If you've considered taking a class but you'd like to get a little taste of what it would be like before you sign up, this demo class is for you!
Imagine communicating with your baby before he or she can even speak. Baby sign language reduces frustration, accelerates verbal development and strengthens cognitive skills. It also enhances child-parent bonding through time spent teaching signs to your baby.
Research shows that preverbal infants can communicate through the use of sign language long before they can verbalize their needs. We will give you the skills and knowledge you will need to communicate with your preverbal, hearing baby. So come and take a class with My Smart Hands™ and learn how to sign with your baby!
Date: April 27, 2012
Time: 10:00am - 10:45am
Lots of times I met parents that say "oh, my child is older so we don't need to sign". While it's true that you don't need to sign with a child that is verbal, I still think it is a great idea. I still continue to sign with my 3 and a half year old daughter for several reasons. Here are just a few...
Number 1: It's fun!
We have a great time signing with each other. I love watching my daughter figure out the sentence I have signed. You can literally see that she is trying to figure out this "puzzle" I have given her.
Number 2: Builds self-esteem!
My daughter feels and displays great pride in figuring out the "puzzle" I have given her. I can see that she feels a sense of accomplishment when she has determined what it is that I am communicating.
Number 3: Continues to bond us as a family.
We have a "secret" language! How cool is that??
Number 4: Eliminates embarrassment.
I am able to sign to my daughter reminders like "please", "thank you", "stop", "no", "potty", "are you ok?". I cannot stress how much this has helped our relationship! My partner often forgets to sign these things and I have seen the results! When she is embarrassed, we are more likely to have a meltdown on our hands. Signing really does help to eliminate tantrums!!
Number 5: Promotes Literacy.
At 3 and a half, we are starting to fingerspell and sound out words! We incorporate signing into all of our homeschooling activities. When we read, when we practice writing, counting, etc. Providing your preschooler with multiple intelligences (visual, written, spoken, etc) really gives your child an advantage in learning!
Number 6: A Second Language.
ASL is a formally recognized second language! It is the 4th most used language in North America!
Before I became a baby signing instructor, I used to be an ESL (English as a Second Language) instructor. I often joke with people that English is my daughter's second language as her first language was ASL!!
Keep Signing! The benefits are endless :)
the sign for the number 1 - palm faces your body and you hold up your index finger
fly (insect) - catch the fly with your dominant hand over your non-dominant flat hand. I gotcha!
go - point your two index fingers in the direction you are going.
game - knock your 2 "a" hands together a couple of times like 2 teams competing against each other.
ASL sign for eye. Tap underneath your eye twice.
I enjoyed the class! You can tell how passionate you are about signing through your teaching - you always have lots of energy and enthusiasm!
So I thought my daughter had signed "milk" before but it was a little hard to tell. Well this morning she was fussing and whining for me, and when I went over to her she clearly signed milk to me with her right hand. So cute, I was so proud! And then after she ate, I said did you enjoy your milk (signing too) and she signed it again when I said milk. Hooray!
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