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Hi there I have a number of parents who use baby sign language with their children, all who have different communication difficulties. Many childre...

Answered: 01 May 2008
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Hi there Thank you for your email. I would suggest visiting my website at www.australianbabyhands.com where I have a number of articles and frequen...

Answered: 01 May 2008
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Hi There, Thank you for your question. Yes we are just about to launch Australian Baby Hands baby sign language classes Australia Wide in Jul...

Answered: 08 May 2008
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Hi Stacey, I have many families who start introducing baby sign language to their children from day one. It is completely up to you when you star...

Answered: 15 Apr 2009
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Hi Maria, My advise would be to leave the signs you have introduced in American sign language. Ensure that when you leave your child with friend...

Answered: 22 Apr 2009
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Hi, To help you get to know the basics you can either get your partner to teach you or go to your local deaf society and they will have a list of ...

Answered: 29 Apr 2009
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Hi Anna, Babies can go through the stage initially where once they know one sign, they believe it symbolises the sign for everything. This is whe...

Answered: 29 Jun 2009
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Hi, Have you gone to see your local GP? My advice would be to see a health professional in your area to check for your own piece of mind. If ther...

Answered: 29 Jun 2009
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Hi Leeanne, Thank you for your email. The best age to start introducing baby sign language to your child is from around 6 months of age. Ho...

Answered: 29 Jan 2008
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Hi Heleina Thank you for your questions. No it is definitely not too late to starting introducing baby sign language to your daughter. I recommen...

Answered: 08 Mar 2008
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Hi Nancy Thank you for your questions. There are a couple of different ways to introduce baby sign language in a bilingual or trilingual home. T...

Answered: 22 Mar 2008
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Hi Trudy, I`m sorry to hear you`re having a tricky time. I`m afraid my expertise in baby sign language won`t really be of help to working out why ...

Answered: 01 Feb 2009
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Hi Leah, My website www.australianbabyhands.com is currently the only site which has accredited australian baby sign language product. There is l...

Answered: 22 Feb 2009
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Hi Sam, Thank you for your email. The recommended age to start introducing baby sign language to your daughter is at around 5 months of age or wh...

Answered: 15 Aug 2008
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Hi Danielle, Thank you for your email. Yes it is worth using baby sign language with your two children. Many parents who have autistic children ha...

Answered: 15 Aug 2008
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Hi, Thank you for your email. In relation to purchasing my book, you can purchase it from my website – www.australianbabyhands.com plus it ...

Answered: 01 Jul 2009
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Hi, Research has highlighted that it actually accelerates the speech process. Part of the process of introducing baby sign language is to sign an...

Answered: 01 Jul 2009
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Hi Christine, In relation to baby sign language delaying speech, this is not the case. Research has highlighted that baby sign language actually a...

Answered: 08 Jul 2009
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Hi K, Thanks for your question. Generally when your baby first begins to sign, they do start using that one sign for everything. A similar thi...

Answered: 15 Jul 2009
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Hi, To do the sign dummy, follow the instructions below: “With pointer finger and thumb forming a circle, all other fingers extended, mov...

Answered: 08 Dec 2008

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