baby sign language

[Anonymous]

Is it too much to ask our nanny to do some baby signs with our 9 mo old? I feel a little weird asking her but if DS learns the signs with us and uses them, I'd like her to know what they mean at least so she can respond.

[Anonymous]

Not weird at all. I am a nanny and I learned sign language when my employer asked me to. It's fun and my little guy is adorable doing a couple of signs. I found it really helpful for "more", "milk" "water" "hungry" "all done" etc. Unfortunately MB and DB never bother to learn and now my charge is talking so...

I am still glad I know little!

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the reply! Did they give you a video to watch or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the reply! Did they give you a video to watch or something?

No, I bought the book and video myself - it is called "Baby Sign Language Basics" on amazon. Would have been nice if my employers thought to buy it for me since they requested that I learn but they are simply not like that.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's too much to ask for her to learn the baby signs. However if you have an extensive list of things you want her to learn (presumably on her own time), then I would offer to pay her a little more per hour for this.

Or if it would only be limited to "basic" things such as milk, thirsty, hungry, etc., I am sure it will be simple for her to learn.

Good luck, hope this helps out.

[Anonymous]

Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

At what age are you thinking children can start learning to communicate verbally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

At what age are you thinking children can start learning to communicate verbally?

You continually speak to your baby while you are signing so there is no delay in receptive communication at all. A nine-month-old can sign "milk" but cannot say "milk" for example and it cuts down on the baby's frustration.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

At what age are you thinking children can start learning to communicate verbally?

You continually speak to your baby while you are signing so there is no delay in receptive communication at all. A nine-month-old can sign "milk" but cannot say "milk" for example and it cuts down on the baby's frustration.

Are you a nanny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

At what age are you thinking children can start learning to communicate verbally?

You continually speak to your baby while you are signing so there is no delay in receptive communication at all. A nine-month-old can sign "milk" but cannot say "milk" for example and it cuts down on the baby's frustration.

Are you a nanny?

Yes. I learned baby sign language in college and love teaching it to my young charges.

[Anonymous]

It's very easy to learn a handful of signs. You really don't even need a book or video - you can just look them up on the internet. We do please, thank you, milk, more, all done, eat, drink, and diaper. That has been more than enough to enable the baby to communicate. I showed our nanny how to do them (MB here) and she picked then up very quickly. One thing that is important to remember is that the baby will do the signs a bit differently from the way they are meant to be done (mine claps for more, and with thank you, he'll hold out his hand to you) so it's helpful to communicate with each other about stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

Yeah wtf troll poster? Baby sign language is the bomb, and cuts down on distress and mystery crying when the infant can ask for milk or more or to eat or whatever. It will not delay their speech in the slightest. Don't feel weird OP, most nannies I know do this. Give her either the book you're using or show her the signs you're using if they aren't standard. I'm sure she'll be happy to do it.

[Anonymous]

I LOVE sign language.
PP is correct -- you speak AND sign together. It doesn't affect speech in a negative way at all. That's a common misconception.

Books and videos are nice to have on hand, but there are a lot of you tube videos available if you'd rather not buy anything.

Signs I like: more, milk, help, please, thank you, hurt, all done, eat, yes, no. They're easy for adults to pick up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't your child be learning to speak English? Or is there some sort of speech impediment?

Hope you aren't doing any screen time, as it often delays natural speech development.

A baby at nine months is much too young to be taught how to verbally communicate. That is what baby sign language is for.

Until the child can speak on her own, baby sign language lets the child articulate what she wants/needs.

At what age are you thinking children can start learning to communicate verbally?

You continually speak to your baby while you are signing so there is no delay in receptive communication at all. A nine-month-old can sign "milk" but cannot say "milk" for example and it cuts down on the baby's frustration.

Are you a nanny?

Yes. I learned baby sign language in college and love teaching it to my young charges.

When do you think is the earliest children can say several words?