Well, the best book on the subject:
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And quick google search turned up www.signwithyourbaby.com AND
www.signTOyourbaby.com. I'd recommend Joseph Garcia's book, especially
if you don't know any signs yet since it includes a short dictionary of
simple signs you might like to use. Another interesting book (albeit
about deafness) is Oliver Sacks' "Seeing Voices". This is the guy who
wrote "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat".* Seeing Voices is about
the neurological effects of signing.
But, you don't really have to do much research. Just learn a few signs
yourself and use them. "Milk", "More", "Mommy", "Daddy" and "Eat" are
usually the first ones. Just do the signs when you talk with your
baby. Don't expect them to make signs back until they are 8-12 months
old, althought they might do so earlier.
Now, Alberto...what are the flames AGAINST sign language? Just that it
doesn't help? How could it HURT? Makes no sense. Sure, if you don't
think it helps then you wouldn't bother. But why is this flame-bait?
*And also its lesser known sequel, "The man who mistook his ass for a
hole in the ground". :-)
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Darryl
Think Galactically -- Act Terrestrially
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