Category Archives: General Baby Sign Language

Creating New Signs ~ Courtney

Although we do not advocate for home signs at Definitive Baby Sign (i.e., signs made up by someone in your home that are different from a recognized sign language), even our family has adopted some.  Sometimes we just aren’t quick … Continue reading

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Why Do Babies Sign Some Words And Say Others? ~ Chris

You might find it curious by what happens when your signing baby starts to talk.  They’ll pick and choose which words they say and which they sign.  For example, my signing baby signs and said MORE, DAD, BIRD and several … Continue reading

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Colour Vision Testing ~ Chris

My went in for his first eye appointment at 20 months and everything was just fine.  While there my wife asked a few questions on my behalf.  One of them was regarding colour vision.  Since my son was about 15 … Continue reading

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Hitting The Big 2-0-0! ~ Courtney

I probably wouldn’t have believed it when we first started signing with our son, but he just hit the 200 sign mark at only 22 months old.  It seems like so many, but we’re still adding new signs to our … Continue reading

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Formal Thanks To The Deaf Community ~ Chris

Many take for granted that baby signers are actually borrowing a language from a culture most of us know very little about. While we understand that some people can’t hear or are hard of hearing, we don’t understand what it … Continue reading

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