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Advanced Baby Signing Through Signed Sentences ~ Chris

Posted on January 6, 2016 by chris

As your baby’s signing foundation improves, you can begin to create signed sentences.  This is a great way to keep you and your baby interested in signing. When baby first starts to sign, you and baby would sign just one … Continue reading →

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What Is A Sign Approximation? ~ Chris

Posted on December 30, 2015 by chris

Sign approximations are something you come across often in the baby sign language world.  It stems from the fact that tiny baby fingers have very little fine motor coordination.  ASL wasn’t designed for their dexterity and lack of precision.  For … Continue reading →

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When To Start Signing With Your Baby? ~ Chris

Posted on December 23, 2015 by chris

The window to teach sign begins after about 10 months of age.  You can start at 9 months and even earlier, but you might wear yourself out before you get the feedback you need from your baby to get excited … Continue reading →

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Seizing The Moment – Relaxed And Focused ~ Chris

Posted on December 16, 2015 by chris

Not every moment is created equal as far as teaching baby to sign.  If you’ve started a signing program, than you know exactly what I’m talking about.  I know with my son, there were times when he was totally engrossed … Continue reading →

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Was Baby Sign Language Developed For Deaf Children? ~ Chris

Posted on December 9, 2015 by chris

It actually wasn’t.  Baby signing was specifically developed for hearing parents and their hearing children.  You can read more about the history of baby sign in another post.  Essentially, it was noticed that babies started to sign back to their … Continue reading →

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