purpledoveuk said:

Shorty said:

I am confused....

what rigid program? no one has said anything of a rigid program..

proper sign language.....I am speaking of proper sign language....perhaps I missed something here but I don't think we're talking about anything other than proper sign language.

Perhaps it's me that's confused after all but I didn't think baby signing was the same gesture as 'adult' sign language employed for the deaf etc. Perhaps I've totally got it wrong

oh...I think you are the one confused then. because as far as I know...baby signing is teaching babies...actuall sign language. The signs I taught my children were.

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Shorty said:

purpledoveuk said:

Shorty said:

oh...I think you are the one confused then. because as far as I know...baby signing is teaching babies...actuall sign language. The signs I taught my children were.

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Then forgive me...my experience has been slightly tainted by competitive friends who show off thier kids skills, they talk down and think anything their son can do but yours can't is a negative somehow (my son has started waking up again during the night and isn't as potty trained...she branded it "strange")...they swear that baby yoga is important and the fact they have that mentality and kept on about how everybody must do baby signing made me ...prejudice I suppose

it's ok...I was thinking something was amiss as we continued our conversation. you know..your friends sound really crappy. you should call them right out when they say stuff like that to you..and just say NO...it's not strange, it's not strange at all. All kids develop differently, where one excels another doesn't and vice versa. Friends should make you feel at ease about things not make you or your child feel less adequate. I'm sure you and your son are doing just fine.

I have some friends that did it.

My son and daughters pre school they went to, the owner was big on it, and would always, sign and teach the kids.

Ahhh. I myself didn't do it. Theres enough shit to learn when dealing with babys let alone me learning sign language to teach it to them.

My kids have picked up some hand gestures from me and my ex husband though.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

I have some friends that did it.

My son and daughters pre school they went to, the owner was big on it, and would always, sign and teach the kids.

Ahhh. I myself didn't do it. Theres enough shit to learn when dealing with babys let alone me learning sign language to teach it to them.

My kids have picked up some hand gestures from me and my ex husband though.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

it works great! I saw several babies use it.

Shorty said:

Mach said:

The littles could not help but learn to sing early right along with talking

They had 2 older siblings and every time we would ride in the car the music would be on and we all sang ... I sing, alway have ~ trained 2nd alto and LOVE to sing

I saw " Singing " not signing

Lisa10 said:

Have you seen 'Something Special' on Cbeebies? That's good. I secretly love it.

But, no I never did this.

I talked a lot to my two when they were babies - literally everything had a running commentary. Moreso with my eldest. She was talking at quite a young age - sooner than all the other kids we knew at her age, and as a result I found it much easier to do other things like toilet training and stuff.

typo edit

I never talked too much to my eldest I guess I was having a bit of a hard time adjusting to motherhood, and as a consequence he didn't really talk until he was 2.5 - 3 years old. The other 2 were born into a talk non stop environment and could say stuff like dinosaur and butterfly before they were one and funnily enough those two walked later but the eldest was taking steps at 9 months old already

ZombieKitten said:

Lisa10 said:

Have you seen 'Something Special' on Cbeebies? That's good. I secretly love it.

But, no I never did this.

I talked a lot to my two when they were babies - literally everything had a running commentary. Moreso with my eldest. She was talking at quite a young age - sooner than all the other kids we knew at her age, and as a result I found it much easier to do other things like toilet training and stuff.

typo edit

I never talked too much to my eldest I guess I was having a bit of a hard time adjusting to motherhood, and as a consequence he didn't really talk until he was 2.5 - 3 years old. The other 2 were born into a talk non stop environment and could say stuff like dinosaur and butterfly before they were one and funnily enough those two walked later but the eldest was taking steps at 9 months old already

They all develop at different times. Selden is standing and cruising the sofa already and saying quite a bit already considering other babies his age. Though he is more active and never sits still to do anything, other kids his age are more laid back and can sit and play with something for longer periods of time.

I was curious about the signing thing because he get VERY frustrated with things he cannot say or do at the moment.

I thought if he had another way to communicate and express himself it might help.

His grandfather keeps saying how advanced he is for his age. I don't see it, he does some things early, some things late and then some things right on time.

His grandmother keeps saying he is just like his daddy was. Which is really no help because he is but then again he is his own person. Things that worked for her when she had Phil as a baby are not working for me.

ZombieKitten said:

purpledoveuk said:

ZombieKitten said:

I never talked too much to my eldest I guess I was having a bit of a hard time adjusting to motherhood, and as a consequence he didn't really talk until he was 2.5 - 3 years old. The other 2 were born into a talk non stop environment and could say stuff like dinosaur and butterfly before they were one and funnily enough those two walked later but the eldest was taking steps at 9 months old already

I was like that for a bit...you kinda think "I have nothing to say". However didn't seem to much harm because he won't ever shut up

I know! I was suddenly at home alone with this kid, no longer at work, and WTF!!! I just didn't feel like saying anything.

Umm no.

I have been blessed with 4 kids, and not one of them signed.