Another support for communicating with your infant/toddler

While I was pregnant I attended a couple of baby seminars that talked about communicating with your pre-verbal child. The presenters spoke about sign language and your baby. One presenter told a story of her 14 month old child who was able to use his sign language skills to get himself, his Mom, his infant sister, and Grandmother out of the house because a fire had started in the kitchen. They lost the kitchen, but not their lives. (They were all in the basement with stair access through the kitchen). This sold me. I vowed to teach my unborn child sign language. I bought the DVD from the one presenter. My son loved it. He started learning at 6 months of age and by nine months was able to communicate approx. three- five signs. (more, fruit, water, finished, Mommy, Daddy). It was absolutely amazing.

I then stumbled on this great program out of the states called Signing time Kids. They sing, sign and incorporate activities to secure the sign in your brain. It's colorful and educational. My son loves it!! He likes singing the songs and signing them. The host of the show has colored band aids on her fingers that helps to distinguish which finger is which. I bought some colored band aids and put them on his fingers, "just like her Mommy". The only downside is that in our area, the show is on really early in the morning so we tend to miss it.
Signing is a great tool to help children express their pain. You can find signs for this on the Internet or on www.signingtimekids.com. We used it for our son, and when he is hurt and crying using his hands to describe where the pain is or how much it hurts is a great way to communicate.
Just wanted to share this amazing tool with other Moms.