Spilling Crackers

My wife and I have been trying to use some sign language with our son to increase our communication before he becomes reasonably vocal. He learned the sign for “milk” very very early and he’s been progressing ever since. At each milestone we’ve introduced more words: “More,” “Bath,” and most recently “Cracker.” Today we wondered how to sign “Crackers” in the plural because me son certainly found a way to get a lot of them at once. My wife lovingly found little crackers from an organic company and has been kept sane by ensuring her son is getting the very … Continue reading

More

Recently our son has been asking for more. More, if you’ve been following this blog, is one of the most useful terms our son has learned in sign language. He’s employed it to great effectiveness for everything from books to apples. He’s truly enjoyed being able to tell his parents that he wants and needs “more” of whatever it is that he’s currently eating or doing. It’s helpful to us as well because we can more efficiently detect exactly what he’s asking for. Sometimes the 30th straight reading of a very bad children’s book (and there are bad ones) will … Continue reading

Combining Words

Our son has been taught a few words via a baby sign language book since his birth. My wife decided this would be a good idea for a variety of reasons, studies, personal experiences, and other publications. It took a while for us to notice the fruits of these simple hand gestures accompanying words and objects. Eventually our son recognized some of the words and could respond with a smile or a cry (a simple form of yes or no) and he has steadily progressed in his ability to communicate since then. He doesn’t lack verbal communication (“Mama” and “Dada” … Continue reading