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Any particularly good baby-signing DVDs out there?

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Meerka · 07/10/2014 21:39

Am hoping to teach our pipsqueak a bit of baby signing, just wondering if anyone's found any good ones? thanks!

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misselphaba · 08/10/2014 14:35

You can buy the Sing and Sign DVDs from Amazon.

misselphaba · 08/10/2014 14:38

Sorry forgot to say they are pretty good. We went to the classes so I probably learned most of the signs from there then taught DD them at home by using signs day to day.

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Meerka · 08/10/2014 15:49

thanks a lot.

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Shahrazad · 08/10/2014 18:26

Sing and Sign are great - may be a bit old looking now though as I used them when 11 year old DD was a baby. She loved it, and by the time she was 16 months was a really good little signer. The website used to have some video clips as well, but the best way to learn is through the songs on the DVDs

Thehedgehogsong · 08/10/2014 18:31

Another vote for Sing and sign! There's a baby DVD, stage 2 DVD, and an Xmas DVD. I loved the classes and my 4yo still loves the DVDs. She started signing at 8 months and I'm sure it helped her feel less frustrated. We never had a 'tantrums' phase :)

misselphaba · 08/10/2014 18:40

Yeah they are a bit dated! DD loves them and misses the classes but as much as I enjoyed it four terms was enough!

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Meerka · 09/10/2014 09:08

Ordered =) thanks!

no chance of classes here, not UK based, so I hope the dvds will do the trick

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Shahrazad · 09/10/2014 09:47

You'd better get used to singing Jessie Cat Where are You all day and all night....

Enjoy! I am really glad I did signing with DD2 - she really loved it and there were far fewer frustration tantrums than with her older sibling, because I could understand what she wanted, so we could go straight to the tantrums where I said "no" to her standing by the cupboard signing "biscuit please"! (I was secretly delighted by the please!)

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Meerka · 09/10/2014 13:43

well at least it cut the 'she doesnt understnad what i want!" tantrum out and only left the No tantrum!

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Givemecaffeine21 · 09/10/2014 19:47

I taught both mine from the sing and sign DVD, it's been amazing for communication.

Where oh where oh where is Jessie? That will be in your head on a loop. You have been warned

It's a really sweet DVD, and a good path into Something Special - DD automatically signs with Mr Tumble because it's what she's used to. My friend is convinced I've got good talkers because of the baby signing. I don't know for sure, but it's certainly reduced tantrums, and DS at 15 months has tons of words.

hels71 · 09/10/2014 20:08

We did sing and sign and had the dvds and DD loved it. She signed form about 9 months and it really helped with the knowing what she wanted thing!!¬

NotCitrus · 09/10/2014 20:12

Sing and sign is fab - even after spending months with dd singing the "think I need the potty" song. She will use it just fine as long as someone sings to her...

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