Babysitting and daycare
Daycare - baby signs
MarleenGuest ·
Sounds fun, but it's really important that parents also participate in this, otherwise it's unclear for such a little one whether they are being understood or not with their gestures.
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anna Guest #2
Yes, I’d definitely do it! We use the signs ourselves too and it really works.
Our 13-month-old daughter now tells us when she’s done eating, hears music, sees trees, wants to sleep, etc. So practical.
We took a course via www.babygebaar.nl – very good; because you also learn songs with signs and books to read. Really fun! -
Caroline #3
OOOH, Anna that's awesome!
I'd really love to start a daycare in Antwerp.. My partner is deaf, we always speak Flemish Sign Language at home. In my circle of friends there are also a few deaf families expecting, it would be super if there was a daycare where their language is simply understood and signed!
But I'd also like to encourage hearing parents with hearing (and/or deaf) children to use baby sign language.. it makes communicating so much easier!
I'm a bit jealous that you can sign songs and books.. I can have a thorough conversation but I can't translate songs unfortunately, books would work if I read the text first and then convert it to VGT. Thanks in advance for the responses
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Johan Keurentjes Guest #4
Can the child still speak normally when they start school? Seems pretty difficult for them at primary school and beyond.
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