s/o baby sign language

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Bria SAYS milk for every drink, and all done for whenever she's sick of this bullshit. So I bet J has as good a grasp of the signs' meanings as toddlers do the spoken words.

[girlfriday11]

Teach her "more." That was really helpful for us.

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

"More" was Bria's favorite, but she is a piggy.

/me does sign for 'pig baby'

[hopecounts]

Her using it for being "all done" even if its for something like being held or sitting is great.
She's using a sign reasonably to communicate what she needs, even if it isn't in the context you intended. She is all done it's just with sitting/being held/etc and she's telling you that.

As for milk vs water. Use the sign for drink for water it's simple and it still differentiates between the 2.

DD loved using her signs. We did all done, drink, milk, more, play, mama, dada,

[girlfriday11]

Jun 28, 2013 21:05:17 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jun 28, 2013 21:03:47 GMT -5 girlfriday11 said:

Teach her "more." That was really helpful for us.

I started out trying to do more, but the times when it would be appropriate to do, she wouldn't really be looking at me. Same with "eat." I tried to teach that one, but she is never really paying attention. Sometimes I still try to get down in her face and say "Time to EEAAATT?" but then I feel like a creepy weirdo. lol

Off topic, but I get really nervous that our monitor is going to cross channels with the neighbors and they will hear how ridiculous I sound when I talk to M, lol.

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Add more, eat, and sleep. It will make your life so much easier!!

[janiejones]

all done is the only one I really do either. I'm working on the rest, but suck at routine!

[daisyheadmaizie]

We do drink for all other non milk liquids. It is a pretty easy one. We do ball, book, sleep, more, and eat too. DD is really into teaching signs to DS, so we do quite a few already.

[ginap]

It was me. C knows water, milk, more, all done, please, thank you and we do stop (that she ignores). I loved being able to readily understand her needs before she got really verbal. They reinforced at school which was nice. Its cute to see all of the kids signing more and please during breakfast.

[daisybuchannan]

Is 9 months too old for this?

How do you start?

I've tried to get him to wave "hi" and he usually stares at me. Then, I'll catch him waving "hi" to himself on the monitor! Is he just willful? Lol.

[daisyheadmaizie]

Jun 28, 2013 21:29:20 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Is 9 months too old for this?

How do you start?

I've tried to get him to wave "hi" and he usually stares at me. Then, I'll catch him waving "hi" to himself on the monitor! Is he just willful? Lol.

Nope. You can still start. 

Just pick a handful of signs for words you use often and start doing the sign as you say the word. Rinse and repeat over and over. At 9 months he will probably start picking things up quickly. 

[mommylikestattoos]

What age do you start signing? I never did it with DS but have friends that signed with their kids. I'm interested in trying it with DD this time around.

[daisybuchannan]

Jun 28, 2013 21:31:49 GMT -5 daisyheadmaizie said:

Jun 28, 2013 21:29:20 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Is 9 months too old for this?

How do you start?

I've tried to get him to wave "hi" and he usually stares at me. Then, I'll catch him waving "hi" to himself on the monitor! Is he just willful? Lol.

Nope. You can still start. 

Just pick a handful of signs for words you use often and start doing the sign as you say the word. Rinse and repeat over and over. At 9 months he will probably start picking things up quickly. 

Thank you, I think I'm going to try!

[daisyheadmaizie]

Jun 28, 2013 21:29:20 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Is 9 months too old for this?

How do you start?

I've tried to get him to wave "hi" and he usually stares at me. Then, I'll catch him waving "hi" to himself on the monitor! Is he just willful? Lol.

Oh, I meant to say, he will get the hang of waving back you before you know it. I think our little guys are about the same age and it just clicked in the last week or two. He waves hello and goodbye every chance he gets now. Strangers at the store and such eat it up. It takes us forever to get through the store, because everyone stops and waves and chats with us now. Lol

[daisyheadmaizie]

Jun 28, 2013 21:32:25 GMT -5 mommylikestattoos said:

What age do you start signing? I never did it with DS but have friends that signed with their kids. I'm interested in trying it with DD this time around.

We started around 4-5 months, but you can start anytime. The older they are the quicker you see results with them signing back to you. 

[daisybuchannan]

He will probably only use "more" and never do "all done".

He eats so much, people comment on it, and it's made me uncomfortable.

I googled Prader Willi Disease bc of the eating.

My H told the Pedi at our 9 mo appt and she just shook her head and said "Liz, can you just relax. HE'S FINE."

I am THAT person. UGh!

[daisyheadmaizie]

Jun 28, 2013 21:33:43 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Jun 28, 2013 21:31:49 GMT -5 daisyheadmaizie said:

Nope. You can still start. 

Just pick a handful of signs for words you use often and start doing the sign as you say the word. Rinse and repeat over and over. At 9 months he will probably start picking things up quickly. 

Thank you, I think I'm going to try!

Milk right before nursing or giving a bottle is a good starting one. All done/finished is fun and useful. More and sleep are good beginning ones too. DS loves playing ball, so we sign that pretty often. 

[daisyheadmaizie]

Jun 28, 2013 21:37:46 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

He will probably only use "more" and never do "all done".

He eats so much, people comment on it, and it's made me uncomfortable.

I googled Prader Willi Disease bc of the eating.

My H told the Pedi at our 9 mo appt and she just shook her head and said "Liz, can you just relax. HE'S FINE."

I am THAT person. UGh!

Would it make you feel better to know my 9 month old weighs 22+ pounds? He is a good eater.

[UMaineTeach]

Jun 28, 2013 21:07:08 GMT -5 hopecounts said:

Her using it for being "all done" even if its for something like being held or sitting is great.
She's using a sign reasonably to communicate what she needs, even if it isn't in the context you intended. She is all done it's just with sitting/being held/etc and she's telling you that.

This is what I was thinking. I teach children with limited verbal skill to say/sign 'all done' all the time when they are done with whatever, since it beats throwing things and kicking. She's doing a great job using it

[daisybuchannan]

Jun 28, 2013 21:40:11 GMT -5 daisyheadmaizie said:

Jun 28, 2013 21:37:46 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

He will probably only use "more" and never do "all done".

He eats so much, people comment on it, and it's made me uncomfortable.

I googled Prader Willi Disease bc of the eating.

My H told the Pedi at our 9 mo appt and she just shook her head and said "Liz, can you just relax. HE'S FINE."

I am THAT person. UGh!

Would it make you feel better to know my 9 month old weighs 22+ pounds? He is a good eater.

Haha, I'm not concerned about his weight, I promise. 

He's always been between the 10-15th percentiles. 

After starting table foods, he has gone craaaazy with his love of food. His weight hasn't gone up anymore than before though. He literally keeps eating dinner until we cut him off at like the 45 minute mark or when we run out of food. 

This kid is going to cost me a LOT!

[tdk2]

Jun 28, 2013 21:29:20 GMT -5 daisybuchannan said:

Is 9 months too old for this?

How do you start?

I've tried to get him to wave "hi" and he usually stares at me. Then, I'll catch him waving "hi" to himself on the monitor! Is he just willful? Lol.

I had all these grand plans to do a ton of sign... and then didn't get around to refreshing myself w/ videos and on the signs.

We started pretty late, and it still helped.

We mainly did milk, more, and all done.  She uses all done whenever she wants to be done w/ a situation (and started early to say something that sounds almost like all done when she does it)   She still signs milk rather than saying it.  She's dropped more, and replaced it with holding one finger up, cocking her head to the side and saying "one more?" (charmer). 

But more than this - she kind of made up signs.  She made one up for when she wants to color as we started that before she was talking.  "Ride," she says Ride and then rolls her arms around each other like wheels on the bus motion (though i dont' think I ever sing that song w/ her).  And other stuff like that.

Oh.  One is bothering me right now.  She refuses to say thank you though she'll sign it.   Random ppl think she's blowing a kiss w/ the sign, so at least that's still sweet.   But I'd like her to start saying it.   I really work on Please.  She can say peas and cheese, so i knew she had to be able to say please.   She does, but with some prompting unless she REALLY wants something.


So, Tamb - don't let it concern you, she IS understanding what they mean, but also using the language to her own advantage to communicate.  C still reverts to all done sign when she's impatient to leave dinner and doesn't think we're really getting it.

We watched some sign videos together and she would replicate them as well. Also, phone apps. She'd surprise me with some she'd know from there.

[speckledfrog]

Jun 28, 2013 21:02:30 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Okay, water looks hard for a baby.

I just started doing water with W and he just sticks his pointer finger on or in his mouth.  Good enough! I started hitting signs hard and heavy the past 6 weeks or so because his whiny moaning was out of control.  He has started picking them up quickly just recently. 

As for all done, she uses it the same way W does.  In fact, "all done" was his first word.    

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How do you teach them? Are there books? Websites? Apps?

We don know any signs so i guess we should start now so in 5 or 6 months we have something to teach her. I really want to do this.


My sisters friends kid was signing at my sisters dog to come and sit and getting mad because the dog wasn't obeying. Cute, but I guess we'll have to teach the dog too

[peachykate]

I don't think Jax starting picking up signs at daycare until he was 1. He still signs at 2.5 when he's trying to tell us something that he is serious about, he sort of reminds me of someone that uses their hands when they talk.

All he really ever uses is drink, more, please, and all done.

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We used Baby Signing Time videos which all the girls have loved, and daycare uses signing as well. All girls used signs for more, milk, all done, and thank you a lot, which was very helpful to us I think we started the videos around 7 months too. For sleep, well, just asking DD3 if she's tired, she either lays on the ground or walks to the stairs ready for her nap, lol. Also, the sign and word "mo mo" for more now means anything and everything she wants. It's cute too that DD1 and DD2 sign with her, and sing the Baby signing time songs to he too.

[mommylikestattoos]

Jun 28, 2013 21:36:58 GMT -5 daisyheadmaizie said:

Jun 28, 2013 21:32:25 GMT -5 mommylikestattoos said:

What age do you start signing? I never did it with DS but have friends that signed with their kids. I'm interested in trying it with DD this time around.

We started around 4-5 months, but you can start anytime. The older they are the quicker you see results with them signing back to you. 

Thanks! DD is about to be 6 months and I'm definitely going to try some signs this time around. Sounds like a perfect time to start.

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Jillian the boys do water w one finger. Its so cute! But usually milk means milk and water lol.

[snickers]

We use sins at the daycare I work at for almost everything.
Some kids say water but they are closer to 2 years old, but most will just say more please and point to the cup or the cupboard the cup are kept in.
I love that she uses all done for those things. She is communicating with you that she doesn't want to do it anymore lol

[lolly]

I really need to start doing this. They do signs at Little Gym but so far we haven't had much use for "bubbles" and "ball". LOL.

I'm getting DVDs this week!

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Sign language helped us so much when Sofia couldn't talk. She still signs "thank you". We taught her milk, all done, please, thank you, diaper, eat, more, mom and dad. It was kind of amazing because I tried teaching her "more" when she was about 6 months old but she just never picked it up. Months later we were having some lunch and out of nowhere she signed "more". I was impressed!