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Signing With Babies Chat #44, with Sarah Bingham of WeeHands
( www.weehands.com )
11/17/05

5 mamas in attendance

16:13:29 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! :)
16:13:30 debbie hello
16:13:43 WeeHands tricky tricky site!
16:14:11 debbie yes I see, but I think I got it now
16:14:56 WeeHands it's very quiet today though !
16:15:31 debbie yes it looks that way
16:16:27 debbie well maybe someone will join in soon
16:18:09 WeeHands maybe 20 new moms in London looking for a class!
16:18:20 debbie really!!!!!
16:18:45 debbie where did you see that or hear about it
16:20:57 WeeHands no i'mjust kidding!
16:21:43 debbie oh I was wondering..............
16:21:53 WeeHands sorry... :(
16:22:09 debbie but maybe there are
16:22:21 WeeHands soon there will be 20 moms in London wanted classes - we just have to tell them about you!!!
16:22:33 debbie no problem,
16:22:36 debbie yes I agree
16:23:05 debbie I have advertising out there for Precious hands, in the Mom and Caregiver magazine
16:23:22 debbie I will have to contact them to change my info
16:24:55 debbie I was also in the Village News" it is a free newspaper with tons od small business infor and special interest articles it has a 35,000 distribution list and growing"
16:25:28 debbie my typing is very bad today
16:26:53 WeeHands maybe it's the cold - can you tell i'm not good with winter!
16:28:22 TurboClaudia hello!
16:28:57 TurboClaudia *doorbell*
16:29:13 debbie hello
16:29:22 WeeHands hullo!
16:29:28 WeeHands how are u?
16:29:44 debbie we are so use to nice weather it feels worse, we will get use to it
16:30:12 WeeHands promise!?
16:30:36 TurboClaudia good thanks!
16:30:44 debbie well no but it is what I am going with
16:30:46 TurboClaudia how are you two?
16:30:56 debbie I am well thanks
16:31:08 debbie not liking the cold along with Sara
16:32:08 WeeHands Hi, I'm Sara from just east of Toronto and Debbie is in London - we are doing a typical Canadian thing and complaining about the cold!
16:32:22 WeeHands where are you from  TurboClaudia ?
16:32:24 crystalpea2005 hey mamas
16:32:30 WeeHands hey there!
16:32:42 WeeHands where are you from  crystalpea2005 ?
16:32:46 TurboClaudia i'm in oregon, right near portland
16:32:51 TurboClaudia but i grew up near NYC
16:33:09 TurboClaudia how old are your little ones?
16:33:14 TurboClaudia our son is 17 months old
16:33:26 crystalpea2005 im from connecticut, its getting cold
16:33:58 WeeHands crystalpea2005 you also have permission to complain abou the cold!
16:34:04 TurboClaudia i heard the weather changed dramatically yesterday up in the northeast, from like 70 degree weather to 40 degree weather
16:34:09 crystalpea2005 i have a 1 yr old little monkey
16:34:15 WeeHands my litte ones are 5 years and 3 years next week - on thanksgiving day!
16:34:28 WeeHands one monkey, and two little turkeys!
16:34:38 WeeHands boy or girl  crystalpea2005 ?
16:34:47 crystalpea2005 yes its chilly :)  :)
16:34:58 crystalpea2005 boy
16:35:11 crystalpea2005 mackenzie
16:35:29 TurboClaudia our little man has had a signing explosion this past month or so
16:35:40 TurboClaudia went from about 10 signed words to 30+
16:35:49 crystalpea2005 really
16:35:59 debbie that is awesome
16:35:59 TurboClaudia and also had a speaking explosion too
16:36:09 TurboClaudia from about 3-4 spoken words to about a 12 or so
16:36:22 crystalpea2005 isnt that the coolest
16:36:25 debbie the benefits of signing!!!!!!!!
16:36:28 TurboClaudia i have to keep adding to my own signing vocab!
16:36:36 WeeHands that's incredible  TurboClaudia !
16:36:52 TurboClaudia his favorite sign" is still probably shaking his head "no", however... lol"
16:36:53 crystalpea2005 mackenzie talks and talks
16:36:54 WeeHands i remember running to dictionaries all the time when my kids were toddlers!
16:37:06 WeeHands LOL
16:37:23 TurboClaudia yep
16:37:37 WeeHands welcome amysuen!
16:37:42 amysuen Hello
16:37:47 crystalpea2005 mackenzie thinks everything is a flower
16:37:51 debbie my gang are all older they sign but they talk way too much with attitude
16:38:05 TurboClaudia hi amysuen!
16:38:07 amysuen How old are your signers?
16:38:20 WeeHands crystalpea2005 that is so sweet!  just like bambi!
16:38:22 crystalpea2005 p
16:38:28 crystalpea2005 p
16:38:32 TurboClaudia we were just talking about that! our son is 17 months
16:38:35 debbie oh gosh old umm 18, 12, 11 and almost 10
16:38:54 amysuen Mine is 15 mos, and I have a family child care I use signing in too.
16:38:57 crystalpea2005 i
16:39:03 TurboClaudia he's napping right now, giving mama some alone time
16:39:04 crystalpea2005 i
16:39:14 WeeHands man you were busy when they were 1, 2, 3 and 8 Debbie!
16:39:27 debbie ha ha
16:39:35 crystalpea2005 im having problems here
16:39:38 TurboClaudia omigosh, wow!  how did you do that, mama?
16:39:49 TurboClaudia what's going on crystalpea?
16:39:54 debbie my oldest works at a fitness centre in the child care and she signs with the kids
16:40:06 WeeHands wonderful debbie!
16:40:09 crystalpea2005 i was writing but nothing was showing uo
16:40:09 debbie I am old too!!
16:40:12 debbie 37
16:40:16 crystalpea2005 weird
16:40:16 WeeHands you are not old!
16:40:21 amysuen FYI I'll be mostly lurking, the kids are getting home from school and up from nap, but I wanted to jump in a little. :)
16:40:28 WeeHands ha i'll be 40 in march!
16:40:34 TurboClaudia you mean you were typing and then hit enter and nothing was coming up in the chat window?
16:40:43 crystalpea2005 yes
16:40:46 amysuen 37 isn't old!!! ;)
16:40:47 WeeHands busy busy time  amysuen !
16:40:49 crystalpea2005 im 30
16:41:00 TurboClaudia sometimes it takes a few seconds for it to pop into the window
16:41:01 amysuen No kidding... :silly:
16:41:26 crystalpea2005 ill haveto nurse mackenzie soon hes getting hungry
16:41:28 debbie I am glad to have kids the age they are and be 37
16:41:51 debbie I had them young and quick!
16:42:07 debbie but I miss the baby days
16:42:09 TurboClaudia did you always know you wanted to be a young mama?
16:42:14 crystalpea2005 my b-day is in march too
16:42:18 amysuen My oldest is 17
16:42:38 debbie well the first one was not planned I was in College so she sort of put a bump in my road
16:42:54 amysuen I was in college too. :)
16:42:54 WeeHands march 27th here!
16:43:15 debbie wow my daughter is on the 27th too she will be 13
16:43:25 crystalpea2005 im the 8th so your a aries
16:43:48 debbie march that is
16:43:54 crystalpea2005 my best friend is the 29th aries
16:44:23 WeeHands too many coincidences Debbie!
16:44:24 debbie yes I am aries as well april 4th
16:44:34 debbie I know I was just thinking that Sara
16:44:41 WeeHands yeah for aries!
16:45:00 WeeHands does anyone have any signing with baby questions?
16:45:10 TurboClaudia i have one!
16:45:14 crystalpea2005 hopefully youll be here when i get back in a few :heart:
16:45:16 WeeHands go ahead!
16:45:36 WeeHands :D   crystalpea2005 !
16:45:51 TurboClaudia we have to consider a lot of our son's signs in context of what he's looking at or what's in the room since they look very similar.
16:45:59 TurboClaudia any suggestions for how to help him make them different?
16:46:27 TurboClaudia for example, more, ball, shoes, and book are all 2 handed signs in front of the body
16:47:03 TurboClaudia it's only recently that he uses 2 palms for book, a fist and a palm for shoes or ball, and a finger pointing to a palm for more
16:47:04 debbie as you know little ones will approximate
16:47:23 TurboClaudia they all use to look like a finger and a palm so this is progress!
16:47:29 amysuen Z does the finger/palm for more too!
16:47:58 TurboClaudia also horse and dad currently look the same (fist to side of forehead)
16:48:05 debbie His signs will improve more more as his motor skills improve
16:48:39 debbie try some hand over hand as along as he is ok with it and does not get frustrated with you
16:48:41 WeeHands signs that involve the mid point of the body usually are approximations to start with. it's a developmental thing
16:49:12 amysuen I think it's like speaking, it gets better with practice and age...
16:49:20 WeeHands keep modelling the correct sign and respond to what he is doing
16:49:35 debbie always make the correct sign back to him when he signs these ones and it may help
16:49:45 amysuen I have a question, while the kiddies are quiet...
16:49:58 debbie sara we are insync
16:50:05 debbie go ahead
16:50:06 amysuen How can I encourage Z to sign to me???
16:50:14 WeeHands signs are made up of at least 3 parts 1) body space 2) movement and 3) handshape - children typically get body space and movement correct but handshape is slower to come along
16:50:32 WeeHands ;) Debbie!
16:50:43 amysuen I do the signs while I talk to him
16:50:47 WeeHands how old is Z again?
16:51:03 debbie be consistent with Z and make signing a part of your routine do not force feed
16:51:05 amysuen He does more" but that's about all. He's 15 mos, almost 16"
16:51:11 debbie make fun too that helps
16:51:23 TurboClaudia thanks, weehands!  i continue to model the correct way of signing a sign back to him, and as i mentioned, it has started shifting.
16:51:26 WeeHands what are Z's favourite things
16:51:34 amysuen He'll sign for something he really wants, like Halloween candy or a cookie! lol
16:51:45 TurboClaudia he won't tolerate us touching his hands when he signs.
16:51:45 WeeHands i like him already!
16:52:04 WeeHands that's okay, only shape a little ones hands if they are open to it.
16:52:16 amysuen Right now he LOVES Teletubbies and LaLa, but I can't think of a sign for LaLa except an L which seems hard for little ones to do.
16:52:19 WeeHands my daughter would get mad herself - she's a really me do it" gal!"
16:52:23 TurboClaudia thanks!
16:52:25 amysuen BRB...
16:53:17 debbie sorry ladies/mamas I have to leave.
16:53:23 debbie The kiddos are calling
16:53:50 debbie maybe catch you here next week
16:53:56 debbie take care all
16:55:50 WeeHands now i have the la la love" song from Signing Time going through my head!"
16:56:40 amysuen I just heard about S.T. at a child care conference a few weeks ago. I've been doing Sign2Me
16:57:10 amysuen We have a sign language lady come every year and do 2 workshops for us, people love it!
17:01:32 TurboClaudia have you found that videos/dvds help with a child's signing use/understanding?  cause we haven't used any and although it took a long time for him to duplicate signs back to us, his grasp of the vocab is amazing
17:01:58 WeeHands sign2me and signing time are awesome together!
17:02:33 WeeHands just playing with your little one and signing throughout the day is ideal  TurboClaudia
17:02:35 amysuen I don't use signing video with the children, just songs
17:03:25 amysuen They don't sit long enough to watch videos
17:06:28 TurboClaudia well, he just woke up from nap and is not letting me sit down, so i have to go
17:06:38 TurboClaudia thank you and have a great t-day next week!
17:07:03 amysuen Thanks, I should go now too - snack time!
17:07:25 amysuen Bye crystalpea2005!
17:07:49 WeeHands Have a great week!
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