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15:18:55 |
WeeHands |
OFFICIAL START OF THE SIGNING WITH BABY CHAT! WELCOME! MY
NAME IS SARA 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! :) |
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15:21:30 |
WeeHands |
hi there! |
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15:21:33 |
weecansign |
hello |
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15:21:37 |
WeeHands |
i missed you by seconds before! |
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15:21:52 |
WeeHands |
what's new in your neck of the woods! |
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15:22:07 |
weecansign |
well, I'm in California right now |
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15:22:17 |
WeeHands |
travelling? |
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15:22:19 |
weecansign |
visiting with family |
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15:22:26 |
WeeHands |
lovely! |
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15:22:34 |
weecansign |
we go back to Las Vegas tomorrow night |
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15:22:42 |
weecansign |
what's up with you? |
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15:23:14 |
WeeHands |
sitting here getting colder by the day - can't believe it's
almost October! |
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15:23:24 |
WeeHands |
Getting ready for two baby shows in October |
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15:23:37 |
weecansign |
yes, I'm looking forward to the Fall weather |
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15:24:08 |
WeeHands |
Do you have classes starting this fall? |
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15:24:26 |
weecansign |
many many class sessions in the Fall! |
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15:24:34 |
weecansign |
www.weecansign.com/classes.htm |
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15:25:41 |
WeeHands |
many many! |
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15:26:13 |
weecansign |
:) LOL |
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15:26:20 |
WeeHands |
i love your website - do you do it yourself? |
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15:26:34 |
weecansign |
my ex-husband does my website! |
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15:26:37 |
weecansign |
:P |
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15:27:06 |
weecansign |
he's a good web designer, but a lousy husband LOLOL |
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15:27:13 |
WeeHands |
hmmmmm :) |
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15:27:40 |
WeeHands |
this is a public transcript !!! :? |
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15:28:15 |
WeeHands |
lol |
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15:28:27 |
WeeHands |
You do 4 week classes - right? |
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15:28:54 |
weecansign |
yes, 4 weeks and 4 weeks of Level 2 if people want more. |
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15:29:25 |
WeeHands |
how many families do you get to in a month then? |
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15:29:49 |
weecansign |
each class has between 8 and 12 families |
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15:30:13 |
weecansign |
usually |
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15:30:28 |
WeeHands |
about 40 then - that's awesome! that you are introducing the
number to this amazing experience! |
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15:31:03 |
weecansign |
how many are you reaching per month? |
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15:31:10 |
weecansign |
I know you've got classes all over, too |
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15:32:27 |
WeeHands |
i'm teaching just one class this month - just 5 families,
but there are about 20-30+ WeeHands going on in the GTA |
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15:32:37 |
WeeHands |
WeeHands classes |
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15:32:56 |
WeeHands |
hmmm, I never thought of it like this - wow! |
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15:37:02 |
weecansign |
I got to meet Vince Kitely a few weeks ago. He came to Las
Vegas for a Kids Expo |
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15:37:17 |
weecansign |
Nancy Cadjan from Sign Babies was here, too |
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15:39:17 |
WeeHands |
that must have been wonderful! |
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15:39:19 |
weecansign |
hello |
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15:39:51 |
WeeHands |
hi there mummoth! |
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15:39:54 |
mummoth |
hi |
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15:40:12 |
WeeHands |
Sara from Toronto here! |
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15:40:20 |
weecansign |
Shannon from Las Vegas here |
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15:40:24 |
mummoth |
Im Teresa From Coquitlam BC |
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15:40:33 |
weecansign |
but I'm in sunny California today |
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15:41:04 |
mummoth |
its pouring here.. |
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15:41:08 |
weecansign |
hi Teresa, do you Sign with your baby? |
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15:41:57 |
WeeHands |
got a whole lot of the continent covered! |
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15:42:12 |
mummoth |
no, not really.... its interesting to me though, since she
isnt talking as much as her brother did |
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15:43:02 |
WeeHands |
how old are they? |
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15:43:11 |
mummoth |
she can nod her head yes & no, so I ask her alot of qs she
can answer that way |
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15:43:39 |
mummoth |
shes 15 months hes 3 1/2 years (he talked alot more than she
does when he was ehr age) |
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15:44:09 |
weecansign |
she is at a great age to start introducing Signs. She'll
pick them up pretty quickly at this age |
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15:44:10 |
WeeHands |
hi echo! hi lisa b! |
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15:44:18 |
weecansign |
echo!!!!! |
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15:44:24 |
mummoth |
I was worried she might be too old! |
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15:44:25 |
echo |
Hello! |
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15:44:42 |
echo |
Ladies, thanks for the invite! |
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15:44:48 |
WeeHands |
*applause* for you all! |
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15:44:54 |
echo |
I may only be able to stay a short while. |
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15:45:10 |
WeeHands |
that's okay it's great to have you! |
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15:45:27 |
WeeHands |
mummoth what are your daughter's favourite things? |
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15:46:03 |
WeeHands |
as always MUST recommend these websites: www.sign2me.com |
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15:46:04 |
mummoth |
hmmmm... her brother! she likes dogs (she says Oof! Oof!"
for that)" |
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15:46:08 |
WeeHands |
www.signingtime.com |
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15:46:14 |
WeeHands |
and www.signwithsam.com |
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15:46:14 |
weecansign |
introduce Signs for favorite foods, toys, activities,
animals |
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15:46:18 |
mummoth |
ummm she likes bathtime |
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15:46:26 |
mummoth |
okay |
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15:47:06 |
mummoth |
I want her to be able to sign to me when she poops... it
bugs her when she goes |
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15:47:08 |
WeeHands |
Introduce the signs for 1) brother 2) dog 3) bath definitely
and build a list of favourite things, just as Shannon said
from there. |
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15:47:48 |
WeeHands |
Add in signs for things that you do every day (often a few
times a day!), e.g., diaper change, eat, sleep, etc. |
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15:47:56 |
weecansign |
at 15 months of age, I would ask my son if he wanted CRACKER
or BANANA (while Signing those) and he would Sign CHEESE! |
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15:48:12 |
echo |
cute! |
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15:48:17 |
echo |
Did you give him cheese? |
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15:48:22 |
weecansign |
yep! |
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15:48:30 |
LisaB |
howdy |
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15:49:13 |
WeeHands |
my little one at 16 months would sign CHEESE and I'd give
her cheddar. she'd drop it and sign CHEESE again and point
to me - I had havarti on my sandwich! |
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15:49:32 |
WeeHands |
cheeky little thing! |
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15:49:33 |
LisaB |
My son loves string cheese... and the sign for cheese gets
used quite often at our house |
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15:49:44 |
WeeHands |
mmmm, cheese! |
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15:50:07 |
mummoth |
brb |
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15:50:27 |
WeeHands |
my son's sign for CHEESE and COOKIE looked very similar at
that age - but I could tell what he wanted by the vowel
sounds he would make |
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15:51:19 |
WeeHands |
Oh, on October 26th, Mothering Magazine is hosting a Sign
with Baby chat here at 9 pm eastern time. It hopefully will
be VERY business so mark it on your calendars! |
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15:51:32 |
WeeHands |
Tell all the families you know about it too! |
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15:51:39 |
LisaB |
my son approximates the cookie sign but it turns out it, in
ASL he is signing meat" but I know that is his sign for
cookie + he verbalizes "Keee" when he does it" |
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15:52:21 |
WeeHands |
what would happen if you gave him meat" when he made this
sign...just curious?" |
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15:53:11 |
LisaB |
he has been refusing to eat meat lately...he would take it
and throw it to the side of his high chair, say and sign
Noooooooooooo and then sign again and say Keee |
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15:53:13 |
WeeHands |
for my kids cookie" was "totee" for their first 18-24 months
or so" |
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15:53:22 |
WeeHands |
LOL |
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15:53:26 |
mummoth |
zzzzzzazazaamajjajajjaaaaaaaaaaaaaaj aj
jaajajajajajaajaajajj a a |
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15:53:35 |
weecansign |
what happened? |
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15:53:39 |
WeeHands |
hello little one at the keyboard! |
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15:53:45 |
WeeHands |
i guessing! |
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15:53:47 |
LisaB |
LOL |
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15:54:07 |
WeeHands |
or it's a quick fingerspelling test!!! ;) |
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15:54:09 |
echo |
What time is the chat on Oct 26 Sara? |
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15:54:33 |
mummoth |
kg whoops! she was typing as I got her cover on.. she knows
how to push enter now I guess |
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15:54:34 |
WeeHands |
it's 9 pm eastern but I should confirm that it is eastern
time |
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15:54:43 |
WeeHands |
smart baby! |
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15:55:14 |
LisaB |
I'll look for a heads up reminder as it gets a bit
closer...sounds cool. do you know if that is EST ? |
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15:55:40 |
LisaB |
sorry, I'm typing behind the topic |
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15:56:26 |
WeeHands |
just checking on the time |
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15:56:29 |
weecansign |
brb |
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15:56:31 |
LisaB |
odd question here but does anyone know the sign for
broccoli" my son absolutly lves it" |
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15:56:57 |
WeeHands |
6PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, and 9 PM Eastern. |
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15:57:04 |
echo |
thanks Sara. |
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15:58:02 |
WeeHands |
i've seen what I think is an old way to sign it.... |
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15:58:15 |
WeeHands |
like tree but your dominant hand is in a B shape |
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15:58:22 |
echo |
There isn't an ASL sign for Brocolli that I know of... |
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15:58:41 |
echo |
There are a few SEE signs for Brocolli. |
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15:58:49 |
echo |
However. |
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15:59:04 |
LisaB |
I think ASL pro had something but it didn't seem right.. |
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16:00:20 |
echo |
What was it Lisa? |
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16:01:28 |
ourwiefamily |
phew some peoplel are still here! I almost completely
missed you all! |
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16:01:34 |
ourwiefamily |
(I am an hour late, right? sigh) |
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16:01:38 |
LisaB |
sorry, ASLPro had a sign for Broccoli... dominant hand
coming up from under/inside and popping up like a flower in
anflower pot for broccoli |
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16:02:58 |
ourwiefamily |
now broccoli is a sign I wouldn't expect kids at my house to
want to use. LOL (maybe ... none of that broccoli please
mom!) |
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16:03:14 |
WeeHands |
hi there ourwiefamily ! |
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16:03:32 |
ourwiefamily |
hello! I finally get the day right but of course miss the
time. argh. :) |
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16:03:52 |
echo |
That is what I have seen also Lisa, but it is not considered
a true ASL sign. It is Signed Excact English. However, since
no ASL sign exists for it, I have seen even Deaf people I
socialize with adopt that sign for Brocolli. |
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16:04:22 |
WeeHands |
my son was the pickiest eater as a baby - had to do a floor
show to get him to eat and now he can't get enough broccoli,
cauliflower or spinach! I'm truly amazed when he eats! |
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16:04:40 |
ourwiefamily |
My all consuming question of the day ... Maria turns 1 on
Sunday. She loves watching other people sign, but she seems
to think it is primarily a spectator sport. I try to
encourage her to use her signs, but it is pretty rare. |
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16:04:52 |
ourwiefamily |
For a while, she would sign milk" while nursing but that's
pretty much ended now." |
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16:04:52 |
weecansign |
I've got to go now, it was nice chatting with you |
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16:04:52 |
echo |
that is fantastic. |
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16:04:56 |
ourwiefamily |
Is that common? |
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16:05:22 |
ourwiefamily |
should I expect someday she will *use* the signs herself or
will she always just grin at us when *we* sign to her? |
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16:05:33 |
WeeHands |
have a great week shannon and a wonderful vacation |
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16:05:36 |
WeeHands |
thanks for coming! |
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16:05:40 |
echo |
bye Shannon!!! |
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16:05:43 |
weecansign |
thanks! bye everyone! |
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16:05:53 |
ourwiefamily |
bye! HOpefully next time I catch you all on the right time. |
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16:06:00 |
ourwiefamily |
anyone else have any input for me? |
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16:06:08 |
WeeHands |
does she attempt to imiate any of your movements
ourwiefamily ? |
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16:06:36 |
ourwiefamily |
not really |
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16:06:50 |
ourwiefamily |
most of the time, not at all |
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16:07:14 |
ourwiefamily |
she also doesn't really mimic sounds we make. Just not a
mimicker. |
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16:09:17 |
WeeHands |
keep signing with her - the signs for her favourite things
as well as activities that happen frequently through the day |
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16:09:18 |
ourwiefamily |
to get her to sign, we have helped her hands form the
signs. We have also jumped on it any time we have seen her
sign and given positive reinforcement. She loves that. But
it doesn't seem to increase her use of it. |
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16:09:26 |
WeeHands |
try to sign before, during and after activities |
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16:09:46 |
WeeHands |
so before you give her a cookie sign COOKIE |
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16:09:54 |
WeeHands |
while she's eating the cookie sign COOKIE |
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16:10:08 |
echo |
How long have you been signing to her ourwiefamily? |
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16:10:12 |
WeeHands |
when she's done eating hte cookie, sign COOKIE FINISHED |
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16:10:12 |
ourwiefamily |
We do that with a lot of things. |
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16:10:32 |
ourwiefamily |
well ... must be about 6m? |
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16:10:52 |
LisaB |
we sign, cookie, more cookie, cookie finished. mostly he
likes more cookie please!! |
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16:11:02 |
ourwiefamily |
The other kids all use the signs frequently through the
day. They sign to her when we ask a question. Dh even
signs to her the few signs he knows (mostly eat" lol)" |
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16:11:02 |
WeeHands |
:) |
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16:11:03 |
echo |
o.k. and what else is she involved in doing at the moment? |
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16:11:07 |
echo |
haha. cute. |
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16:11:30 |
echo |
what are her biggest challenges as a one year old? |
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16:12:06 |
echo |
could she be focusing a lot of her energy in trying to reach
a different milestone? (crawling, teething, etc) |
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16:12:15 |
ourwiefamily |
hmmm ... good question. She is still learning to walk. She
currently has an ear infection so I've signed sick" to her." |
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16:12:45 |
ourwiefamily |
yes, that is true ... she is still putting a lot of energy
into some of those things, I think |
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16:12:56 |
ourwiefamily |
her mobility esp |
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16:13:20 |
echo |
It's important to consider where she is at right now...
where she is putting her energy into... keep signing to her,
perhaps once she overcomes her biggest challenge, she will
have more energy to produce signs! |
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16:13:52 |
ourwiefamily |
thanks echo ... I will have to keep that in mind. Sometimes
I feel kind of discouraged. I really wanted to do signing
with my baby this time since I'd missed it w/ the others |
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16:14:13 |
mummoth |
how do you sign 'hurt'? |
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16:14:14 |
ourwiefamily |
and now all my other kids like to sign but she doesn't ... I
guess I'm just afraid we will lose our momentum and
enthusiasm before she really gets started |
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16:14:54 |
ourwiefamily |
I think it should help that we are giving her the baby
signing times dvd set for her birthday ... new episodes
might bring back some of the fun for all of us and maybe
soon she will start signing! |
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16:15:12 |
echo |
I can understand your frusteration. Every child is different
as well, so you just have to give them their space to go at
their own pace. |
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16:15:33 |
ourwiefamily |
echo ... I know that deep down but goodness, I need to hear
that from someone else! Thank you! |
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16:15:35 |
echo |
Signing Time is soo many kids favorite DVD! I am sure she
will LOVE it! |
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16:15:53 |
ourwiefamily |
I know she will ... we have the original 6 dvds and she
adores them |
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16:16:04 |
ourwiefamily |
I actually think her comprehension level for signs is pretty
good |
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16:16:23 |
ourwiefamily |
it's just that she thinks anyone signing is like a tv
program to sit back and watch or something lol |
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16:18:05 |
WeeHands |
some little ones are big observers for a while as well |
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16:18:16 |
WeeHands |
she's the youngest of 6, right? |
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16:18:32 |
LisaB |
we have all 6 DVD;s of signing time and just recently got
the Baby signing time...my 21 month old son can't get
enough of them |
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16:18:33 |
ourwiefamily |
yes |
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16:18:53 |
echo |
aahhh. Consider if you are allowing her to request" what she
needs. Sometimes, we over anticipate what a child needs and
we give it to them before they have a chance to express it
themselves. (this is mother's instinct playing in)" |
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16:18:56 |
ourwiefamily |
(I mean ... yes, she is the youngest of 6) |
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16:19:11 |
echo |
just something else to consider. |
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16:19:12 |
WeeHands |
mummoth if you go to the website www.weehands.com you can
click on an ASL dictionary at the bottom of the page |
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16:19:23 |
ourwiefamily |
I don't think we do that for her ... I try not to because we
had a child w/ delayed speech once that was partly
attributable to that |
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16:19:36 |
echo |
hhmm. |
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16:20:08 |
ourwiefamily |
but it's like ... she wants to nurse and she knows the sign
for milk" ... but instead of signing "milk"when she wants to
nurse, she will "tell" me by smashing her face down into my
belly." |
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16:20:46 |
WeeHands |
ourwiefamily let me find you some information about
communication temptations" - techniques frequently used by
speech pathologists" |
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16:23:01 |
ourwiefamily |
I ask her if she wants milk" and use the sign and she just
more urgently smashes into me sigh" |
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16:23:20 |
ourwiefamily |
when she is latched on, she *used to* then sign milk, but
now she doesn't do that very often at all. shrug |
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16:24:09 |
WeeHands |
i taught my son to sign fruit at 14 months using some of
these temptations - i have a small can of fruit cocktail
that he loved. |
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16:24:20 |
WeeHands |
i'd give him a small piece and sign fruit. |
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16:24:36 |
WeeHands |
he would indicate that he wanted more by leaning toward me
and opening his mouth |
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16:24:47 |
WeeHands |
i continued to do this for about 10 bites |
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16:25:07 |
WeeHands |
after 10 bits (small ones) i would pause and hold the spoon
up and sign fruit and wait.... |
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16:25:21 |
WeeHands |
he would lean forward and let me know that he wanted
more.... |
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16:25:47 |
WeeHands |
I'd continue to do this for 5 more bites - showing the
fruit, showing the sign...and waiting for a wee bit |
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16:25:59 |
WeeHands |
after a while i increased the pause |
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16:26:21 |
WeeHands |
we continued on with this with the pause getting along but
NEVER frustrating him |
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16:26:34 |
WeeHands |
by the end of the can he was signing FRUIT back to me! |
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16:26:58 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm sure in a couple months I will look back and just roll
my eyes at myself. But man alive, I feel like I'm already
to play this game" and my baby won't come out to play (lol)" |
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16:27:14 |
ourwiefamily |
I love the idea weehands |
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16:27:40 |
WeeHands |
you're doing fine! |
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16:28:00 |
echo |
Yes, it does sound like you are doing a great job
ourwiefamily! |
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16:29:19 |
WeeHands |
Here are some more communicative temptations: |
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16:29:20 |
WeeHands |
Communicative Temptations ð Activate a wind-up toy, let it
deactivate, and hand it to the child. ð Blow up a balloon
and slowly deflate it; then hand the deflated balloon to the
child and wait. ð Open a jar of bubbles, blow bubbles, and
then close the jar tightly and give the closed jar to the
child. ð Place a desired food item or toy in a jar that the
child cannot open while the child is watching; then put the
jar in front of the child and wait. ð Put interesting toys
in a bag, and shake the bag to attract the child’s
attention. Place the bag in front of the child and
encourage the child to take one of the toys out of the bag. |
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16:29:24 |
LisaB |
if you child is anything like my son...it took him a while
to sign back but when he did... wow...watch out |
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16:29:53 |
WeeHands |
i hope you can read it! |
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16:30:14 |
WeeHands |
i must head out and pick up my babies, but please feel free
to keep chatting! |
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16:30:23 |
LisaB |
it sounds like your child takes it all in so she probably
really knows/understands much more than she is expressing... |
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16:30:42 |
WeeHands |
I'm going to end the chat officially so that Tina knows when
to set the end of the transcript |
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16:31:09 |
WeeHands |
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