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How YOU can Learn American Sign Language!

May 15, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 1 Comment

If you are a parent of a baby or toddler (or currently pregnant) you probably have heard of “baby sign.” But what exactly is it and why would you want to use sign language with your child? How? Where and when should you start? This is one of many posts I am writing this month […]

Baby Sign: Why I Recommend Using American Sign Language

May 11, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 3 Comments

If you are a parent of a baby or toddler (or currently pregnant) you probably have heard of “baby sign.” But what exactly is it and why would you want to use sign language with your child? How? Where and when should you start? This is one of many posts I am writing this month […]

Baby Sign Language: When to Start

May 9, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 6 Comments

If you are a parent of a baby or toddler (or currently pregnant) you probably have heard of “baby sign.” But what exactly is it and why would you want to use sign language with your child? How? Where and when should you start? This is one of many posts I am writing this month […]

9 Reasons to Teach Sign Language To Your {Hearing} Infant or Toddler

May 4, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 27 Comments

If you are a parent of a baby or toddler (or currently pregnant) you probably have heard of “baby sign.” But what exactly is it and why would you want to use sign language with your child? How? Where and when should you start? This is one of many posts I am writing this month […]

“Is He Talking Yet?” & Other Annoying Questions

May 3, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Family Life, Sign Language and Baby Sign, Speech & Language 101 17 Comments

Every Wednesday I drop my daughter off at preschool, grab a latte, and then Ev and I head off to do our grocery shopping. We go to a small grocery store that has that small town feel (I grew up in a small town so I love this) where the shelves don’t go to the […]

What Exactly is Sign Language?

May 2, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 6 Comments

If you are a parent of a baby or toddler (or currently pregnant) you probably have heard of “baby sign.” But what exactly is it and why would you want to use sign language with your child? How? Where and when should you start? This is one of many posts I am writing this month […]

Thank Goodness We Are Signing!!

April 30, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Family Life, Sign Language and Baby Sign 20 Comments

If you have been reading along for a while, you know that I have been using sign language with my son Ev, almost 16 months. In fact, I have been teaching BOTH my kids sign language since Christmas (while refreshing my own skills in the process!). We have been having SO MUCH FUN! I can’t […]

Sign Language: How to Pick the Signs to Teach Your Children

February 1, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 14 Comments

As you all know, I am working on teaching sign language to both my one year old Ev and my three year old. Recently I posted about how we are learning sign language. However I everyday I say out loud about a thousand times “Oh, I should look up that sign!” but then, of course […]

How We are Learning Sign Language

January 24, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Family Life, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Sign Language and Baby Sign 4 Comments

I hope you all had a chance to read the guest post recently by fellow Speech Pathologist Kristy from Hear My Hands. She shared some great info with us about the benefits of using sign language with (hearing) infants and toddlers. She will be joining us with another guest post soon, to give us all some […]

Why Sign Language Can Work for You and Your Infant & Toddler

January 11, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Sign Language and Baby Sign 4 Comments

Today is an exciting day! Not only do we have our FIRST guest blogger post here at PWW365, but I am also a guest poster over at Cashey Mama’s Classroom today! So after you finish reading this awesome guest post by my friend Kristy, head over to Cashey Mama’s Classroom to read my guest post […]

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