Signing With Babies Chat, with Sarah Bingham of
WeeHands
( www.weehands.com )
8/27/04
Fri Aug 27 15:23:19 2004:WeeHands
[0/] Msg:Hi there! Welcome to the Signing Babies chat!
Fri Aug 27 15:23:57 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:This is so cool, you should have mentioned this in class today
Fri Aug 27 15:24:15 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Sorry, plum forgot about it! Isn't this site great!
Fri Aug 27 15:25:25 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:Yup...I think we might have had our first wave today when we left a
friends house. It's starting to work
Fri Aug 27 15:25:48 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Yeah! This is exactly how it starts - it's so exciting!
Fri Aug 27 15:26:04 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Go Natasha go!
Fri Aug 27 15:26:18 2004:stugroupie [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:26:41 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Welcome to the Signing Babies chat!
Fri Aug 27 15:26:54 2004:PookaMama [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:27:06 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Hi Melanie!
Fri Aug 27 15:27:20 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:HI Sara! Just saw the email, and high-tailed it over here!
Fri Aug 27 15:27:36 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:Melanie, you are going to save my life with your carriers!
Fri Aug 27 15:27:56 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Well that's a nice thing to hear! ;)
Fri Aug 27 15:28:04 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:oh, no this is going to turn into a babywearing chat! :-)
Fri Aug 27 15:28:09 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Sorry... that smiley looks a little off!
Fri Aug 27 15:28:16 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:it's winking!
Fri Aug 27 15:28:19 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Hey - I hear that happened in your class today!
Fri Aug 27 15:28:48 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:It was great - how else can you sign with your baby while outside if you
are not wearing them!
Fri Aug 27 15:28:50 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:I can sign better to her if I can carry her properly - does that
get us back on track?
Fri Aug 27 15:29:14 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:yes! what do you mean wear her properly (ooops, off track again!)
Fri Aug 27 15:29:53 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:It's so amazing to have them close so you can actually see their faces
and sign things they're showing an interest in! I really do think
babywearing and signing have gone hand in hand for us.
Fri Aug 27 15:30:16 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:"hand in hand" hmmm just picturing the logo!
Fri Aug 27 15:30:24 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:How old is the baby you are wearing & signing to?
Fri Aug 27 15:30:49 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:mine is 6 months old
Fri Aug 27 15:30:53 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:My Sabrina is 21 months old
Fri Aug 27 15:30:57 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:my daughter is 21 months now, but I've been wearing her since she was an
infant and signing to her since she was about 6 months old.
Fri Aug 27 15:31:09 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:ditto
Fri Aug 27 15:31:28 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:how old is your baby stugroupie?
Fri Aug 27 15:31:32 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Last week we were on the train and she reached over my shoulder (she was
on my back) to sign milk in front of my face. :D
Fri Aug 27 15:31:54 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I can just picture it! Fallon is too smart and too cute!
Fri Aug 27 15:31:55 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:ive been signing since ds was 6 mos and he only knows a couple signs -
he knows what they mean, but cant do them. He is 14 mos
Fri Aug 27 15:32:57 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:That's fantastic that he knows a couple of signs! Understanding any
language always comes before producing it. Which signs does he use?
Fri Aug 27 15:34:13 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:He understands finished, nurse, eat and water. The only one he does is
finished.
Fri Aug 27 15:34:43 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:Which is much nicer than him throwing his food on the floor to tell me
he's full! LOL!
Fri Aug 27 15:34:51 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:My friend was just saying that her son (17 mos) sudden started signing
up a storm after months of her signing to him. He was signing things she
hadn't even shown him in weeks. It was like he just reached that point one
day and bingo! Very cool to see!
Fri Aug 27 15:35:18 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:Thats reassuring! I keep thinking I am wasting my time!
Fri Aug 27 15:35:34 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:LOL! My daughter is signing and speaking, but I still can't get her to
stop throwing food on the floor. Ha!
Fri Aug 27 15:35:47 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:He isn't very goot with large motor skills.
Fri Aug 27 15:36:05 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:It's true. Every baby is different too. My first, Joshua, signed at 9
months, while his sister signed at 11 months. I thought she would sign early
since I knew so much more with the second baby HA!
Fri Aug 27 15:36:09 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:OOPS! Sorry! Not good with SMALL motor skills!
Fri Aug 27 15:36:39 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:The floor??? you mean it gets worse than just smeared all over her
face, high chair and me?
Fri Aug 27 15:36:47 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:It will come! He may be a bit more of an observer as well.
Fri Aug 27 15:37:10 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Ha! Fallon still holds food in her mouth like a chipmunk, then spits it
out an hour later. Yum.
Fri Aug 27 15:37:20 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:Just wait till they learn to throw for distance!
Fri Aug 27 15:37:22 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:yep, the floor! just wait til their travelling around. you never will
imagine where you'll find cheerios!
Fri Aug 27 15:37:51 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:a new Olympic event!
Fri Aug 27 15:38:40 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Oh - and there's lots of cool stuff about babies understanding signs,
not just signing back. I will sign to Fallon to bring a book to her Dad to
read when I've already read it 17 times that day. He's none the wiser. ;)
Gotta love it!
Fri Aug 27 15:39:08 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:useful signs/phrases for mealtime "no throwing", "bowl down", "sit
down", "just wait til your father comes home" (just kidding on that last
one!)
Fri Aug 27 15:39:17 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:LOL!
Fri Aug 27 15:39:25 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:So WeeHands - you teach a class?
Fri Aug 27 15:39:50 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:yes, I teach classes in the Toronto area, our website is
www.weehands.com.
Fri Aug 27 15:39:58 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:where are you?
Fri Aug 27 15:40:11 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:Illinois
Fri Aug 27 15:40:17 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I love the internet!
Fri Aug 27 15:40:59 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:what part of Illinois?
Fri Aug 27 15:41:18 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:I live in Machesney Park - Just north or
Fri Aug 27 15:41:53 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:OOPS! Baby Feet! Just north of Rockford which is about and hour and a
half west of Chicago.
Fri Aug 27 15:42:17 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:lol
Fri Aug 27 15:42:40 2004:geokelkate [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:43:02 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Welcome to the Signing Babies chat!
Fri Aug 27 15:43:04 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:is there a dictionary site that you would recommend?
Fri Aug 27 15:43:29 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:thanks for the welcome.
Fri Aug 27 15:43:32 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:You can get to two really great dictionaries from the
www.weehands.com site
Fri Aug 27 15:43:43 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:one is www.born2sign.com which is
really cute
Fri Aug 27 15:45:16 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:There are two presenters in the Illinois area: Kristina Lumbeck in
Western IL and Malik S Turley in Northeastern Illinois IL. Not sure which is
closest to you?
Fri Aug 27 15:45:16 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:do those sites have suggestions for signs to teach toddlers?
Fri Aug 27 15:45:43 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:I want to continue signing with my 3 year old and besides potty, wait,
and later...I am out of ideas
Fri Aug 27 15:45:53 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
Fri Aug 27 15:45:58 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:is also a great dictionary
Fri Aug 27 15:47:11 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:When signing with any wee one, regardless of age, I would look to their
interests. My son at three loved trains and cars (still does). My daughter's
main interests are food and anything fish like (huge Nemo fan).
Fri Aug 27 15:48:32 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Two great products that I always recommend cuz I LOVE them are: (1) the
Pick Me Up CD and Resource Guide and (2) the videos/DVDs from Signing Time!
Fri Aug 27 15:48:57 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:geokelkate, what is your 3 year olds favourite things to do?
Fri Aug 27 15:50:14 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:she loves barbie right now and nemo. She likes to pretend she is a puppy
too.
Fri Aug 27 15:51:14 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:way to cute :)
Fri Aug 27 15:51:52 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:she is also teaching her baby sister (8 months) to sign 'All done'
Fri Aug 27 15:52:19 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:signs that would interest her could be: doll, fish, octopus, shark,
water, dog, swim
Fri Aug 27 15:52:28 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:that's adorable!
Fri Aug 27 15:52:56 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:those are all good ideas. she is taking swim classes right now too. so
that is a good one.
Fri Aug 27 15:53:22 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:up to now, we have been using functional signs, but we could switch to
conversational signs
Fri Aug 27 15:53:38 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Here's a site with some animal signs on it:
http://www.lessontutor.com/eesASLgrassland.html
Fri Aug 27 15:54:14 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:thanks, I just bookmarked all those sites
Fri Aug 27 15:54:32 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:A game I teach in our classes is Peek-a-Boo with a twist - you play it
with your wee one, a stuffed animal and a blanket.
Fri Aug 27 15:55:59 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Cover the stuffed animal (or a Barbie!) with the blanket and say/sign
"Where's Barbie?" (sign "where's doll?), wait, then quickly take off the
blanket and sign/say "peekaboo". Take turns doing this with both your
kiddies!
Fri Aug 27 15:56:40 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:The sign for "where" can be found on this site:
http://www.lessontutor.com/eesASLquestion.html
Fri Aug 27 15:56:41 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:they would both like that
Fri Aug 27 15:57:03 2004:geokelkate [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:57:47 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:i have to exit the chat to attend to ds - can I access the transcripts
for this chat later to get the website info?
Fri Aug 27 15:57:57 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:or should i jot it down quick?
Fri Aug 27 15:58:26 2004:geokelkate [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:58:43 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I'll put the links on our site
www.weehands.com and ask Tina about the transcripts as well for this
site.
Fri Aug 27 15:59:03 2004:stugroupie [0/]
Msg:thanks!!! Bye!
Fri Aug 27 15:59:05 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I'll be here every Friday as well!
Fri Aug 27 15:59:10 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:have a great week!
Fri Aug 27 15:59:20 2004:stugroupie [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 15:59:22 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:every friday at this tiem?
Fri Aug 27 15:59:30 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:yes!
Fri Aug 27 15:59:39 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:great
Fri Aug 27 15:59:48 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I love ending my work week with this chat!
Fri Aug 27 16:00:18 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:15 minutes to go!
Fri Aug 27 16:00:44 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I'm just looking at the sign for "blanket" on the site www.born2sign.com
- I love the site!
Fri Aug 27 16:00:56 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:I need to get my two down for naps so I can take a nap
Fri Aug 27 16:01:02 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:thanks for all your suggestions
Fri Aug 27 16:01:24 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:it really helped to motivate me to continue with the signs for my older
girl
Fri Aug 27 16:01:47 2004:geokelkate [0/]
Msg:bye
Fri Aug 27 16:01:54 2004:geokelkate [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 16:02:14 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:It's just the Toronto mamas now!
Fri Aug 27 16:02:17 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:is the sign for "all done" the same as finished?
Fri Aug 27 16:02:52 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:there is another sign for "all done" in the Sign with your Baby book,
but I've always just used the sign for "finished" - the concept is the same.
Fri Aug 27 16:03:32 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:would you use that for "full" too when they get older?
Fri Aug 27 16:05:03 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:there is a different sign for full. but you also sign "finish" as if to
say you've had way too much. your facial expression would really tell the
difference between "I'm finished reading this book" and "Oh, my goodness why
did I eat so much!"
Fri Aug 27 16:08:17 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:You can see the signs for "full" and "enough" on the site:
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
Fri Aug 27 16:08:25 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:one quick pooka question... can your baby see your signs well in
the ergo carrier? or is it easier to have one that is forward facing for
more easier two handed signing.
Fri Aug 27 16:08:31 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:"Enough" is just about the same as full
Fri Aug 27 16:09:30 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:The sign for "all gone" is also on the above site.
Fri Aug 27 16:09:52 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:If you're baby is being carried in the front they can definately see you
sign.
Fri Aug 27 16:10:55 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Fallon, Melanie's wee one, did sign "milk" to her the other day while
she was in the back carry position.
Fri Aug 27 16:11:36 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:that's a good site too. do you differentiate your signs for the
different grandparents? Grandma, nana, granny, grandpa, gramps etc...
Fri Aug 27 16:12:57 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I think it would be clearer to see two handed signs if baby is in a
forward carrying position like in the Baby Trekker or on your hip, as in the
Hip Hammock. You can wear a baby in the Ergo for longer than the Hip Hammock
(or similar hip carrier)
Fri Aug 27 16:13:54 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:I also think for baby the Ergo holds their bottoms better. You have
weigh all options I guess. They can see your signs while in the Ergo, you
may have to sign to one side or the other though.
Fri Aug 27 16:14:15 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:I've got the Ergo and Moby wrap in my cart already. I don't suppose
there's a sign for the younger second wife of your father's dad, who was
"just a friend" until after he officially left your grandma sign is there?
Fri Aug 27 16:15:15 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:For two different grandmothers, you could sign "grandmother" as we
learned it in class for one, and then, use a letter for the handshape, e.g.,
"N" for the other person, using the same body space and movement. Does that
make sense?
Fri Aug 27 16:15:46 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:OMGoodness! What's her name?
Fri Aug 27 16:16:43 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Maybe name sign - first initial (of right hand) tapped just above left
breast two times.
Fri Aug 27 16:17:39 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Sandra, I've got to run - shopping for Joshua's 4th birthday on Sunday!
Email if you have any questions during the week! Big hugs to Natasha and
have a great week!
Fri Aug 27 16:18:07 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:I'm just teasing (kind of). great suggestions. have a great week
Fri Aug 27 16:18:26 2004:WeeHands [0/]
Msg:Bye! I think I want to hear more of this story though! :-)
Fri Aug 27 16:18:29 2004:WeeHands [0/]
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Fri Aug 27 16:18:41 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Hi... Sorry I disappeared! Sandra, are you still here?
Fri Aug 27 16:18:46 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:yup
Fri Aug 27 16:19:42 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Ok... To answer your question... Yes, I can sign to Fallon when she's on
my back. I sign over my shoulder and she can see it fine. It's harder for
you to see their hands when they're little, but now Fallon will reach
forward so I know what she's doing.
Fri Aug 27 16:20:01 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:I'm thinking that i'll get both the Ergo and the Moby which will
give me all the flexibility I need.
Fri Aug 27 16:20:54 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:Those are two of my most frequent used carriers too. I love the Moby on
front, and the Ergo for when we're hiking around or I need to get her in and
out on my back quickly.
Fri Aug 27 16:21:52 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:Does the Moby wear well ? Natasha likes to eat everything, does it
pill or fade easily?
Fri Aug 27 16:24:09 2004:PookaMama [0/]
Msg:I haven't noticed any pilling or fading with mine, and haven't heard
anyone else complain about it either. I certainly don't expect it to hold up
through 3 kids without some sign of wear, but so far I've been impressed
with it.
Fri Aug 27 16:26:22 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:Sounds good enough to me... you'll see my order coming in today. I
love finding products that help me deliver on my parenting preferences!
Fri Aug 27 16:26:51 2004:Natashasmum
[0/] Msg:Time to go, my angel is about to wake up. Have a great weekend.
