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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: This product is simply a limited collection of ASL signs to use with your baby. I returned my copy and found an electronic ASL sign language dictionary that has a much more comprehensive collection of signs and also has demonstrations of the signs. I decided that I have enough self direction to select the signs I am interested in communicating with my baby so the dictionary suits me better.
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Summary: We had better results than we ever expected
Review: Sign with your Baby is a wonderful kit to learn how to communicate with your baby and toddler before he/she can speak! The book was easy reading, the quick reference card is a real help with sitters, and although the video was somewhat tedious it was helpful in reinforcing the ideas and signs in the book. The main point is that the concept really works! We started showing our daughter signs at 7 months and by 8 1/2 months she produced her first sign. She has been very eager to learn new signs - helping to reduce her frustration with each sign she learns. Neither my husband or myself know ASL, but we look up and learn new signs to show her as we see she is interested in something, or if she is starting to get frustrated expressing something. It has been wonderful! At 15 months she has a 15 sign vocabulary! The benefit to teaching ASL as opposed to Baby Signs is that it is more universal - friends of ours who also have children or who know some ASL can understand her as well as we can. The only advise that I can offer is if you use this system, don't stop with 1-3 signs, your child can learn more! Our friends are amazed that our daugter can quietly ask for things while their child is whining or crying for the same thing.
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Summary: very informative
Review: My daughter started signing over Thanksgiving. This set helped me get the confidence to explain to both my husband and our day-care center what and why I wanted to teach her ASL and that it wasn't a crazy idea.
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Summary: More Complicated than it needs to be
Review: I was dissapointed in this system. It drags on and on explaining hand positions that I know are too complex for babies. If your child is deaf and you want to use sign language with them forever this may work for you. For most people I'd suggest the "Baby Signs" system. I found "Baby Signs" to be simple, well researched, and very successful. They have a book and a video that you watch with your infant. My baby loves it and it really works!
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Summary: Anyone with young children should own this
Review: My mother-in-law bought this for us after my son was born and we were very skeptical. Then we watched the tape. We were amazed to see babies actually doing the signs. Imagine your 15 month old being able to tell you that they're hungry or thirsty. Or imagine them telling you that their teeth hurt and they need some medicine. That's what was happening with these children. When we saw how young babies were able to communicate with their parents, we were hooked.My son is 3 months old and I can't wait until I'm able to sign with him. The thought of communicating with him at such a young age has inspired me to take a sign language class outside of this video (which I still watch on a regular basis). The women who teaches my class also does home visits where she teaches deaf babies to sign and has attested to this actually working. This is a great product and should definitely be considered as a baby shower gift or for anyone who's expecting.
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Summary: Can't imagine NOT signing now
Review: We knew no sign before we started with our daughter Sarah at around 6 months. For the first 3 or 4 months she didn't sign back. "Oh well, at least it might help her know what's happening next," I thought. Then, at around 10 months, she started signing the basics: more, milk, all done. At 12 months we saw the light bulb go on in her head: "There's a sign for EVERYTHING!" Now we're racing to keep up with her demands to know the signs for every object or action that interests her. By 13 months she produced 18 signs and recognized many more -- while her speech was still limited to monosyllables. Much as it's fun to brag about one's baby, it's far far more fun to be able to communicate with her. Makes the difference between a day of whining at each other and a day of adventuring together. She's DESPERATE to communicate with us slow-witted big folks. About half of what she says I understand only because she signs. Signing has become part of our conversations, and it seems hard to remember when we didn't do it. I'm totally sold on baby sign. I gush at every new parent I meet about this kit, and bought it for my daughter's day care. Spring the bucks for the whole kit. Hang the Quick Reference Card by the changing table so you can learn signs easily while doing...other things. The book has more vocabulary than the card. And the video helps you fine-tune your motions, which helps your baby distinguish them (and you distinguish her signs). I also recommend Kim Votry's cute board books "Baby's First Signs" and "More Baby's First Signs" (see my review).
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Summary: Excellent video! Exactly what I needed to get started.
Review: This video is perfect. I have purchased other videos and sign language books to teach my hard-of-hearing 1-year old son to communicate and this video is exactly what I was looking for. I'm starting from scratch and needed a simple video that taught the basic vocabulary (milk, eat, more, plus lots more). I wanted a video that taught several signs, not just a few. This shows parents teaching their infants in everyday situations and the infants responding. And at the end of the video it taught you several signs for about 50 common words and reviewed them A to Z. After only watching the video once, I picked up about 10 signs. And my 3-year old daughter who watched the video w/ me, was doing the signs as she watched! This is perfect not only for parents of hard-of-hearing children, but also for anyone who wants to teach their baby to communicate with sign early on.
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Summary: Signing with your baby is a wonderful experience
Review: We started signing with our baby when she was 7 months old and she first signed 'milk' back to us by the time she was 9 months. At one year, she knew over a dozen signs including 'alligator', 'where' and 'more'. For the past year it has been wonderful not having to play the guessing game to figure out what she wants. Now, her only limiting factors in learning more signs are myself and my wife. Currently, our daughter is 21 months old, has an extensive spoken vocabulary, talks in three to five word sentences, and will sign and/or say please and thank you un-promptedly about 50 percent of the time. We are expecting our second child in a little over a month and look forward to our daughter helping to teach her little sister to sign.
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Summary: Great way to communicate w/ your toddler
Review: I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in signing with their baby. It gives you a good start in signing. The book does not show the entire ASL vocabulary, but it is a start. The author encourages you to make up signs that are easy for your baby to learn or just watch your baby make up signs of his/her own. The video is necessary only if you need a visual in learning the signs, otherwise, the book tells you everything you need to know to begin signing with your baby. Just be warned that this is a very long process and you must be patient. I began signing with my baby at 7 1/2 months and she did not sign until 10 1/2 months and she wasn't consistent until she turned 1 year old. Now she signs without a problem and I am able to understand what she wants now. I highly recommend this kit, it is a great resource for any parent.
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Summary: Wow, it really really works
Review: As a first time Mom, I have to admit I was very easily swayed by any book, article or PBS special on how babies develop and how to help my son along. Immediately after hearing about this program, I got onto Amazon.com and bought it, introducing my son to his first signs that night. He was 8 months old, and for the next few weeks, we worked on signs that related to his favorite things - food. Nothing happened. Then, at his 1 year birthday, he excitedly started using the sign for more - I wasn't sure what I was seeing, but sure enough, it was the first of many signs to come. It was amazing, it was like a light went off, he wanted to know the sign for everything, and if there wasn't one in the book, we would make one up. He rarely cried or fussed, instead signing that he needed food or sleep or a change or if his teeth hurt - you won't believe it until you see for yourself. Amazing, and so helpful as you try to decipher what on earth is going on in that adorable little head that is your son's!
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