Commercials November 30, 2008
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If you hadn’t seen it, “Kay Jewelry” had a sweet advertisement on TV. A couple was signing to each other, I can’t find the link on it yet, to show it to you, but the use of sign language was an excellent way to show the impact of this form of communication.
This isn’t the first time that commercials are using sign language, if you hadn’t seen this one, PepsiCo did for Super Bowl 2008 – check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrq6cUoE5A
If you don’t already do this (especially if you are a parent and do not get enough quiet time) – you should mute your volume control when you are on the web and enjoy the silence!
Is It Okay To Let My Baby Watch TV? July 13, 2008
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http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Madeleine_Fitzpatrick
I saw this article and found it very interesting, among the other many articles written in the above link. I especially took the limited time a child should spend watching TV. When my older boys were under the age of 2, I did allow them to watch shows that interacted with them, such as Sesame Street and Blues Clues during the week they would watch one show just about everyday – because that was the only time I could take a shower!
Now that they are older, I have noticed with my own boys that they LOVE to watch TV, maybe because it is limited to them. During the summer, I cut down the time to one show every other day and a movie on Friday nights. The youngest, isn’t interested in watching and so I play with him while his older brother’s watch, but we are in the same room with them and when his brothers laugh, then he will look and see what they are laughing at. Winter time is different, when we are hitting cabin fever due to really bad weather outdoors, I allow them to watch a couple of movies on those days.
It is my observation, that the older boys have more attention span to sit still and watch a show, while the youngest who is going to be 2 this December does not. Could it be related to how much time I allow them to watch or is it part of their innate personalities? Not sure.
Story and Signing June 12, 2008
Posted by away2read in Education, Mompreneurs, Sign language.Tags: short film narration
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We had a great time signing Everyday Signs for the Newborn Baby at the Livonia Library in MI
Check it out!
Show me your hands! May 30, 2008
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You are not alone if you are wondering when your child will sign back to you. I have enjoyed teaching my sons to sign, but it is obviously more thrilling to see them sign back with understanding.
I had started at infancy and once my son was done being fascinated with his hands, I would gently mold his hands into the first motion of a sign that I was saying/showing him. I also used all the five senses to improve his comprehension of what I was signing and saying. For example, I not only incorporated his hearing and sight, but also his taste and smell when I would provide him milk, and when he could wrap his hand around the bottle, that would incorporate touch.
There are so many opinions available on how to teach, and signing is done the same way as teaching a child to talk. YOU can’t do anything except model for your child, and your child has to develop the small motor skills to be able to sign and develop their verbal skills to be able to speak.
Start young, sign often and your little one will understand what you are saying and due to the time you are spending saying and signing a specific word your child’s comprehension is increased. Problem solving skills are being taught and of course how to have a conversation. And communication is truly a vital part of social skills. |
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Signing Time May 6, 2008
Posted by away2read in Articles, Education, Parenting, Resources, Sign language.Tags: baby sign language, teach your baby to sign, teach your child to sign
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I am thrilled to see Signing Time on PBS, I enjoy watching Rachel Coleman and her story is inspiring, it is wonderful that her talents have brought so much joy to many families. Her creativeness is phenomenal, I love how she thought of using the colored band aids in her videos to show which fingers are being used!
Teaching your child to sign is a fun way to establish a higher level of communication. The book Everyday Signs for the Newborn Baby is a starting point for parents to learn to sign at their own pace, pick up the book and read it for sheer pleasure with their child as they learn to manipulate their hand shapes. The book is incredible as it is designed to provide the first and second motion of the sign at a flick of a flap. The reference guide in the back is perfect for many of us who forget what the sign is or how it is supposed to be motioned, especially if our little ones didn’t let us sleep much the night before:-)
Tanya
