Baby Signs Program with Ethel - More Testimonials

Testimonials

Carolyn @ Oct 12, 2008 Hi Thel.....by Nov my baby will be 11 months...now he is 9 months and so far he know where lampu,he can say pappa,mamma,momom, thank you...and give sign of kereta,fish,dinausor and bunyi lembu..hehehee Ethel @ Oct 12, 2008 wow!! He's really ready to ccommunicate!! That's good. He's probably one of those yg will start talking by 15mths instead of the normal 18mths++. Good work mummy!! Can he walk already? Carolyn @ Oct 13, 2008 He cant walk by himself yet but if kana pigang tangan ahh rajin la tu bejalan..and he can walk siring2 meja or sofa. Actually I start reading books for him since im pregnand 1 month and now he loves books and everyday b4 sleep i will read for him sejak new born. I am happy juga la coz now i can understand him in somewhere....siok juga ada baby sign nie. But i wanna learn more bout baby sign.....oya...satu saja lagi yg sa rasa dia keras kepala nda mau blajar...tepuk tangan...or maybe too early? i dont know.. Ethel @ Oct 13, 2008 normally with babies/toddlers, we adults will hv to follow their cue when it comes to '2 way communication. Coz they will only do the signs which they r interested in. Gv him time n encourangements'.. He'll definitely start clapping tu.. (Carolyn attended our Parent Workshop in Dec 2008)

Carolyn - Sabahan living in Sweden-

Mona @ Oct 19, 2008 Kewl... both my kids were signers too. Many relatives were against it - they say this delays the speech bla.. bla... I am glad I stuck to it cuz my son did not talk till he was 2.5 years old (they faulted it on signing :P ) & it was wonderful as he was able to relay what he wanted so less frustration for the both of us! My daughter prefered not to sign much - only in the initial stage before she could speak and words she can't say. Gawsh, I can't stop her from talking now! Ethel @ Oct 19, 2008 Org2 tua n ppl yg havent been reading much, mmg very sceptical abt signing.. Padahal, it has tones of benefits!! If only they would read up n do more research.. Anyway... Nasib my parents n MIL didn't say anything.. My MIL mmg support n my hubby now getting xcited coz Mia is really 'talking' with signs now.. we enjoy talking to her oso.. Mona @ Oct 20, 2008 Ya ba.. you wouldn't believe the crap I had to put up with when I started with Reuben. He is six now by the way and has a pretty extensive vocabulary compared to many kids his age. Could it be from signing? Maybe. But one thing is for sure, he was a late talker and signing HELPED A LOT. Have you guys sarted getting weird stares from people yet? lol... get used to it :) It is great that your MIL supports signing. Makes it a hell lot more easier for you. More people signing to her speeds up the process. Avery is 2.5 years and she signed till she was about 1 years + only... she started speaking early and speechwise now she is pretty good. So kalau urang make noise just tell them to shut up - you personally know someone who has signer kids n they speak just fine now - better than most non-signers even..lol..... Signing is a lot of fun once the child picks it up and actively uses it. Ethel @ Oct 20, 2008 As for Reuben's vocab, YUP, u can give credit to signing for that.. That's just one of the benefit... based on research conducted by NIH (US), babies who sign have higher IQ (approx 12 pts higher) than non-signing babies.. Btw, where did u learn how to sign? u attended a workshop ka? Also, i'd love to cut n paste some of our conversation here (abt signing) n post it in my babysigns blog/grp.. is it ok with u?? Mona @ Oct 20, 2008 Bulih ba.. use whatever you need :) Maybe can convert some skeptics, eh? All the best with your workshop. You are providing a service that I personally find very useful to parents and child. The only problem is people are still not exposed to this... many aren't even aware this exist!I taught myself by reading the book by Dr. Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn. I just followed the guidlines and improvised here and there to suit my childrens capabilities - works pretty well :) I'm a big advocate in signing. The main concern for people is it delays the speech.... I've always thought in my son's case... he NEVER said a word except for Mama n Dada till he was 2.5 years n mainly used signs for everything else.... one day he just started talking. IN FULL SENTENCES - LOL! Teda la stanga masak punya speech... everyone were so surprised. They thought bobou bah! I'm just glad we used signs cuz if he did turn out mute at least we had a head start at communicating with him kan??

Mona -Sabahan living in Singapore-

Lynnora @ 05 January 2011
Yes. My Ayva started pretty quick. After i see u , sia trus started signing. Her first few signs were duck, fish and light, caught me by surprise juga coz i didnt expect she will pick signing fast and I captured on video! I know i sound bid...a but macam mo nangis first time saw her signing. She was About 9/10mths i think.

(Lynnora attended our Parent Workshop in July 2010)

Lynnora
Jan 5, 2011