Baby sign language..

Babies are a clean slate and can be taught languages so easily. Sign language is a second language. I think it is wonderful that your daughter is teaching her son to sign. Huggers to you and your daughter.

that is neat. My little newphew should of had that done. He says da da but if he wants anything he either goes and gets it or he points to it. Of course my little sister was the same way she didn't talk untill she was 3

This is a very interesting subject. Too bad I know little about it although will like to practise it if I can. Do you think it works well because babies are interested in things that move? I mean, when I tell stories to kiddos, they'll most likely to listen to it if I do animated move, 'theaterical' expression rather than just sitting down and looking at them intently. I recently read an article about how to recognize what a baby wants from the sounds they produce. This method is found by a young mom in OZ and she is now sharing it through mass media. Do you know about this, too? Too bad I deleted the email without saving the link.

Cool indeed. Apparently they have their own sign language for each other, too. Historically, it's said that sign language was the first form of universal communication among early humans. Groups with totally different languages could talk to each other, without ever having met before. I also noticed that they have their own form of yoga. A friend's daughter was sitting there doing all the baby things, and I happened to notice that all those "random" grabbings of feet and stretching look very much like isometric and yoga moves. All stretches, and circulation moves. I do a few forms of workout, so I was fascinated to see all these moves, which are intended to improve circulation and flexibility, being done by someone grinning away happily in a bassinet.

That is really interesting. I think babies are alot smarter than we give them credit for. Yep, that is so cool. Isn't it great to be a grandparent?

That is cool. I had never heard of this until now. Can you kind of explain what she does to make the sign to the baby? This is neat.

Ohh yeah that is definately the coolest..!!

That is indeed fascinating. I know this will sound terrible, but I don't mean for it to. What you are describing is exactly how we teach a dog to communicate with its' master! The word 'stay' is associated with sitting still and not moving and so on. I saw the lady on television that 'avachil' is talking about. It was indeed fascinating! She has 4 basic sounds that she claims a baby makes. Each of the four stands for either pain, hunger, burp/gas, and joy. At first I was skeptical, but she went into a room of crying babies. Took them one and a time and listened, showed us (after demonstrating the sounds) which sound the baby was making and it was really neat! Thanks for telling me about the baby sign language, that is something I'd love to read more about!

I studied linguistics and language acquisition in grad school, and I have serious doubts about this. Most people at myLot are unlikely to be interested in a serious academic discussion, however.