Kids are an inventive bunch – “invisible friends,” Lego creatures or coloring outside the lines. It’s part of their personality formation. So it is OK to let your baby make up new signs, right? False – it will hinder, not help. If you wanted to learn French, would you cobble […]
American Sign Language Seattle
Sign of the Week – BLUE
To execute the sign for BLUE, place your dominant hand in a “B” handshape with your palm facing outward. Pivot your wrist back and forth a few times.
Sign of the Week – SIT
To execute the sign for SIT, bend the index finger and your middle finger on your dominant hand representing the legs of a body. Place them on top of the index and middle fingers of your non dominant hand representing a chair as shown in the illustration.
Deaf Culture Tip – Hearing Loss Statistic
There are approximately 20 million Individuals with a hearing loss. Of those 20 million, approximately two million are considered Deaf and use Sign Language as their main mode of communication.
How to Convince your Skeptical Spouse to Learn Baby Signing
Opposites attract … and before you knew it, you became parents. It’s why one of you balances the checkbook, while the other one fixes things. It’s also why one of you may need to convince the other that baby signing is a good investment. Often, it’s the husband who is […]
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