tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post2249090007984843506..comments2024-03-18T03:44:29.957-04:00Comments on Ben's Journal: Baby Sign Hack - A Printer Friendly ASL SiteBen Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-70993484901957091862010-03-06T20:00:00.183-05:002010-03-06T20:00:00.183-05:00Jerseygirl77 -
We've already been told to exp...Jerseygirl77 -<br /><br />We've already been told to expect a big delay between when you start teaching sign and when they'll use it.<br /><br />And the same goes for limiting the signs - we're focusing on just a few of them.<br /><br />It's so cool to hear that you've had success with it - but of course, knowing the kind of parent you are, I'm not surprised in the least!Ben Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-84433819668384508192010-03-05T00:07:15.687-05:002010-03-05T00:07:15.687-05:00Don't expect little man to sign back for month...Don't expect little man to sign back for months, maybe not even until he's a year old. He may well understand signs before then, but not make them. My advice would not be to do more than a few signs right now, it just gets to be too much, for you and for the baby. I never tried it with Josh, but Alex and I took a class at the rec center. I focused on "milk," "more," "all done," and "eat." He did eventually use them himself after much, much repetition on my part. And I had a very proud moment when, around 16 months, he made his first compound sign by putting "more" and "milk" together. <3 Now I am working a couple of signs with Becca too. Lately she has been trying to imitate me when I sign milk. I think she's close to getting it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com