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Do you want to start teaching your baby sign language but you aren't sure where to begin? Here is a top 8 list of great signs to start with!
Milk is a great starter sign to teach your baby. It is a big part of a baby's day and night so will be plenty of opportunity to teach this sign!
You can use this sign before you offer your baby food.
Use this sign when you are asking your baby if he or she wants more of something.
When you are feeding your baby you can ask him or her if she wants 'more' or if she is 'finished'.
This is a fun sign to teach your baby.
I always loved the way my children signed daddy - this is a great sign to teach your baby!
This is a great sign to teach your baby. It allows them to express to you that they are hurting and where.
Your baby can tell you if they want water versus milk. My children loved signing water. They would pat their full 5 hand on their mouths.
Learn how to start signing with your baby. http://www.mysmarthands.com/babysigningbible
Many parents are excited to start signing with their babies but when is too soon to start? This is a great question! I answer it in the following video:
This is a question I get often from parents. They maybe waited longer than they intended or they heard about the benefits of baby signing when their baby was a bit older. Now they are worried that they’ve missed the boat! Rest assured, you have not missed the boat! There is never a time that is too late to teach a second language!
Watch this video to hear more:
I want to wish all my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving this upcoming weekend.
I’m sure by now many people have heard of Movember. If you haven’t you must look it up! check out www.movember.com for more information.
Have you seen men walking around the month of November with seemingly more hair on their upper lips? If you’ve seen an excessive amount of men growing all different sorts of moustaches it’s all for a good cause, Men’s Health. And not only men are getting involved but also many women in support of Men’s Health, called MoSistas.
I am good friends with a lovely woman named Caron Court who has launched an amazing campaign to bring awareness to and raise money for this great cause. She’s even put together a ridiculously awesome calendar of all the MoSistas on her team. She had asked me if I would do a video in support of Movember and I, of course, jumped at the chance. If you are on Twitter please follow her and see her tweets about living in a moustache 24/7 for the whole month of November.
I had fun making this video where I teach you a few key ASL signs for the month of Movember. I hope you enjoy (and get a laugh out of all my moustaches in the video)
Check out my friend Caron’s Movember page:
30 Days of Mo
http://www.30daysofmo.com/
I often get asked if you can still be successful signing with your baby if you are the only one doing it. For whatever reason, lazy spouse, family not convinced of benefits, daycare doesn’t want to sign… whatever the reason is it can be frustrating being the only person who signs with your baby. In this week’s video I tackle this question: Is it possible to be successful at signing with my baby if no one else does?
Seasonal signs are fun to learn and teach our children!
Here is a video that teaches a few Halloween signs:
Halloween
pumpkin
jack’o'lantern
costume
witch
trick or treat
vampire
ghost
monster
spider
I’ve started a new feature on my You Tube channel where I answer viewer questions.
You can comment on the videos if you have questions or email them to q@mysmarthands.com
