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When To Start Signing With Your Baby? ~ 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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Was Baby Sign Language Developed For Deaf Children? ~ 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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What Is Physical Prompting In Baby Sign Language? ~ Chris
Physical prompting is a technique in baby sign language where you physically grab your babies hands and guide them in doing the sign. This is a technique that is not appropriate for all babies because some babies will resist being … Continue reading
What Is A Teachable Moment? ~ Chris
A teachable moment is anytime that your baby is receptive and attentive to learning a sign. Usually it stems from mutual gaze that starts at an object, then at each other and then again at the object. This signals from … Continue reading
Teaching Baby Sign Language Homesigns or ASL? ~ Chris
I talk more about this in the course, but what you decide to teach, be it homesigns (made-up signs), or ASL will depend on your preferences, goals and needs. For us, it was a no-brainer, we wanted to teach our … Continue reading