. He listens to everything and he points to
everything. We always tell him what things are, he just doesn't repeat
them. I think there will be a talking explosion too. At least I hope so.
We started doing the sign for airplane with him and want to add another one
this week. He understands all the signs we do which are milk, more, eat,
juice, diaper change, all done, and bye bye. I think the next one to add
should be touch-no :)
Last night though he waved bye for the first time and actually say bye while
he did it! I was so excited. I thought most babies learned to wave
earlier, much earlier, but Nick isn't most babies :) I don't know how to
explain it, it's like he is just not going to do what the other babies are
doing. Maybe that doesn't make sense.
Sarah
Jaclyn
> but they didn't seem concerned. Other moms that I have talked to say he
> will do them again in his own time, but I worry.
Sometimes kids sort of regress when they are learning (or trying to learn)
something new - maybe he's about to make a physical achievement or
something? They also go through stages - I know my daughter 'forgets'
things when she learns new things - but the old things always come back
quickly.. so maybe wait and watch a bit. And you could be right that he
may be bored of certain signs - maybe introduce signs like book, shoe, sock,
and signs for animals.. my daughter just did the bunny sign for the first
time last night when we went and watched wild rabbits running around!
Emily Roysdon
| > So he's not talking or signing at all, or he's just not talking *while*
| > signing?
|
|
| He isn't talking or signing anymore, but it's not like he can't, it's that
| he won't :) Seriously, he is just like that.
Hehe. I have a daughter just like that, although when I ask her if she can
say something, she says, "Noooo." ;-) My friend and I always joke that
they're like the Warner Brothers' cartoon frog that won't sing and dance for
an audience.
: The only thing he actually
| says (rarely) is buh bye when he is turning off the tv. Oh and he does
say
| Mama. He says that alot actually, I don't know how I could leave that
out.
Ok, that's good. I've just known too many people with autistic kids, I
wanted to be sure.
| No he is totally normal and in every other way he is developing well. He
| hasn't had any vaccines since his 9 month appt. He knows exactly what we
say
| and responds to everything. He isn't hard of hearing. He used to say
| kitty-cat, dada, all done, and OK along with buh bye, and mama. He also
| "says" things that aren't real words. Like when I sneeze he says
something,
| but it's not understandable. It's because I always say bless you to him,
I
| think that's what he means.
Ah, ok. He sounds within the normal range.
| He was signing all done, more, eat, and milk,
| but doesn't do them at all now. He listens to everything and he points to
| everything. We always tell him what things are, he just doesn't repeat
| them. I think there will be a talking explosion too. At least I hope so.
I was so desperate to hear Noah start talking, and now he never stops ;-)
| We started doing the sign for airplane with him and want to add another
one
| this week. He understands all the signs we do which are milk, more, eat,
| juice, diaper change, all done, and bye bye. I think the next one to add
| should be touch-no :)
Heh. We're working with that on my newly 4 year old son, only it's "looking
with your eyes, instead of your hands."
| Last night though he waved bye for the first time and actually say bye
while
| he did it! I was so excited. I thought most babies learned to wave
| earlier, much earlier, but Nick isn't most babies :)
Neither of mine waved early or consistently, so not to worry. My kids
didn't read any of the baby books.
| I don't know how to
| explain it, it's like he is just not going to do what the other babies are
| doing. Maybe that doesn't make sense.
No, it does. Mine hit a stage way before anyone else, or way after. They
will not be locked into any sort of time table, but that's what makes life
fun, right?
--
Emily Roysdon,
mama to Noah Joshua (4/8/98) & Rebekah Grace, born at home (6/16/00)
http://emily.roysdon.net
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Mary A. Samios
focusing on other developments? You mention the waving -- are there any
other physical or social which might be on the horizon?
Mary
mom to Lili, Jenny, and Jack
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Sarah
articles of clothing, foods, etc. He is really understanding alot. Just
doesn't want to talk about it :) Actually he is verbalizing alot more now
too. Just babble talk, but I think he is close. We have alot of
"conversations" now :)
Sarah
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> Could the hesitancy to use language (both talking and sign) be because he
is
> focusing on other developments? You mention the waving -- are there any
> other physical or social which might be on the horizon?
>
> Mary
> mom to Lili, Jenny, and Jack
>
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Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.
I actually have a differen take on this - which is that I didn't want to
monkey with what is supposed to be the natural order of progression in
terms of speech development. I figured that if babies were meant to sign,
that is how we would naturally do it - and it just felt too much like
meddling with how human development is supposed to unfold to me. I
couldn't find any studies which followed babies who were taught to sign,
and how their speech, use of language, and interpersonal interaction
developed, so I figured I wasn't prepared to meddle with mother nature.
Anne
William - 4/11/98
Jessica - 8/28/78
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princess leia
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