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16:22:35 |
WeeHands |
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16:22:40 |
WeeHands |
hi there! |
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16:23:13 |
net |
Is it okay if I join in too |
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16:23:33 |
WeeHands |
of course it is! |
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16:23:34 |
MRSr |
hi, I have just started teaching my 14mo
old daughter and 4 &1/2 yr old son |
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16:23:48 |
MRSr |
is there anything special I should know? |
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16:23:53 |
WeeHands |
wonderful, at those ages they will pick
it up quickly |
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16:23:59 |
WeeHands |
wjat |
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16:24:01 |
WeeHands |
sorry |
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16:24:08 |
WeeHands |
what's your comfort level with signing? |
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16:24:13 |
MRSr |
they already are doing great |
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16:24:31 |
MRSr |
I am just learning myself, but have
always wanted to learn |
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16:24:42 |
net |
I have a 4 month old and a 5 year old
both boys |
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16:24:54 |
MRSr |
we also have a large deaf community in
our town |
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16:25:51 |
WeeHands |
i would sign to them at what ever level
you are comfortable with and focus on
their favourite things and activities |
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16:26:00 |
WeeHands |
hi lisa!! |
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16:26:17 |
LisaB |
hey... am I in the right place? |
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16:26:19 |
WeeHands |
the 5 year old will really get a kick
out of signing with your little one |
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16:26:28 |
WeeHands |
signing with babies chat!! :) |
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16:26:42 |
WeeHands |
roll call - where is everyone from!? |
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16:26:48 |
WeeHands |
just east of Toronto here! |
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16:26:49 |
MyYogaBaby |
hi all....just here to learn about
signing. I have a 9 mo old dd |
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16:26:53 |
MRSr |
california |
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16:26:54 |
net |
We like to sing probebly not as much as
we should |
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16:27:08 |
MyYogaBaby |
Chicago...soon to be moving to
Sacramento CA |
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16:27:16 |
net |
Im from creston B.C canada |
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16:27:35 |
MyYogaBaby |
are you all currently using signing? |
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16:27:36 |
LisaB |
Michigan, north of Detroit |
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16:27:38 |
WeeHands |
another canadian!!! |
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16:27:39 |
WeeHands |
yeah! |
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16:28:05 |
WeeHands |
wow, almost all 4 corners covered! |
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16:28:15 |
net |
thats great eh haha. |
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16:28:18 |
WeeHands |
9 months is such a great age! well they
all are! |
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16:28:40 |
MyYogaBaby |
she's really into copying now, so it
would be pretty easy to get her to catch
on |
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16:28:44 |
MyYogaBaby |
where do I start? |
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16:29:08 |
MRSr |
I just started and I also signed up for
a class that starts at the end of this
month it is from signing smart |
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16:29:19 |
WeeHands |
so we have a 4 month old, a 9 month old,
a 14 month old, 2 years (Lisa?), 3 year
old (my dd), a 4.5 years old, and 2 five
year olds! |
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16:29:21 |
WeeHands |
cool! |
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16:29:33 |
WeeHands |
all signing or being signed to!
wonderful!! |
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16:29:38 |
MyYogaBaby |
well...I also have an almost 3 year old
and a 5 year old |
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16:29:46 |
LisaB |
Jayden just turned 2 on December 13,
2005 |
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16:29:53 |
WeeHands |
wow - you are busy and moving too! |
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16:30:09 |
WeeHands |
it's scary when the # of kids, outnumber
the # of adults! :D |
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16:30:13 |
MyYogaBaby |
that's a whole other forum! STRESS! ha
ha |
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16:30:26 |
WeeHands |
LOL |
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16:30:34 |
MyYogaBaby |
truly...me with a dh who travels to DC
for work every other week! I'm totally
outnumbered |
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16:30:45 |
WeeHands |
oh no! |
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16:30:57 |
MyYogaBaby |
good thing they haven't gotten organized
enough to really rally against me! |
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16:30:58 |
MRSr |
do you know anything about signing
smart? (for wee hands) |
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16:31:18 |
WeeHands |
MyYogaBaby if she is copying that's
wonderful - that's one of the first
steps |
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16:31:25 |
MyYogaBaby |
yes...what is a good reference to begin? |
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16:31:44 |
WeeHands |
the creators of Signing Smart used to be
Presenters with Sign2Me
(www.sign2me.com) |
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16:32:16 |
WeeHands |
MyYogaBaby it depends on your comfort
level with sign - but try at least to
sign 10-12 signs to her a day throughout
the day |
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16:32:24 |
WeeHands |
aiming at signing at least 30 times a
day |
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16:32:31 |
MyYogaBaby |
can I learn the signs on that site? |
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16:32:43 |
WeeHands |
if you go to www.weehands.com |
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16:32:50 |
net |
I got the wrong thing I thought it was
singing not signing silly me but I m
still interested |
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16:33:00 |
WeeHands |
we have a link to a dictionary towards
the bottom of the site |
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16:33:16 |
WeeHands |
signing and singing is a wonderful thing
- although hard to type! |
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16:33:28 |
MRSr |
wow, 30 that is helpfull- I was trying
one per day and noticing that my
daughter would pick it up after being
shown twice (in the afternoon |
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16:33:50 |
MRSr |
...she would already know the sign |
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16:33:50 |
WeeHands |
signing has got to be fun for our little
ones - using lots of signs in songs is
really helpful |
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16:33:59 |
net |
Is it hard to teach to the kids |
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16:34:21 |
WeeHands |
focus on things and activities that are
really important to her (she's a fast
learner!) |
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16:34:30 |
WeeHands |
...and you're a great teacher! |
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16:34:59 |
WeeHands |
it's not hard if you make it lots of fun
and focus on signs that are really
meaningful to your child. |
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16:35:08 |
MRSr |
I was surprised how easily they pick it
up-my son already knows all the signs I
taught my daughter plus he knows good
morning, sister and brother |
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16:35:23 |
WeeHands |
my son LOVED trains and anything aquatic
when he was a baby so those were the
signs we focussed on |
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16:35:37 |
net |
What kind of signs would be the most
useful or are they all |
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16:35:53 |
WeeHands |
for my daughter it was ALL about food -
so that's what we focussed on - her
favourite foods |
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16:36:00 |
MRSr |
I wasn't sure if I should try to teach
the baby things that are intangible,
since she doesnt' know what good morning
is or sister, etc |
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16:36:34 |
WeeHands |
you could still show them, with babies
it's more using the signs yourself and
they pick them up as you go along |
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16:36:35 |
MRSr |
or should I try to sign everything I
say? |
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16:37:00 |
net |
I remember my first sons babysitter
show him some signs when he was a year
old |
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16:37:33 |
WeeHands |
i never directly taught my son the sign
for tea" but I was surprised one day
when I pulled out the teapot and he
signed the sign - I did it a few times
weeks before when I was showing him "tea
- hot"" |
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16:37:55 |
WeeHands |
my 14 month old daughter also used
please" quite a bit - thrilled her
grandma!" |
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16:38:08 |
MRSr |
wee hands, do you teach a class? |
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16:38:21 |
WeeHands |
yes, and so does LisaB |
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16:38:29 |
WeeHands |
I'm in Toronto and Lisa is in Michigan |
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16:38:35 |
LisaB |
sorry, I'm here in the Background... |
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16:38:37 |
MyYogaBaby |
I had no idea people used it so
conversationally! |
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16:38:49 |
MyYogaBaby |
I thought it was more like more food" or
"thirsty" for basic needs!" |
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16:39:02 |
net |
Could you make up your own signs or use
what is always used, how early should I
start with 4 month old he is just
starting to discover he can grab things |
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16:39:17 |
WeeHands |
my kids were playing in the backyard a
few weeks ago and I had to sign no!
shovel down now!" through the patio
doors - they were trying to bury the dog
in snow!" |
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16:39:34 |
WeeHands |
4 months is a great time to start. |
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16:39:44 |
LisaB |
My son loves animals... and has picked
up signs for pets - dog, cat, bunny,
fish as well as farm and zoo
animals...now when he looks at his books
he signs identifies the animals himself |
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16:40:16 |
net |
How he doesn't seem to have the greatest
control of his hands yet |
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16:40:28 |
MRSr |
I would suggest using the ASL (American
Sign Language) signs so that when they
are older it will apply to more people |
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16:40:43 |
net |
Oh okay |
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16:40:50 |
WeeHands |
i started off teaching my son so we
would know what he wanted but was most
surprised when he just started sharing
his day with us - look doggie", "it's
windy", etc. not making requests but
just kind of commenting on the world!" |
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16:40:52 |
LisaB |
ASL is more universally recognized |
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16:41:29 |
MRSr |
i've also heard that sometimes
kids/babies don't sign the sign exactly
right at first but it is sort of like
talking in that they will get it right
eventually |
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16:41:33 |
WeeHands |
net use ASL signs - that way you are
teaching an actual language and there
are lots of materials that you can find
that will help, e.g.,
www.signingtime.com |
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16:41:52 |
MyYogaBaby |
If you had to pick the first 30 words or
things you'd want to sign, what would
your top 5 be? |
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16:42:15 |
LisaB |
Milk, Eat, More...top three... |
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16:42:24 |
WeeHands |
net signs are made up of at least 3
parts 1) handshape 2) movement 3)
bodyspace. Most wee ones get the
movement and body space correct but have
a hard time with the handshape. |
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16:42:43 |
net |
thanks wrote that down |
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16:42:44 |
WeeHands |
once you recognize that you can kind of
see what your little one is trying to do |
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16:43:13 |
WeeHands |
eat, milk, more, mommy, daddy, finished |
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16:43:18 |
WeeHands |
that's 6! |
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16:43:34 |
net |
So as he gets older and has more control
over his hands he will learn it better |
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16:43:42 |
WeeHands |
then look at things that are really
motivating to your little one: ball,
pasta, dog, etc. (all kids are
different) |
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16:43:59 |
ourwiefamily |
hello ... catching the last few min of
the chat. :) |
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16:44:12 |
MRSr |
welcome |
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16:44:16 |
WeeHands |
as well as things/activiites that happen
all the time during the day, e.g.,
change, eat, bath, sleep, no touch, etc. |
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16:44:21 |
WeeHands |
hi there ourwiefamily !!! |
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16:44:25 |
WeeHands |
missed you! |
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16:44:53 |
MRSr |
is no touch 2 words ? |
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16:44:54 |
ourwiefamily |
yeah ... wish I'd been on the ball today
and gotten here on time! Oops. :) |
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16:45:03 |
WeeHands |
MRSr yes, kids don't sign or speak
perfectly clearly at first but there are
rules as to why each approximation is
created |
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16:45:26 |
WeeHands |
net yes as he gets older the handshapes
will work themselves out |
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16:45:54 |
WeeHands |
just like 'nana' or 'bana' will someday
become banana"" |
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16:46:07 |
MyYogaBaby |
we'll start with eat, thirsty, sleepy,
mommy, daddy, change...what else would
be most easily added to our day? |
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16:46:14 |
WeeHands |
yeah, no touch" can be 2 words!" |
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16:46:58 |
MRSr |
thanks, I was just wondering because no
is the index middle finger touching the
thumb and what would touch be? |
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16:47:04 |
MyYogaBaby |
how would I look that up in the ASL
dictionary? |
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16:47:15 |
net |
Great thanks but littles it up now hate
to go but have too. Catch you all next
time |
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16:47:34 |
WeeHands |
how about ...water, ball, book, more,
finished... MyYogaBaby |
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16:47:58 |
MyYogaBaby |
good...more, finished....how do I do no
touch"?" |
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16:48:12 |
WeeHands |
yes, no opens up and closes using those
fingers and the thumb |
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16:48:22 |
MRSr |
sorry, I guess we could look it up |
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16:48:43 |
WeeHands |
touch = index finger of right or
dominant hand touching" the back of the
left / non-dominant hand" |
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16:48:48 |
ourwiefamily |
My 3yo was telling daddy the other day
that you make diaper" by putting your
"no"s on the hip bones, lol." |
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16:49:04 |
WeeHands |
that's right! |
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16:49:09 |
ourwiefamily |
I thought that was a cute way to
describe diaper and never thought about
the connection to no"!" |
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16:49:19 |
LisaB |
I love that description |
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16:49:28 |
WeeHands |
MyYogaBaby in an ASL dictionary you
could look up the word for no" and then
the word for "touch"" |
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16:49:46 |
WeeHands |
i always signed no touch no" - so that
"no" was the last thing they see!" |
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16:50:23 |
WeeHands |
but that is the way you sign diaper! |
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16:50:26 |
ourwiefamily |
I'm really enjoying the list (is it
yours Sarah?) for signing to find out
all the signs I don't know. :) Yogurt
was a good one to know. |
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16:50:37 |
MyYogaBaby |
hey! I'm looking in a dictionary...how
come the MOM" sign reminds me of
something that would be closer to
"crazy" or "nutty"? ha ha!!" |
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16:50:47 |
MRSr |
what list |
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16:50:57 |
WeeHands |
the yahoo! group ourwiefamily ? |
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16:51:06 |
ourwiefamily |
yep ... signwithyourbaby |
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16:51:25 |
ourwiefamily |
I heard about it here last week so
that's how I found it. |
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16:51:40 |
WeeHands |
i missed this chat last week :( |
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16:51:42 |
ourwiefamily |
or whatever week ... lol don't have good
sense of time anymore |
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16:51:59 |
ourwiefamily |
it was just me and one of the other
members of the yahoo list and I typed
her eyes off. |
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16:52:01 |
WeeHands |
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Signwithyourbaby/ |
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16:52:06 |
WeeHands |
it's a wonderful resource! |
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16:52:13 |
MRSr |
thanks! |
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16:52:14 |
MyYogaBaby |
gotta run..baby is awake (there's
another good word to learn)! |
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16:52:21 |
MyYogaBaby |
thanks for turning me on to this! |
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16:52:26 |
WeeHands |
take care MyYogaBaby! |
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16:52:41 |
ourwiefamily |
Maria (15mo) is doing something very
cute now. |
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16:53:07 |
WeeHands |
if you join that group - whenever you
don't know a sign you can just send a
message and someone (or more) will
respond! |
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16:53:08 |
ourwiefamily |
One day she started signing stuff and I
was trying to figure out what she was
telling me ... finally realized she was
just running through her sign vocabulary
list. |
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16:53:37 |
ourwiefamily |
I was so lost! I was like more, food,
bird, dog, hat? What are you saying here
exactly?"" |
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16:53:51 |
ourwiefamily |
but then I realized she was initiating a
game w/ me. |
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16:54:01 |
ourwiefamily |
She's picking up new signs so fast now.
It's just awesome. |
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16:54:09 |
MRSr |
thanks weehands I will go there, very
cute wei fam |
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16:54:37 |
WeeHands |
that's hilarious ourwiefamily ! |
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16:54:57 |
WeeHands |
how old is she ourwiefamily ? |
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16:55:08 |
MRSr |
does this chat go till 2? |
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16:55:11 |
ourwiefamily |
she *loves* to sign bird and it cracks
me up becasue the only place she has
seen the sign is on the signing time
dvds .. we don't have books w/ birds or
see real birds or anything. |
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16:55:18 |
ourwiefamily |
she is 15 months old now |
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16:55:20 |
MRSr |
or sorry for one hour? |
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16:55:35 |
LisaB |
My son loves to play the yes" "no"
game... he says NO I say/signs
Yes...over and over...sounds like a bugs
bunny routine" |
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16:55:38 |
ourwiefamily |
Oh and her sign for bird is a little
backwards ... so she just points at her
nose over and over, tapping it. |
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16:55:51 |
ourwiefamily |
The chat is officially coming to an end,
it was just scheduled for an hour |
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16:56:00 |
ourwiefamily |
but we can keep chatting until everyone
wants to leave |
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16:56:10 |
ourwiefamily |
Lisa ... very cute. lol |
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16:56:25 |
MRSr |
thanks, I got a lot of information but I
really need to make lunch for me and my
son--take care |
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16:56:31 |
MRSr |
bye |
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16:56:35 |
LisaB |
it is fun, especially when I reverse
things...it stops him for just a moment.
LOL |
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16:56:51 |
ourwiefamily |
Maria has also started doing the signs
on other people. We did that when we
were teaching her ... so now she does it
back. She signs bird on her then signs
it on me. he he he Or tries to cram
the imaginary food in *my* mouth (ick!) |
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16:57:10 |
WeeHands |
the chat will need to conclude in 4
minutes :( |
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16:57:11 |
ourwiefamily |
I figured out a way to deal with the
weaning too ... mentioned my problem w/
that on the list. |
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16:57:22 |
ourwiefamily |
I should write in what I ended up doing. |
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16:57:44 |
WeeHands |
it's great when you can see that they
are joking in sign! |
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16:57:47 |
ourwiefamily |
She signs want" very similar to "milk"
(and uses "milk" to mean "nurse"), so I
just play dumb and ask her what she
wants." |
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16:58:24 |
ourwiefamily |
and I ask if she wants food ... or does
she want water and usually one of those
will satisfy her needs. |
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16:58:51 |
WeeHands |
you could also ask her if she just wants
hugs or cuddles :) |
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16:58:55 |
ourwiefamily |
We are only nursing once every couple
days or so now. :( I will miss this
chapter of our lives. I wish I wasn't
needing to wean her but the weaning is
actually oging pretty well. |
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16:59:20 |
ourwiefamily |
She gets the hugs and cuddles now. LOL
She used to never really take time for
that with me ... wiggle out of my arms
and all. Now she comes and pat pats me
and rubs my back and all that. |
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16:59:46 |
ourwiefamily |
Oh ... she uses Please and Sorry signs
now and I'm pretty sure she used Owie!
I was so surprised. I don't think she
knows what sorry means still though. |
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16:59:52 |
WeeHands |
kids are great!! |
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16:59:53 |
ourwiefamily |
But please she uses to get what she
wants. ;) |
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17:00:07 |
WeeHands |
and they are very very smart! |
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17:00:13 |
WeeHands |
smarter than us! |
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17:00:15 |
ourwiefamily |
how can I say no to that one? She is so
adorable when she signs please all over
her belly and chest , little cutie |
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17:00:50 |
ourwiefamily |
Lisa ... how old is your son? |
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17:00:53 |
WeeHands |
going to have to run now but y'all can
stay chatting if you want! |
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17:01:00 |
WeeHands |
be sure to check in next week as well! |
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17:01:06 |
ourwiefamily |
will try to be here on time!!! |
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17:01:12 |
LisaB |
as of December 13, 2005 |
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17:01:12 |
WeeHands |
it's been awesome! |
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17:01:43 |
ourwiefamily |
did I miss the age Lisa? I see a date! |
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17:01:49 |
WeeHands |
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