Mb always trying to get kids to demonstrate what I taught for me

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Anonymous wrote:You started nannying when the oldest was 2. Why would you teach a 2 yr old sign language?

I'm the op and I refuse to entertain such a stupid question

Wow, I hope you don't dismiss stupid questions from the kids you nanny for, too. Sorry you find my question stupid. My kids were both talking in 3-word sentences by 12 months. I thought the point of sign language for hearing children was to give them a way to communicate before they can talk. That's why I can't understand the point of teaching it to a 2 yr old. But hey, you go on with being bitchy.

This is the dumbest thing I've read on this forum in a while. You don't see the benefits of teaching a kid sign language? I mean I guess it's not like there are deaf kids and adults all over your kid might want to communicate with some day...

It seems abstract. Why ASL rather than German or Japanese? I had only heard of it for babies before they could talk, or deaf people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You started nannying when the oldest was 2. Why would you teach a 2 yr old sign language?

I'm the op and I refuse to entertain such a stupid question

Wow, I hope you don't dismiss stupid questions from the kids you nanny for, too. Sorry you find my question stupid. My kids were both talking in 3-word sentences by 12 months. I thought the point of sign language for hearing children was to give them a way to communicate before they can talk. That's why I can't understand the point of teaching it to a 2 yr old. But hey, you go on with being bitchy.

That is the point to BABY sign language, and so that one child can communicate with the other. Op said she taught signing, not baby signing...

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It's possible the MB is truly just trying to show off her enthusiasm for what the kids are learning and what they can do. She doesn't spend the weekdays with them, so she's probably excited after the weekend to see what they are learning and how far they've come in development!

Did they have a nanny before? It's possible she didn't do any of these sorts of things, and it's just not on their radar to realize you're doing these things.

I know it's hard, but it's so good for the kids, and eventually they will see it. I would just shrug it off as much as possible and instead try to bring these things up casually in conversation as much as possible when she isn't thinking of them. "Today we worked on new signs! I think Larlo is really coming along with his sign for "bird" -- Larlo, can you show Mommy?'" or "We went to the library today, and Larla was really interested in books about horses, so we spent the afternoon talking about all the different ways that you can ride a horse [or whatever]."

I'm not sure this would work, but another option might be to try to forego the daily log if it's not something they're interested in and instead do a very short but education-focused weekly log. A lot of preschools do this, and it might be fun for them to see a weekly wrap-up. You could even email it to them with a couple of pics from the week if you feel ambitious. Maybe just note a few of the things you did with the kids and what they're starting to learn. If they don't know Spanish, you could also write out a few of the new words the kids learned with their translations so the parents can recognize these when they hear them.

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Anonymous wrote:It's possible the MB is truly just trying to show off her enthusiasm for what the kids are learning and what they can do. She doesn't spend the weekdays with them, so she's probably excited after the weekend to see what they are learning and how far they've come in development!

Did they have a nanny before? It's possible she didn't do any of these sorts of things, and it's just not on their radar to realize you're doing these things.

I know it's hard, but it's so good for the kids, and eventually they will see it. I would just shrug it off as much as possible and instead try to bring these things up casually in conversation as much as possible when she isn't thinking of them. "Today we worked on new signs! I think Larlo is really coming along with his sign for "bird" -- Larlo, can you show Mommy?'" or "We went to the library today, and Larla was really interested in books about horses, so we spent the afternoon talking about all the different ways that you can ride a horse [or whatever]."

I'm not sure this would work, but another option might be to try to forego the daily log if it's not something they're interested in and instead do a very short but education-focused weekly log. A lot of preschools do this, and it might be fun for them to see a weekly wrap-up. You could even email it to them with a couple of pics from the week if you feel ambitious. Maybe just note a few of the things you did with the kids and what they're starting to learn. If they don't know Spanish, you could also write out a few of the new words the kids learned with their translations so the parents can recognize these when they hear them.

You obviously didn't absorb the op

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Why dont you tell her that you were the one to teach it? The easiest way to solve your issue is to SPEAK UP.

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Anonymous wrote:Why dont you tell her that you were the one to teach it? The easiest way to solve your issue is to SPEAK UP.

Because she knows. She can't actually think her kids just self teach themselves things. The point is the passive aggressiveness not that I need SPEAK UP as if I'm being taken advantage of. It's just a silly way to behave for a grown woman and is annoying at most.

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Anonymous wrote:You started nannying when the oldest was 2. Why would you teach a 2 yr old sign language?

I'm the op and I refuse to entertain such a stupid question

Wow, I hope you don't dismiss stupid questions from the kids you nanny for, too. Sorry you find my question stupid. My kids were both talking in 3-word sentences by 12 months. I thought the point of sign language for hearing children was to give them a way to communicate before they can talk. That's why I can't understand the point of teaching it to a 2 yr old. But hey, you go on with being bitchy.

This is the dumbest thing I've read on this forum in a while. You don't see the benefits of teaching a kid sign language? I mean I guess it's not like there are deaf kids and adults all over your kid might want to communicate with some day...

It seems abstract. Why ASL rather than German or Japanese? I had only heard of it for babies before they could talk, or deaf people.

I dunno, why German instead of French? Why Japanese instead of ASL? My preschooler has a weekly ASL lesson. The teacher reads them stories and they sing songs. It's fun, the kids enjoy it, and my kid has picked up several signs. I mean, why not?

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Anonymous wrote:You started nannying when the oldest was 2. Why would you teach a 2 yr old sign language?

I'm the op and I refuse to entertain such a stupid question

Wow, I hope you don't dismiss stupid questions from the kids you nanny for, too. Sorry you find my question stupid. My kids were both talking in 3-word sentences by 12 months. I thought the point of sign language for hearing children was to give them a way to communicate before they can talk. That's why I can't understand the point of teaching it to a 2 yr old. But hey, you go on with being bitchy.

Because your kid was advanced and some don't talk at 12 months. Mine is 15 months and has 4-5 words and certainly
No sentences. And is well within the range of normal. Sign language helps her communicate.