02-02-2005, 11:42 AM
A friend of mine is teaching her hearing child to sign, as she read a book somewhere where the authors found with their own child that the child could sign and understand signing much earlier than a speaking child. Her child is 13 months old, and she finds that since about 10 months, her child was able to communicate that she wanted a drink or to sleep or so on, much earlier than she could speak. My daughter is now 21 months old, and only in the past few months has she been able to tell me she wants juice, or something to eat, so surely this is a good thing?
Has anyone else done this with their children, and what was your experience?
Has anyone else done this with their children, and what was your experience?