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My daughter prefers to sign

I introduced Auslan to my daughter from birth. She is now nearly 2, has picked up signing very w...

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Hi, I have a 10 month old daughter who we have introduced to baby signing but only the basics, like food, milk, and drink. I ass...

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Average word count?

Hi Jackie, I'm just curious, how many words on average does a 13 month old know either speaking o...

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Hi Nicky Thank you for your post. As you mentioned each child is different but if you refer to my article entitled "Your baby and ...

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Possible to teach signing to a 20 month old boy who doesn't speak?

My grandson is 20 months old but has never developed speech beyond mum mum mum, dad dad dad or bu...

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Hi there Thank you for your post. It sounds like you are going through a frustrating and stressful time. It is definitely not too ...

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11 month old signing

Hi Jackie, I've got twin boys who are now 11 and a half months old.... I've never thought of si...

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Hi Natalie Thank you for your post. Gestures is something that children do naturally such as spreading their arms out when they ...

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What is Baby Hands?

My daughter Georgia has sufferded from epilepsy from 5 months and this has delayed her developmen...

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Hi Leanne Thank you for your email. Australian Baby Hands is based on 100% Auslan signs and they are not Makaton signs. Makaton s...

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Signing with my 14mth old son

Jackie I have purchased your book and started signing with my 14mth old son when he was 7 months...

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Hi Rachael Thank you for your enquiry. It can be confusing to work out what sign your baby is making and what they are trying to...

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Why start with only 5 signs

Hi, Just wondering why you advise starting with only 5 signs, babies learn oral language through...

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Hi Chellanne Thank you for your post. The reason I suggest to start with five signs is that it makes the experience of signing as ...

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baby language- different countries?

My mum bought us a Australian Baby Hands book, but we shyed away from using it because we live in...

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Posted by: Mampha What about SALA. Is the signing in Souh Africa different, or is the basic baby stuff similar? The sign language ...

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Is it too late to start signing with my 15 month old?

My 15 month old son communicates quite well. He uses a fair few words and 2 short questions "whos...

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Baby sign language is a great tool to help reduce frustration in babies. You can introduce sign language to babies from the age of ...

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One handed alternatives?

I understand that altering signs is not great in terms of respecting Auslan as an established lan...

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Hi there It is ok to use the one handed version of the sign, as it is infrequent that a mum would have both hands free at any time. ...

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Still not happening

Hi my ds is now 9 months old. I have been signing to him since he was only a few months old. I ...

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Don't give up, we had the same problem and a lady watching me sign in vane told me the same ¨keep trying, one day they will just pic...

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What is a good sign for toilet?

My little girl is four months old and we're doing really well with elimination communication (hav...

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Hi K, Yes it can be confusing trying to pick between the signs for the different states so that is why in Australian Baby Hands we...

baby signing back more and more

Hi Jackie, Our daughter, now 17 months is communicating very well both verbally and with her bab...

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Is my baby signing back?

I have been using the signs with my 14 month old since she was 8 months. I started with a few of ...

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Yes it can be quite common for babies to sign what they are interested in such as people, their needs/wants or what fascinates t...

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2 Year old not talking

My son is not talking beyond a very few basic words. I've used some AUSLAN signs with him since ...

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Hi there A couple of things could help you with your babys signing progress. It is important when you introduce a number of signs ...

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