Lesson reviews

Great Clip!

This was really helpful for how to incorporate signing into daily routines. I now feel comfortable starting the process! Thanks!

 My baby signed the first day!!!

I taught my daughter the signs for milk, eat, more and mommy/daddy during her first meal after watching the video. She actually signed milk first. I could not believe it! I gave it to her and she did drink. I thought she was clapping her hands the whole time she was eating, then I realized she was trying to sign "more". She only signed milk and more, but I could not believe she was doing that after only showing her a few times!! Granted, she is 13 months old but this is so amazing. Thanks. Only thing I would like to see is some of the other common signs like please and thank you. I did see them briefly but not long enough to catch how to do them...

 great starter

i already knew these signs, but think it is great for refresher and anyone who dosen't know any signs this is a great place to start. i have been teaching my daycare kids as i learn and they have picked it up quick. we have made a book with our own kids doing the signs. Thanks Laura

 very clear

i liked having it explained to me simply.

 Fascinating!

Although I don't have children I was so impressed by the first minute preview that I bought this lesson. And it was absolutely worth the credit. It is really interesting what children are capable of learning and what ways you can use to communicate with them.

 Super!

I really liked this mindbite. Laura speaks very calmly and clearly in this video. It is also encouraging to see the babies learning in the video. I will definitely try to incorporate signing in my babies daily life.

 Learning to sign

This is an excellent introduction to signing with your baby. The author shows the success of her own 13-month baby signing, then proceeds with a six-month baby who is just learning. The lesson is thorough and includes the methodology, stages the baby might go through while learning, and the formation of signs. The lesson is based on cognitive levels and the author is clearly very knowledgeable and experienced. She is very reassuring and explains the technique clearly. I look forward to part two!

 Wonderful form of communication!

While pregnant, I read a book on "Baby Sign language" - which is essentially a guide to communicating with your baby using "fake" signs. I assumed this was the only choice seeing as I did not know ASL, and I figured the signs would be too complicated for my baby and I to learn.

After watching this incredible video, I see how easy the signs are to use and to remember. And learning "real" ASL signs as opposed to fake baby signs is so much more valuable-it's using a new, real, language. What better way to start off your baby's life then by introducing them to different languages and styles of communication.

I was also happy to see how the video addressed some of the questions and concerns that many people have about using sign language with their babies. This will help in teaching others what a great tool this really is.

The techniques shown in this video are so helpful and make it easy to do. I have already started to use them - and so has my husband. It's fun for the whole family!

I am very much looking forward to the next session. Thank you so much for posting this video--best one I have seen yet!

 Practical and Innovative

Laura has demonstrated in a practical manner how to get started signing with your baby. So often we want to try something we have heard about and we just don't know how to start. This is a great beginning video. Also the whole concept about communicating with your baby and knowing what can satisfy them at a much ealier age is very innovative. It's wonderful to know that there are other ways of doing things than what we have done in the past.

 ASL parents rule

Fantastic to see. This is so awesome to see someone promoting what babies have always needed. a way to communicate! this works if you teach it right. Nice video showing the possiblities and how to begin. terrific video! 5

 Splendid!

A splendid lesson. Very clearly communicated, and encouraging to folks. As a new grandmother I can't wait to practice this!

 AWESOME VIDEO!!! If you want to start signing with your baby, this is for you!

This is a fantastic video for anyone interested in starting to sign with their baby. Laura who is a teacher and is clearly well educated in signing with babies, explains the benefits of signing with your baby and gives you 9 signs (10 if you count the two ways to sign I love you). Best yet, she shows footage of her daughter making the signs back which gives you an idea of how a baby may make the sign or an "approximation" if it as she explains. She also works with a friend's 6 month old to show how you actually use and teach signing to a beginning baby. This struck me as most useful, because I know I would quickly question whether I was doing it correctly and get discouraged long before my baby would be able to sign back to me. And all through the video, she reinforces the use of these basic signs and even provides a recap of the main signs at the end for easy reference. The video quality was good even at full screen playback. In terms of constructive feedback, it's hard to think of much. One question I had was whether it mattered which hand I use to make the signs. It might also be helpful to show common ways of mistaking the signs. Finally, its a little advanced but it would be great to have chapter markers delineating each of the sections to make it easy to navigate to each and especially to jump to the recap. But those are all small potatoes. Great lesson Laura!!! Can't wait to see more and you are going to help a lot of parents.