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16:15:17 |
WeeHands |
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16:16:46 |
WeeHands |
how is everyone! |
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16:17:57 |
camdenandmikayla |
Is this the signing chat? |
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16:18:11 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
Sorry, I got distracted! |
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16:18:33 |
ourwiefamily |
okay ... I'm back now. Sorry, I had to
read a couple emails quick. :) |
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16:18:48 |
WeeHands |
yes this this is the signing with baby
chat! welcome! |
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16:18:52 |
ourwiefamily |
we are doing well here |
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16:18:59 |
WeeHands |
:D ourwiefamily ! |
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16:19:02 |
camdenandmikayla |
Thank you. I am new here obviously. |
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16:19:34 |
ourwiefamily |
gotta say tho, siging sure came in handy
when we were all sick ... mostly it was
nice having our 1yo signing sick" or
"owie" ... that was cool. Not that she
was sick, but that she could tell us!" |
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16:20:35 |
camdenandmikayla |
that's great! my daughter still hasn't
picked up the ouch" sign yet." |
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16:20:55 |
ourwiefamily |
how old is your daughter? |
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16:21:23 |
camdenandmikayla |
She is 13 months. She has about 25 signs
or so now |
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16:21:53 |
ourwiefamily |
that is so awesome! My daughter is 16
months and has at least 30 signs she
uses daily plus a few more she uses less
often, so sounds like they are very
similar. :) |
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16:22:49 |
WeeHands |
camdenandmikayla that's wonderful! |
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16:22:52 |
camdenandmikayla |
actually yours sounds more fluent. I'd
say camden uses about 8-15 signs on a
regular basis and the others are pretty
situational |
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16:23:12 |
WeeHands |
and most likely understands twice that
at least! |
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16:23:38 |
ourwiefamily |
Maria was very much like camden at that
age though ... she learned a lot in 3
months. |
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16:24:01 |
camdenandmikayla |
Oh yes, she understands a lot. Lately
she hasn't seemed interested in learning
new signs though. Have any of you found
this. She just seems to like using the
ones we all ready have |
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16:24:24 |
ourwiefamily |
In fact, Maria didn't start signing
until she was at least 12 months ... at
13m, she probably used about 4 signs
period, but understood tons. |
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16:25:22 |
camdenandmikayla |
yeah, that sounds a bit like our
experience. At 10 months she did like 3
or 4 signs and at 11 months it was up to
15, etc |
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16:25:56 |
ourwiefamily |
at 11 months, I'd almost given up that
Maria would *ever* sign ... I used to
come here to cry that my baby was never
going to sign, lol |
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16:26:42 |
WeeHands |
camdenandmikayla if she's learn a new
skills like walking (a big gross motor
skill) - the signing may slow down a bit
and pick up again in a few days/weeks |
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16:27:13 |
camdenandmikayla |
apparently Maria wanted to tease you. :) |
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16:27:48 |
camdenandmikayla |
She started walking a few days before
she turned 11 months and is a pro now
but I'm sure she'll be interested in
learning new signs again soon. we are
doing reading programs now, so she might
be distracted by that |
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16:30:23 |
ourwiefamily |
I think sometimes too they need to get
really comfortable" with the signs they
currently use before they add more." |
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16:31:27 |
ourwiefamily |
Maria likes to play a game with me that
she initiates ... she starts saying all
the signs she knows in a row. Then she
wants me to ask her some. So I do all
the ones I know she knows and then sneak
in a new one. I can tell when it's too
much for her or |
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16:31:33 |
ourwiefamily |
when she is really interested in a new
one |
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16:34:27 |
camdenandmikayla |
that is a great game. we will have to
try that in a couple months. her
favorite signs to use right now are
help, because it works for almost
everything and kitty |
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16:34:45 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
thank you all so much for allowing me to
sit here and 'listen' to all your
ideas. my youngest is 11 months and
doesn't sign at all though i'm sure he
understands some. |
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16:35:27 |
WeeHands |
he will sign though - my little didn't
sign until 11 months and I thought she
would never sign |
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16:35:32 |
WeeHands |
and I teach! |
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16:35:35 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
I also wanted to pass on that the
Signing Time series is being shown on
PBS. |
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16:35:48 |
WeeHands |
both my wee ones had about 80+
words/signs at 16 months! |
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16:35:59 |
WeeHands |
i haven't seen it yet and can't wait to |
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16:36:03 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
so, once they pick it up they really
pick it up |
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16:36:05 |
WeeHands |
is it like the DVDs? |
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16:36:16 |
WeeHands |
frazzledmomof5boys yes, the really pick
it up! |
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16:36:31 |
WeeHands |
focus on what your little one likes and
what you do frequently throughout the
day |
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16:36:46 |
camdenandmikayla |
what time does signing time come on? |
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16:37:03 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
i'm not sure of the format because i
haven't caught it yet. it comes on at 8
am on Sundays where I live and I just
can't seem to remember. |
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16:37:24 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
i will have to have my 15 year old set
up the vcr to tape it for me |
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16:37:48 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
go to your local pbs website and search
for it |
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16:38:42 |
frazzledmomof5boys |
as far as what we do frequently
throughout the day, big poopy messes
seem to be it right now, gotta go! |
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16:38:52 |
camdenandmikayla |
good idea, i will search it out |
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16:40:20 |
camdenandmikayla |
wow, that is ridiculous. it is on at
5:30 am on Wednesdays. seriously. |
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16:40:21 |
ourwiefamily |
It is on later here on our pbs ... I had
no idea they were going to do that! My
kids came running into my room one
Sunday yelling Signing Time was on tv
and I was like ... yeah, you watch the
dvds all the time, big deal lol |
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16:40:55 |
ourwiefamily |
5:30 am????? I'm not even awake!!! |
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16:41:21 |
camdenandmikayla |
yeah, no kidding. there's no way we'll
be getting up that early to watch tv, i
don't care what kind of program it is |
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16:44:05 |
ourwiefamily |
get the DVDs from the library or buy
them. Much better idea, imo! |
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16:44:43 |
WeeHands |
we love ST but if my kids came into ask
on a Sunday at 5:30 am to watch it..... |
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16:44:45 |
WeeHands |
eeek! |
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16:47:00 |
camdenandmikayla |
they'd have to be pretty dedicated to
signing. :) |
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16:47:15 |
camdenandmikayla |
thanks for the tip. i will have to see
if my local library has them. |
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17:02:50 |
ourwiefamily |
sorry ... I keep getting distracted. :) |
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17:03:01 |
WeeHands |
your library should have them - if not
ask them to get them in |
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17:03:15 |
WeeHands |
it must be in the air! :) ourwiefamily |
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17:03:21 |
WeeHands |
:D |
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17:03:25 |
ourwiefamily |
are there any more signing times in the
works, do you know? |
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17:04:02 |
WeeHands |
they've film 10, 11, and 12 |
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17:06:11 |
ourwiefamily |
cool |
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17:06:24 |
ourwiefamily |
I think Turtle Rock is my favorite song
ever, LOL |
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17:06:38 |
ourwiefamily |
do you have any good leads on ASL
curriculum to use with older kids at
all? |
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17:07:01 |
ourwiefamily |
My oldest are so thrilled with it, they
would like ASL for their foreign
language (we homeschool). |
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17:08:43 |
WeeHands |
thank so you much for being here
ourwiefamily! you are one wise signing
mama! |
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17:09:01 |
ourwiefamily |
well ... don't know about that, but we
sure have fun w/ it |
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17:09:11 |
ourwiefamily |
Im pretty hopeless though if it isn't on
signing time. lol" |
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17:09:29 |
ourwiefamily |
i think it's great how many people go
looking up words in the sign language
dictionaries. Very cool! |
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17:09:41 |
WeeHands |
oh, there are a few books that have been
discussed on our instructors forum,
email at
info@weehands.com and I'll
send them to you |
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17:10:08 |
WeeHands |
you've seen the lessons on the
signingtimekids site? |
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17:10:53 |
ourwiefamily |
no I haven't! I wil have to go loo |
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17:10:54 |
ourwiefamily |
look |
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17:11:02 |
ourwiefamily |
is it at signingtimekids.com? |
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17:11:13 |
WeeHands |
i think so |
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17:12:21 |
ourwiefamily |
obviously I need to get with it here.
hehehe |
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17:12:29 |
WeeHands |
must run and get my kiddies! great
having your here! |
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17:12:54 |
WeeHands |
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