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debsandgrace (738.5 days ago)
IMO it was the best thing we have done with our DD. I started taking her to a class at 6mths. She is now 16mths and can do about 50 signs. We take her to a class called Tinytalk. She signed milk for the first time at 6mths, some of her signs are modified to her version and she has also made her own signs for yogart and cheese dips. Some worry that it hinders talking but some of her signs are simular, teddy, scared, like and its only because she tries to say the word she is signing that i know what sign she is doing and vis versa. It really is so good to have your child communicate the smallest things at such an early stage. When we moved house and forgot the time in the summer she signed mommy and bed, and pointing out the window she signed bird and tree to tell me she saw a bird fly into the tree =0) Priceless!

Tiffado (738.5 days ago)
Babysigningtime.com AWESOME videos....my friend used them with all three of hers. We have the first two `baby ones` and my daughter adores them. Great songs and so helpful for mommmy to learn the signs too!

bexnz (738.7 days ago)
oh cool, thanks ladys, ive started with more, milk,and mum for now, shes showing intrest so i think ill just carry on and see what happens, ive read up on the austrailian sign, so im gana go with that, i looked up on you tube and it was amazing all these kids of all different ages doing sign!

natalie75 (738.7 days ago)
I started about 5 months with my second and taught him the basics. like more, done, drink, milk, shexchaotic is right, my son doesn`t do the proper sign for more but I keep showing him the right one he will get it, even though he is talking he still uses the sign. My first had no interest.

Mommy2KayleeAndKeira (738.7 days ago)
I started teaching my LO at about 5 months the basic`s signs please, thank you, more, mommy, daddy and all done. she is almost 9 months and can sign `more and all done`

military~mommy (739 days ago)
With our daughter we started signing at birth. By 10 months she was signing and it was so amazing how much it helped with communication. She was able to tell us when she was done eating, wanted more food, wanted milk, was sleepy, all long before other babies would be able to calmly communicate with their parents. It cuts down on crying because you are open to listening to them and their needs. We love it and my daughter is now 21 months and still signs if she feels it will get her point across better.

shesxchaotic (739.2 days ago)
Ah. Quick side note. i noticed you`re in New Zealand which means the American Sign Language part doesn`t really apply unless you use the same signs. If there is another version people in New Zealand use then I`d say go with that. It may be ASL, I just don`t know lol. I just would say to use whatever version of sign language is applicable instead of `baby sign`. :)

shesxchaotic (739.2 days ago)
My son is 5 months old and we`ve signed to him since birth. Babies don`t tend to start signing at all until around 8 months, if that. They may sign to you and you don`t realize it`s a sign because their fine motor skills aren`t perfected so what they sign isn`t the correct, technical sign. I would start signing though soon because between 4 and 6 months is a great time to start. We started at birth to get into a routine of doing it when talking to Jackson and now he watches our hands and faces intently. Also, if it is something you plan to expand on and continue as your child grows, I`d suggest using American Sign Language from day one instead of `baby sign` which is modified ASL. Babies tend to modify it in their own way anyways (again because of the fine motor development) so why not teach them the ASL version from the start. Good luck and happy signing! :)



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