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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #180 on: January 10, 2011, 13:39:54 pm »
We're doing well, too.  It's amazing how quickly he picks them up!  He'll do a sign that I feel like I've done only a couple of times!  :D  I do still have to prompt him sometimes, but not as often.
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #181 on: January 10, 2011, 14:29:31 pm »
Cadan still doesn't do many signs, just two really bath and more. Normally in the mornings I take his nappy off and we sit on the pot then get in the bath but occasionally on lazy days we just change the nappy and go down for breakfast. The last few times I have changed his nappy first think he has done the sign for bath as if saying "bath now mummy".
His more is still a kind of clap rather than the proper sign but I'm sure it'll get more precise eventually.
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #182 on: January 18, 2011, 03:02:02 am »
Hi, thought I would join in with this thread too. I've been signing to DS for quite some time (when I remember to, that is) and he can do "hat" and "milk", but only when I prompt him/show him. I'm not sure he understands what it is he is doing though. I have been showing him "eat", "water", "more", "all done", "dog" and "bird" but I don't see him paying any attention. Do I just keep showing him those few signs until he gets them and can show me without prompting, or do I introduce more signs? I'm not sure if he is that interested in signing to be honest, but is it like that until they 'get it'?
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #183 on: January 18, 2011, 10:54:25 am »
Just keep on signing  :)  It is totally up to you if you want to add more signs.  Starting with a few signs is for YOU, not the lo - they can handle seeing more at once, it's trying to remember to do them frequently that's the hard part  ;)


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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #184 on: January 18, 2011, 15:08:47 pm »
I'm not sure if he is that interested in signing to be honest, but is it like that until they 'get it'?

At the beginning I found I had to do a sign a bazillion times for him to get it and seem interested.  But now he'll see a sign once and all of a sudden do it a couple of days later!  My mom signed banana with him once over Christmas and now he will put something in his hands down so he can sign and say 'nana' at the same time!! ;)
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #185 on: January 19, 2011, 01:50:01 am »
My lo took a really really long to sign. One day I did a new sign "baby" and she started signing from then on. She adds new signs every week. Just keep at it..promise it'll click!
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #186 on: January 20, 2011, 22:12:13 pm »
This morning when we went down into the kitchen to make breakfast I put DS down on the floor to start preparing his cereal and completely unprompted he did the food/eat sign! I responded with the same sign asking if he wanted something to eat and he did it again and got really excited that I knew what he was talking about. He then did the sign again when he finished his cereal and I said all gone. It was as if he was asking for more to eat. I asked him with the sign if he wanted more to eat and signed eat again. It is so exciting after me doing it for 7mo or so he is finally doing it back.
He now does eat, bath and more. I love it.
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #187 on: January 21, 2011, 02:09:52 am »
yay!!! that's fantastic Ali!!
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #188 on: January 21, 2011, 21:41:09 pm »
And Cadan suddenly did the hot sign too when I was keeping him away from the oven saying it was hot. I told DH and he was like "yeah he did that at the weekend and I forgot to tell you"!!!
The eat sign was used several times today as well.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2011, 14:30:55 pm by CADIE'S MUM »
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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #189 on: January 24, 2011, 12:10:14 pm »
Woo hoo! We are all steaming ahead. DS has finally started to sign unprompted! He's been doing heaps of them without me asking him to. Monkey, more, biscuit, hug, music...its so cool!

To those who are doubting or feeling frustrated - just keep at it, add new signs all the time, just do them as much as you can...they get there in the end and its so cool!



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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #190 on: January 25, 2011, 12:57:46 pm »
does any one know what sign I could use for sultana/raisin?



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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #191 on: January 25, 2011, 17:37:28 pm »
Just jumping in, I haven't read all the posts here, but I have been signing "milk," "diaper," and "all done" to my 4 month old for a while now, and with increasing consistency, and just started signing "more."  I know it's still way too soon to see her signing, but when should I see her understanding signs?  Is there anything I should be doing other than just consistently signing?

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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #192 on: January 25, 2011, 18:21:48 pm »
There is a wide range of when  kids will sign back, just like every thing else developmental.  Just keep signing and saying the word, not much more you can do.  :)

Looking into raisin for you.


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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #193 on: January 25, 2011, 18:48:15 pm »
thanks Rachel!



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Re: Baby Sign Language Thread #3
« Reply #194 on: January 25, 2011, 21:33:06 pm »
DS did thanks you today when his older cousin (who also does signing) gave him a balloon. He said "ta" and almost smacked himself in the mouth then pulled his hand away. He did it again later when I told him to thank his aunt for having us. So he understands it is associated with the word thanks. So cute. He is on fire lately!
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