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Signing With Babies Chat #41, with Sarah Bingham of WeeHands
( www.weehands.com )
9/22/05

4 mamas in attendance

15:16:20 WeeHands OFFICIAL START OF THE SIGNING WITH BABY CHAT! WELCOME! MY NAME IS SARA FROM WEEHANDS AND I AM YOUR HOSTESS TODAY! THIS CHAT IS TRANSCRIPTED AND POSTED ON THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THIS CHAT...PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN POSTING TO THIS CHAT. THANK YOU! :)
15:16:48 WeeHands sorry about the late start this week :(
15:16:49 signingbaby HI Sara
15:17:05 WeeHands hello! how are you?
15:17:19 signingbaby Procrastinating
15:17:20 signingbaby LOL
15:17:29 signingbaby The first half of this book is due tomorrow
15:17:33 WeeHands what should you be doing? LOL!
15:17:48 signingbaby I'm doing it, but doing this as well haha
15:17:54 signingbaby Sort of multi-tasking
15:18:05 WeeHands that's amazing!
15:18:22 WeeHands hmm....call this a consult as part of your work!
15:18:38 signingbaby There you go
15:18:46 WeeHands how long is the book going to be?
15:18:53 signingbaby It's not big, 128 pages
15:19:05 signingbaby I have 6 weeks to write it
15:19:11 signingbaby No pressure there.
15:20:00 WeeHands but it's really focussed then
15:20:09 WeeHands a shorter read is easiest for new parents
15:20:15 signingbaby We'll see lol
15:20:19 signingbaby I don't have a lot of self-confidence
15:20:29 WeeHands brb
15:20:54 WeeHands what do you have confidence about?
15:21:02 WeeHands you built a whole website on this stuff!
15:21:21 signingbaby I suppose. I think the deadline is just freaking me out!
15:21:23 signingbaby Haha.
15:21:36 WeeHands that'll do it
15:21:46 WeeHands it's amazing what we can do under pressure though
15:21:56 WeeHands can you tell me anything about the book?
15:22:16 signingbaby I work well under pressure! I think so anyway. And yes, what do you want to know?
15:22:39 signingbaby I'm using a red colored pencil, just like in high school.
15:22:41 signingbaby lol
15:22:44 WeeHands what will make it different then other books?
15:22:55 WeeHands are you using highlighters as well! :)
15:23:03 WeeHands did you get a copy of baby signs?
15:23:04 signingbaby No highlighters, it smears my ink. LOLOL
15:23:16 signingbaby I never got one of course, I'm sorry I didn't email you back.
15:23:23 WeeHands do you still need it?
15:23:39 signingbaby Anyway, this book is an illustrated book" so it's not just pages and pages of text ... hard to explain"
15:23:50 WeeHands you're library doesn't have one?
15:24:00 signingbaby The people who are putting it together will be putting together a few sample spreads, and when they do I'll have a better way to explain it
15:24:05 WeeHands different than signing with tots""
15:24:17 signingbaby My library stinks! They didn't have ANY baby sign langauge books
15:24:34 signingbaby The dictionary Teach YOur Tot to Sign?
15:24:40 signingbaby IS that the one you mean?
15:25:21 WeeHands sorry - is it different than signing with tots?
15:25:31 signingbaby I
15:25:42 signingbaby Oops, I'm not sure what signing with tots" is?"
15:25:51 ilovemysonforever2002 hello i am new here
15:27:06 WeeHands hi there and welcome!
15:27:08 signingbaby Be back soon
15:27:16 WeeHands see you soon
15:27:23 WeeHands what's your first name  ilovemysonforever2002 ?
15:27:35 ilovemysonforever2002 april
15:27:39 WeeHands I recognize your screen name form the yahoo! groups!
15:27:50 WeeHands hi april, I'm Sara from WeeHands
15:27:52 WeeHands welcome!
15:27:56 ilovemysonforever2002 ya becasue i am in alex and leah group
15:28:01 WeeHands we are very informal here
15:28:07 ilovemysonforever2002 ty
15:28:50 WeeHands how old is your little one?
15:28:52 ilovemysonforever2002 hi sara nice to meet ya
15:29:00 ilovemysonforever2002 he 3 years old
15:29:17 ilovemysonforever2002 with apraxica
15:29:26 ilovemysonforever2002 he cant talk
15:29:36 WeeHands what area of the world are you in?
15:29:49 ilovemysonforever2002 illinois usa
15:30:42 WeeHands i'm just east of Toronto and am mom to joshua age 5 and sabrina who is going on 3 this november
15:30:58 ilovemysonforever2002 cool
15:30:58 WeeHands I used to work with the Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Service, April.
15:31:10 WeeHands she's almost 3 going on 13 though!
15:31:19 ilovemysonforever2002 oh i beat
15:31:45 WeeHands how long have you been signing with him April?
15:31:51 WeeHands hi kimberly!
15:32:50 kimberlyk Hi,I was wondering if there was anyone that teaches baby signing in Ware,MA?
15:33:26 WeeHands you can check on the site www.sign2me.com
15:34:30 WeeHands There are 6 instructors listed on this page: http://www.sign2me.com/region.php?region=us&locus=MA
15:34:39 kimberlyk Thank you.I have been doing it on my own with flash cards,He is doing really well for only being 13 months.
15:35:29 ilovemysonforever2002 most little kids thinksince like all most 2
15:35:48 ilovemysonforever2002 since he was all most age 2
15:36:06 WeeHands is your 13 month old signing kimberly
15:37:24 ilovemysonforever2002 we have all 6 of the signing time dvd
15:37:50 ilovemysonforever2002 and he loves them all  he signs singing time what me to turn it on
15:38:06 WeeHands we LOVE signing time!
15:38:23 WeeHands i just got the baby signing time DVDs a few days a go and they are wonderful!
15:38:25 kimberlyk Yes,he tells me bathroom when he wants to be changed,tells me when he wants to eat or drink.He knows how to sign no and yes.He knows how to sign sit or stand.
15:38:48 WeeHands he tells you when he wants to be change - how wonderful!  My almost 3 year old doesn't do that!
15:38:50 WeeHands :)
15:38:54 ilovemysonforever2002 i dont have them
15:39:05 ilovemysonforever2002 but my son might be to old for them
15:39:20 WeeHands that's 7 signs (at least)  kimberlyk!
15:39:23 WeeHands wonderful!
15:39:51 ilovemysonforever2002 my is 3 and he does do that netehr
15:39:51 kimberlyk I think he will be real easy to potty train he hates a wet diaper.
15:39:53 ilovemysonforever2002 nether
15:39:59 WeeHands no, he won't be too old for them - they'll just add more songs to your repetoire, reinforce the signs you have, and add a few more
15:40:15 ilovemysonforever2002 ok
15:40:19 WeeHands it will come april
15:40:28 ilovemysonforever2002 i might and go theere and check them out
15:40:42 ilovemysonforever2002 ok
15:40:54 kimberlyk Where do I get the dvd's and arethey expensive?
15:40:57 WeeHands you're helping him understand by showing him the signs - not that he has any problem understanding what you say verbally!
15:40:58 ilovemysonforever2002 he gets to go to school in pull up
15:41:20 WeeHands where are you located kimberly
15:41:37 kimberlyk I am in Ware,MA
15:41:49 WeeHands duh, you just said that!  sorry!
15:42:05 WeeHands you can order them online from this store: http://www.signingbaby.com/
15:42:30 kimberlyk Does walmart have them?
15:42:37 WeeHands or from our website: http://www.weehands.com/us_store.htm
15:42:48 WeeHands I always forget my own website!!
15:43:00 WeeHands Walmart doesn't carry them to my knowledge.
15:43:05 kimberlyk Are they expensive?
15:43:13 ilovemysonforever2002 i havent seen them at walmart
15:43:23 WeeHands Walmart does have the Baby Wordsworth DVD that is a sign language DVD for little ones
15:43:52 WeeHands Our site lists them at $18.99 each
15:44:55 kimberlyk That's not to bad,I do want him to advance.
15:45:45 WeeHands you can buy them bundled 3 DVDs plus the CD (wonderful music) for $54.95 from the http://www.signingbabyshop.com