2006-08-13 14:59:26 · 5 answers · asked by CHRIS P 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Well, 18 days is a bit early, but you can help him by signing some familiar signs that he could use in the future-such as more, eat, drink, tired. I am assuming that he is not hearing impaired and you are just interested in teaching him some signs until he can talk. If he is hearing impaired, e-mail me back and I can help you with resources for that. Try this web site and remember that he will probably not use any of these signs for 9 months-1 year from now. One of these sites explains about baby signing and one is a dictionary of actual signs. Good luck!
http://www.geocities.com/mactiers/babysigns.html
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
2006-08-13 15:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what Lisa is talking about, but signing DOES NOT impair a child's speaking ability, or slow it down...with most children it actually HELPS them learn to speak. Hearing children who are around hearing people will still learn to speak. This misinformation is CRAZY...I have never met a person speech delayed BECAUSE they learned sign language, only the other way around.
2006-08-14 21:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by KSMILE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't do it. I work in childcare and i'm sorry to say this but the experts are wrong. yes a child can communicate earlier with sign language but why would they need to?? Most children who learn sign language before they can talk develop slower when it comes to verbal communication.
2006-08-13 16:13:07 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
about the time that they are able to learn sign language, there should be.
2006-08-13 15:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by redpeach_mi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/babysign/
http://www.signingbaby.com/main/
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/2010
2006-08-13 15:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋