baby sign language - 2 year old spells kiwi and more

[MsCaserock]

Seriously the cutest baby ever! I just wanna pinch her little chubby cheeks!! :)

[mbringinbacksassy]

Soooo cute! Especially the singing+signing part :)

[Eliz2011abc]

I love this video and I always encourage parents to teach their children to sign so the child can communicate their needs. Parents with deaf children who won't teach their child how to sign are missing out on a lot. Keep up the great work!!!

[RinaLeen90]

So cute when she sings

[Pakarang99]

What a cute girl :) she is really smart!

Good job mother

[o0obLazero0o]

she's so smart!!

[DavidSkis]

Baby genius

[DontGoQuietly]

Aww she's adorable and so smart too!

[shelolo1975]

i think this is great!

[PICHIKATO5SHACHIRO55]

SSOO CUTE

[valerenejohn82]

such a bright girl.. and she is so cute :)

[mbellysina]

she is like it's raining it's poring the old man is snoring he went to bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning

i love it!

[missinformed99]

So cute and so good to teach babies sign language so they express their needs before they can talk clearly! I'm definitely going to invest in a sign language program for when after my son is born. It'll be really good for my lip-reading husband to learn too since his hearing is going south again and he never learned sign language growing up. This way if he happens to go completely deaf at least our son and I will still be able to communicate with him.

[gymnasticsfan4ever11]

She is so CUTE ^_^ !!!!!

[TuWiGGy]

SHE'S CUTE. (PRETTY)

[garhdo]

she is such a clever little girl, you must be very proud

[505bud]

one smart kid. has a bright futre

[gogoteddy1]

aww so cute

[siberianbu11]

aww great job this is very inspirational i really thank you for this

[koho66]

you have avery talented 2 year old.

she is very smart...

[kaylaandcindy]

I have to do sign language cuz my dad is deaf I'm still learning that kid know more sign language than I do

[Deaf258]

Cute video!! However, it really bothers me when parents in general thinks it is okay for their hearing children to learn sign language but not for their Deaf children..

[SmartHandsCA]

@Deaf258 I agree fully! Have you seen The Greatest Irony by Amy Cohen Efron? It talks about your concern exactly. I think all parents with hearing and Deaf children should watch it!

[rxypiperyder313]

I am a college student currently taking an ASL course. To watch a Very young girl signing the same things that I have just learned is beyond amazing! What a great family

[23alexdiaz]

I am about to get married myself and I am about to start talking classes on sign language I am very excited to start my family and have my children as well rounded as your daughter.

[anibax]

omg she's sososo cute!

[TheMangaGirlXD]

I want to hug her *-*

[bibou59410love]

adorable 

[mouchop]

my bros have 1and 1/2 yer and he can talk very well

[terrifaith08]

I don't know much sign language any more but I was happy to see the "I Love You" at the end of the video... I haven't forgotten everything apparently :) I'd love to pick it up again.

[dakoata121212]

That is AWESOME! This is the first time I have seen ASL done by someone at such a young age. I started learning ASL 2-3 years ago and love it. GREAT JOB FIREESE!!

[blondiegrl137]

sooooooo cute!

[samgtabu]

you have a really smart child, with a mum like u who wldnt be. All the Mums uv inspired and are teaching their kids sign language, its just the coolest thing. Bless u

[diddydiddycool]

Amazing. You and you're daughter are an inspiration!

[sonebone7]

SHE IS A BABY GURU ALSO! I AM SO SPEECHLESS, NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS BEFORE, I HAPPEN TO SCAN THROUGH YOUTUBE AND SEEN THIS VIDEO, IM GLAD I SAW IT LOL!!

[TheSuperSweedy]

she's adoreble!!!!!!!

[Islandpwences]

You are an amazing mother! i'm a Coda and i'm very happy that you baby knows sign language...I didnt have to take any foreign language in HS because i passed a test for ASL and ASl is REAL language..So if she keeps it up, she wont have to take an extra class in HS..Smiles..best of luck with you and your beautiful,intelligent daughter....God Bless!

[xMISSKHANx]

wow your daughter is really smart, its great to teach her sign language just incase for the future.. your a great teacher!

[keresa2010]

awww, so cute.

[celerbration12345678]

She's so cute when she sings and sign the song.

[celerbration12345678]

she's so cute

[rioalbert23]

Just watched this little angel video when she was a little (1 yr), can't believe she grow up now. Become smarter and cuter. Great tips and Very NICE Video. I Like it...

^__^

[mihe789]

so cute :D.. sign language but this is not the same as I do ...

[giovannanicoli9]

That's so sweet! I love your work, well done. She is a lovely clever girl.

[nibargerswife51482]

such a smart girl

[Vampima11]

cuuuuute

[PunkRockPrincess015]

Oh my gosh :P when she sings AND signs is SO adorable!(:

[EightOhEight]

I want to have a kid just so I can teach them how to sign. ha

[shfelder1]

OMG LOL She is too cute and smart. Great job. I'm doing the same thing with my daughter she is 4 months now

[goabana]

sweet baby!!! too beautiful!

[Dreambigbig]

she is adorable when she sings.

[VitaminVagina]

She is the most darling thing I have ever seen in my entire life. My mother is going deaf so she is teaching my two year old sister how to sign. :)

[ASL8306]

wow so cute! excellent! So cool to see a small child able to communicate so well and learning another language while she's at it. Nice!

[afghaniii03]

iiiiiiii loveee her!!!

she is sooo cute and so smartt!!!!!

[farheen25]

aww she is so cute and adorable

[ROFLpwnedvideos]

Adorable and smart.

[stealthpakfa]

i love fireese.

[hubbabubbaskateboard]

whoaaa when i was that age i was still struggling to read ladybird books lmao. and ur baby already pawns as sign language XD

[gerlydiamond]

and couldn't get up in the moooooooooooooorning.. cute... ^^

[lisababy85]

She is so beautiful!!!

[Morotspitt]

I think that you are the worlds most amazing mom!

[mrd1234567890]

so is so q, need more fireese video...nn

[mrd1234567890]

she so q, need more fireese video...nn

[Kurinka4]

2:10 is so cute!!

[stfuBUDDY]

Man i would loose if i played that game, i doont even know those simple signs.

[MCRaddict1031]

adorable! shes very bright, and so cute!!

[Maryammmm]

The end is Absolutely adorable :) what a wonderful gift God has given you two.

[labbdinosaurio]

ommmmmmmmgggggggggg shee amazingg sooo cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[pvang02]

she is so cute...maybe i should start teaching my 9th month old son

[cheerdancer610]

wow she is really good i think she should teach me*****

[cindyann118]

oh my gosh I Love her...great job!!! I am so encouraged now to teach my son with Downs to sign...thanks for the encourage! U r an awesome

mom. :D

[weepeoplecommunicate]

By the way, your video a year ago of Fireese at 11 months, is why I kept up with teaching my little one. You and Fireese single-handedly inspired us and now Cecily has 400 some signs and is learning her letters (knows about 1/2 of them) at 17 months. The ability to communicate with her at such a complete level so early is priceless, and your first little clip started it all.

[SmartHandsCA]

Thank you for saying so! I like your blog and Cecily is SO cute, what a great little signer :-)

Please do keep in touch, I'd love to hear how you both are progressing!

Laura and Fireese

[Jamiee078]

Wow! That's awesome!

I've always wanted to learn it too..!

maybe I will someday :)

U R really good with her!

I loved the video!

[JenniferKings]

She is so gorgeous and quick and bright but you are lovely with her too! I'm curious how all this develops....

[xxilanimebestxx]

omg! she's so cute!!! i love her! XD

[beatlesgirl1964]

What is also awesome about her signing from a young age.... More and more schools are accepting ASL as a foreign language requirement.... I am taking it now at the University of Northern Iowa....

[Jaitro]

So cute! :)

Good luck with the training!

[nadyasayang]

But she doesn't seem to be deaf at all. Her speech is perfect. Is she just learning sign language for fun?

[SmartHandsCA]

You are right, she's not deaf. We started signing with her for communication reasons before she could speak. Now we continue because it is a great second language to have. Plus, we have deaf friends and would like for her to be able to talk with them.

[Carlyofyork]

@SmartHandsCA My Pastor's wife's dad is a preacher and they have a deaf ministry, also my mom's Pastor's wife has a deaf ministry as well. I can't wait to show her the videos of your daughter. From birth I had no hearing in my left ear but my right ear is perfect, it would be good to learn sighn language even if I never lost hearing in my right ear.

[InsanelyxLogical]

She's very cute. =) Have you ever considered homeschooling her instead of sending her to school? It seems like you would be great at it.

[SmartHandsCA]

We've considered it but we found a great alternative school. I guess it's the teacher in me :-)

[connyf80]

She is adorable!!!

[seanymphfreedom]

this is amazing. i love how she uses the terms like u-handshape. she really understands. this is beautiful.

[biancaphil08]

really cool ur a good mom and ur patience is high

[kayling26]

2:25 is my favorite part! (:

such a cutie..

[Hindasound]

When you demonstrated the sign for 'horse', Fireese noticed you were using "the 'u' shape".

I'd almost forgotten that I'd show my daughter the 'u' whenever I'd say her nickname Ubiquitous -- which she could say at two. Fond memories!

[dangittina]

I am completely amazed by this. She is so talented.

[fake2k1337]

2:11 so lovely that i subscribed :)

[hotwheelwoman]

Excellent! I have been learning to sign for one semester and your beautiful girl knows more than I do already! beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[aelqtpi]

so cute! love 00:23 sec! you've done a great job at teaching her and a great mommy. I love her name. where did you hear it? how old is she now? are you gonna add anymore videos of her?

[SmartHandsCA]

thank you :-)

We actually made up her name. We figured if she wanted something unique she can use Fireese and if she wants something more common she can use Reese.

I just added a video of her showing her sign name. We will add more soon. She is going to be three in two weeks!

[nzanz88]

such a cutie pie! so smart

[JBrowneyez]

you've definitely done a great job educating your little girl, she seems to be so smart and the best thing is that she looks like she's is enjoy learning...congratulations for such a cute daughter! and keep up the good work

[caryscat0]

Your Little Girl is So Lovely , shes so smart and your amazing for teaching her so young shes going to be a really intelligent girl when shes older its obvious because of how quickly she picks things up x

[mnlcuellar]

hi i was wondering if she deaf or hearing because im deaf too .i learn sign laguage 3 or 4yr ago it hard to learn because i grow up speaking spanish and english

[SmartHandsCA]

she is hearing.  I love sign language and think it's a great second language for everyone to learn!

[gwerith]

That's awesome. I try and sign songs in the car, it's not as easy as she makes it look :)

I've finished ASL 4 in college and she is well on her way to being a genius. Keep in mind you people watching this, she knows 2 languages at 2 years old. Thats a language per year she's been alive ;)

Keep it up Laura!

[kevint6543]

You have the MOST prodigious and cutest daughter I have ever seen! It's brilliant she has been signing before being able to speak and communicate AND explain ("horse is U-shaped") at such a young age!

You two are inspirations for today's society :)

Keep it up!

[SmartHandsCA]

Wow, thank you for such a lovely comment :-)

Laura and Fireese (and Daddy too)

[lilsouljagirl100]

i love this baby

[marinederossi]

she is incroyable!!!!!!!!!

[marinederossi]

She is incroyable!

[blackonyx2727]

She is just so cute!!! Cute cute cute and smart!!

[lisaines09]

my parents r deaf i am hearing i go to a deaf school and now i know how to sign!!!!!!!!Its really coolthat a 2 yearold knows how to sign.:-)

[Isoaklotsoffood]

my case of no sound card zooms in on this nicely. I can see the effort of child being incorporated through another learning level. instead of just trying to catch up to ears with tongue incapable as articulating gestures help first. so sort, follow intense need of youngster getting understood rather than bypassed in confusion until grown up communication per se. this is as experience of a person, that scope of paying attention to espression/frame 'words.' expressiveness is heightened obviously.

[wh33lygag]

thats soooo coool thats very clever i love watching these vids

[barkach]

I can't even tell why isn't teaching sign language a must?

[sicilianwindow]

Not only you are teaching your daughter some really valuable skills, but you are raising a beautiful child who will be able to connect with hearing and deaf people as a natural thing.

Beautiful!

P.S. I´m learning sign language and my girlfriend is deaf, but it´s taking me longer to learn since I´m not a child sponge anymore! =)

[boredbrowser22]

aww! she has gotten so good! i have started to teach my nephews sign language too. not too much progress quite yet but we are working on it :D. my father got me started on it when i was young because he is deaf. and later in Junior high i started to take the class and fell in love whith it. its a great language and i have a few years under my belt now. i think its wonderful what you are doing!

and its a very valuable skill you are teaching her.

[SmartHandsCA]

Thank you!!

[hellenchris]

I'm from Brasil, but I used to live in Canada in 2002, and tree years ago I stayed in Toronto for almoust 2 months, and if once I come back I want defnetly to get in touch with you :)

I love the part where she quiz her mommy! :)

[SmartHandsCA]

Yes, please send me an email if you ever find yourself in Toronto again!

[hellenchris]

I was inpressed will all your videos! They even encouraged me to sign up for youtube to post my comments here.

Your daughter Fireese is very smart, and also very cute. I've shown these videos to my husband, my mom and other girl friends of mine. Me and my husband loved the idea, we don't have childreen yet, but we really love the idea and I'm encouraged to learn sign language.

[SmartHandsCA]

Wow! Thanks for your comment :-) It is nice to get a comment like yours, you've made my day...thank you!!

Laura

[babyvt2]

holy poo on toast taht is orsm u shood be very very very proud

[uhoitzkim]

LOL love the ending!!!

[jojo263]

omg!she's awsome!!and soooooo cute!! when i was her age, my mom taught me the alphabet in sign language!! i cant even remember how....

[dmarie86]

I'm studying to become a speech pathologist and I am constantly amazed with how quickly children pick up language.

When I have a child, I will teach him or her to sign. What a way to make non-verbal communication easy!

[KiTTyRoSa]

I have already seen that your daughter is very clever sign language! SUPER!!! COOL!!!!

[joasvideo]

Does Fireese meet other signing children? Has she ever meta deaf child?

I like the videos. Then I can learn ASL. I know the Swedish sign language

/Josefin from Sweden, excuse my bad spelling :)

[SmartHandsCA]

Your spelling is great :-)

Fireese has never met a Deaf child but I do have a Deaf friend and Fireese always signs with her. My friend is very impressed that Fireese is open to talking with her through sign and doesn't shy away.

Thanks for your comment, I'm going to go and look up the Swedish sign language so I can see what it looks like, I've seen BSL and AUSLAN but that's about it and I know there are many!

Laura :-)

[tsintsin523]

she is soo cute!!! and very smart!! i love to see her sing and sign as well~ it was amazing^O^ good job to you!! i really hope my 7mo old will sigh his first time soon~~

[sarofan]

what a cute and smart girl!

i love her..

she is adorable

well done to you (and to her:))

[hailei2007]

U have the most incredible child I've ever seen... She's so cute and so incredibly aware and so smart.... She makes me feel stupid :)))) I love her, God bless her!

[all4tubekids]

Great video and you have a very nice channel!

From Brittany and Brianna :0)

[corrina8]

ha, i just love watching Fireese, By the way, Laura you are really good at pretending you dont know the sign, so she can teach you :) very cute

[SmartHandsCA]

Thanks :-) That's her biggest thing now...she loves teaching me!

[Lucylau83]

Sorry, it's "the baby I take care of", not "I care for". I'm italian and I haven't been practising my english for a very long time!

[Lucylau83]

Fireese is so smart and you are a great mom and teacher! You're such an inspiration!

I'm so proud of myself because I was able to teach to the baby I care for the sign for "dog". :-)

I can't wait to become a mom and sign with my children. It's amazing to see how much they're able to learn at such a young age!

I'm looking forward to your next update!

[disneydiva21]

do people in  canada use american signlanguage?

[SmartHandsCA]

Yes we do use ASL but some of our signs are different (just like regional differences in the United States).

[corrina8]

I love watching videos of Firreese(that's how she spelled i :)) She's very smart and cute. Please keep us updated about how she's doing, I would love to see more videos of hers singing and signing! *clap* for Fireese!

[Narutoprincess101]

so cute(claps)

[jjojjo77]

she is so smart she is going to be well advanced when she starts school ... or will you guys home school her?

[SmartHandsCA]

Thanks! not sure what we're going to do about school LOL! I hope to find one that is open to alternative teaching options. I am a teacher myself so that will help (I hope)!

[14squish]

wow that's awesome...

i'm definitely going to try to teach my kid sign language

it can come in handy

and no harm in helping them learn and exercise their brain

[SmartHandsCA]

Thanks :-)

I'll try and capture more songs on video (she loves singing and signing)! That's why I posted the videoes on Mind Bites, because I know other babies and parents would love to learn how to sign and sing the songs.

Thanks to everyone who leaves nice comments, I read each and every one and appreciate them so much!! :-)

Laura

[14squish]

i'm taking a child psychology class right now

and have previously taken one on cognition. i'm going to try to teach my child as many languages as it can be exposed to during its critical time period were picking things up is really easy.

i'll teach him or her chinese, english, french and sign language :)

i'm soo glad i found this video

sign language is sooo useful

[SmartHandsCA]

That's amazing! I wish I knew all of those languages! If you want any info on the benefits of signing with children please feel free to email me. I lecture at universities on the topic of using sign language to promote literacy. The cognitive development is amazing! Laura :-)

[14squish]

well it won't be some time before i have kids but this type of stuff definitely interests me alot. in about 6 years it may come in very handy. and there is no harm in being prepared :)

i'll email you for more information. ( which i'll probably enjoy reading more then some of the text books i'm studying now. )

[carlacds]

that's excellent! she is so happy and smart. I love the song at the end, can we get anymore of those?

[bilong92]

I has been great seeing her grow over the year or so in these videos! She is very intelligent and simply adorable

[StacyFacey]

she is so cute and smart!

[LeAnah20]

Shes sooo smart. :) and adorable. Its so cute how she quizzes you. :) I always love seeing new videos.

[patmarch281958]

She is a beautiful girl! She is so smart!

Thanks for sharing her with us! oxoxKayla

[MissTruly]

Oh, she is such a cutie!