Baby Signs is an easy way to communicate with your baby, child or loved one via Sign Language.
Although a baby is unable to speak until he or she has reached an average age of a year and a half, they are ready to communicate a lot earlier. Between 6 months to 9 months old, a baby's brain has developed enough memory and cognitive ability and is therefore capable of conveying and communicating thoughts and emotions. Think of an airplane in the sky or a few ducks swimming in a pond, a child ma
01/12/2020
Sign language in a day care center :)
Baby- en kindergebaren in de kinderopvang: Nora 19mnd - www.gebarenstem.nl Nora is 19mnd en vertelt haar verzorger wat zij ziet en beleeft in de groep van de kinderopvang waarin zij zit. Doordat ze beiden gebaren gebruiken weet de v...
12/12/2017
How sign language can help your child communicate with you during the festive season... :)
"We taught our baby sign language. This is the sign for ‘help’. You're welcome. I was standing to the side when the picture was taken and actually didn't see that he was signing for help until I saw the photo. It's ASL baby sign, so he is slightly 'mispronouncing' the word (strictly speaking, thumb should be up not sideways; babies learning to sign often mispronounce words) but, it is the sign he always made when he needed help. Poor buddy didn't love Santa very much! So, we didn't try to get him to go much, after that. (We taught both our kids baby sign because they can sign before they talk—it is so very useful to be able to communicate with your baby.) We all laugh at the photo now. Posting it is one of our favorite family traditions."
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Submitted by Kerry Spencer
15/10/2017
Something to think about...
Katia Hetter taught her daughter an important lesson with a very simple phrase: “I would like you to hug Grandma, but I won't make you do it.” Her then four-year-old daughter was going on what she describes as “a hugging and kissing strike” -- parents might receive a hug, but even close family would not. Hetter felt it provided a good opportunity to teach her daughter “that it's OK to say no to an adult who lays a hand on her -- even a seemingly friendly hand." As she explained, "I figure her body is actually hers, not mine. It doesn't belong to her parents, preschool teacher, dance teacher or soccer coach. While she must treat people with respect, she doesn't have to offer physical affection to please them. And the earlier she learns ownership of herself and responsibility for her body, the better for her."
Hetter’s decision is backed up by many parenting experts, especially since the vast majority of s*xual abuse of children is carried out by relatives or family friends. Ursula Wagner from FamilyWorks in Chicago says that forcing physical contact like hugs “sends a message that there are certain situations [when] it's not up to them what they do with their bodies.” That message can have multiple repercussions as children grow: Irene Vanderzand, cofounder of Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, says that “forc[ing] children to submit to unwanted affection in order not to offend a relative or hurt a friend's feelings, we teach them that their bodies do not really belong to them because they have to push aside their own feelings about what feels right to them... [this can lead] to children getting s*xually abused, teen girls submitting to s*xual behavior so 'he'll like me' and kids enduring bullying because everyone is 'having fun.'”
Hetter also points out that allowing children to refuse hugs does not mean allowing them to be rude: “She has to be polite when greeting people, whether she knows them or not. When family and friends greet us, I give her the option of ‘a hug or a high-five.’ Since she's been watching adults greet each other with a handshake, she sometimes offers that option.” Hetter explains to family members “why we're letting her decide who she touches.” And, as she’s already observed, there is one additional benefit to letting her daughter lead the way when it comes to physical contact: “When my child cuddled up to my mother on the sofa recently, happily talking to her about stories and socks and toes and other things, my mother's face lit up. She knew it was real.” To read more, visit http://cnn.it/VLKGbO
For books to start teaching children -- girls and boys alike -- from a young age about age about the need to respect others and body privacy, we highly recommend: "My Body! What I Say Goes!" for ages 3 to 6 (https://www.amightygirl.com/my-body) and "I Said No! A Kid-to-kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private" for ages 4 to 7 (http://amzn.to/2pDSNH2)
For older children, issues of body autonomy, boundaries, and consent are discussed in more comprehensive books that address topics such as puberty, s*x education, and health, including "It's So Amazing!" for ages 6 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/it-s-so-amazing) and the more detailed "It's Perfectly Normal" for ages 10 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/it-s-perfectly)
For more books to make it easier to discuss appropriate touching and personal boundaries with young children, check out our post "Body Smart, Body Safe: Talking with Young Children about their Bodies" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11069
For an excellent parenting book that offers advice on how to talk to teenagers about s*x, respect, and consent, we highly recommend "For Goodness S*x: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About S*xuality, Values, and Health" at https://www.amightygirl.com/for-goodness-s*x
And, for parents of children with special needs, "An Exceptional Child’s Guide to Touch” is especially geared toward children with special needs from ages 3 to 7 or the equivalent developmental age (https://www.amightygirl.com/an-exceptional-children-s-guide-to-touch) -- and, for parenting guidance on teaching appropriate boundaries, check out "Teaching Children With Down Syndrome About Their Bodies, Boundaries, And S*xuality" (https://www.amightygirl.com/teaching-children-with-ds).
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The importance of Sign Language :)
03/01/2017
Sign language is beneficial for everyone! Gebarentaal is voordelig voor iedereen! :)
The Art of Sign Language: for Babies, B***s and Bobs: Lissa Zeviar at TEDxAmsterdam Produced by: http://www.fellermedia.com Camera & crew: http://www.hoens.tv Lissa is the owner of Babygebaren and a professional sign language interpreter. Bo...
15/12/2016
Communicating with your baby via Baby Signs has many advantages. More information can be found via this link. :) https://www.babygebaren.nl/voordelen
Voordelen - Babygebaren Nederland Er zijn verschillende redenen om Babygebaren te gebruiken in de communicatie met je kind. Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat een baby op jonge leeftijd veel meer kan begrijpen en 'vertellen' dan voorheen werd gedacht. Vanaf zes maanden oud kunnen baby's betekenisvolle gebaren maken en daarmee aan ouders...
Your baby wants to communicate with you. Learn baby signs to give your baby the tools to interact with you :)
20/01/2016
Something to think about...
13/01/2016
Here are some basic signs you can use to communicate with your baby :)
If your baby can wave byebye and give a flying kiss to you, imagine what else you will find out if your baby learns Sign Language :)
Children imitate what they see in their direct environment. So keep speaking+signing for one day, your child will speak+sign right back!
Use Baby Signs to communicate and interact with your baby before he or she learns to speak :)