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"I started signing to my son Jetsun when he was
5 ½ months old. I began by learning any sign which I thought
would be commonly used and just incorporated them all as
I learnt them when I communicated with him. As the months
went by I was getting a little frustrated as I knew that
he understood them all but was not signing back to me, but
I was determined to not give up, especially after reading
others’ stories. It wasn’t until he was 13 or 14 months
old when he finally started doing one or two back to me.
Now he is almost 16 months old he regularly signs lots
of different words and quickly copies new ones that I teach
him. He signs mum, dad, finished, more, food, milk, cat,
dog, rabbit, horse, bath, music, poo, change and toilet
(which amusingly he gets mixed up with the sign for dad),
and understands more that I sign to him.
It’s particularly nice that he rarely throws his dinner
bowl anymore now that he signs finished (one of his favourite
signs), and instead of pulling my top down when he wants
to breastfeed, he now signs for milk (his very favourite
sign!) which he uses just his thumb and forefinger.
I look forward to when he will sign that he needs to
go to the toilet so i won’t need to wash any more nappies!
I have attached a photo of him signing “cat” next to
our cat Yin Yin"
Virginia Maddock
Caringbah, NSW
Mum to Jetsun
Baby Jetsun - Signs Cat
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Karina
is a first hand baby signer after having used it with her
two boys and seeing the benefits in her own home she is
now keen to share that experience and knowledge with others.
