My girls have been watching us teach them sign language for months and months now. So far they think it's funny to watch us and never seemed to show an interest in doing a sign themselves. We stopped signing "Mommy" and "Daddy" since they vocalize those words so well.
But in the past couple of months the girls have been getting very frustrated with certain things...wanting an item and either not being able to reach it, or not being able to lift it, and wanting more of an item. They are usually wanting more food or more milk in their sippy cups. So lately we have really focused on teaching them to sign "more", "done", and "help".
If they are trying to get a stuffed toy out of a basket and it gets stuck, instead of crying and screaming, hopefully they will learn to sign "Help". We just keep showing them the signs with hopes that they will one day make one back.
Well, I am proud to say that it worked!! Last night at dinner, Lilly started to get upset when she wanted another bite of pasta. It was hard to tell if she was done and just mad, or if she wanted another bite. I asked her if she really wanted more or if she was done. All of the sudden, she signed "More" and accepted the bite from Eric. I was ecstatic!! Then Lexi started doing it! It was awesome. Hopefully they will get the sign for help down soon. I love it that this allows us to alleviate frustrations and still help them with things they need.
The first video is Lexi signing "more". The second video is Lilly signing it. I like how they both have different ways to do it. :) Such smart little girls!
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Isn't it great? I love the sign language and have used it with all three. It also helps when they say two words that sound alike and you can't tell which one so they can say and sign together.
"Help" looks a little different from a baby. Isaac right now is just moving both hands up and down and saying "Puh" for help right now, but the girls eventually got to the point where they held their hands together and moved them up. So fun!
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