15 MONTH OLD BABY SIGN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE & MAKATON

Takes him about 45secs to get into it so be patient. It's a mixture of BSL, ASL and Makaton. Very useful and easy to learn!

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Education

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• baby
• sign
• language
• makaton
• bsl
• asl
• signing
• child
• something
• special
• mr.tumble
• einstein
• cute
• british
• american

[bekkibiller]

btw you got daddy wrong

:)

[unionjacq]

Hi, this is the ASL (American Sign) for Daddy. Thumb to the head. he found it easier than doing the BSL sign with the fingers (ie letter F for father).

[sarahjv66]

aww so cute this is one thing i would like to do can u give me some advice how to go about it please

[unionjacq]

hello. If you are committed it is really very easy. Baby pics it up naturally. You need to learn some basic signs and them just use them naturally every time you say the word. Before you know it, your baby will begin to use the signs. My boy is now speaking and the words that he can pronounce the best are the ones he learned to sign! I recommend the Baby Einstein "first signs" dvd.

[thommmiey]

why are you teaching him bsl and maketon? it will just get confusing, personally i would teach him maketon as younger kids can grasp it more easily and there are many videos and dvds on the market for younger children to enjoy witch re-enforces maketon signing.

[unionjacq]

It does sound confusing, but it's just how it has evolved really. I started with BSL but we then picked up many ASL signs which he found easier. He has since begun watching MR.Tumble (Justin on Something Special) and that's where the Makaton signs came in. As per my comment below, he seems to be getting along with it fine and I generally try to stick with BSL now he's a little older.

[Cheeriosuk]

Thankyou so much for sharing this with us all, it was fantastic to see. I laughed a lot once he started to sign biscuits!

The way it obviously works as a tool for communication was clear during the clip, another child may well have just cried and you would have no clue what they wanted.

It shows what a patient and caring Mum you are, and your little boy is adorable and very bright.

You've inspired me to start signing with my own little boy - thanks again.

[likeme188]

hehe how cute all he wants is biscuits . What a cutie

[MrKezzabean]

Why american sign language (is he american) Wouldnt makaton and bsl be easier

[jamesbecki]

it ok, but can be a bad thing to,as he might take longer to speak

[vincentmagpow]

this is why i want to have my own baby at 17.

[RubieThunder2525]

@lozenger69 - the evidence is that two spoken languages will compete with each other, and cause delays - although usually a higher attainment eventually - while sign language & spoken language learned together reinforce each other for a whole bunch of reasons, so that goals are reached earlier than average in speaking.

Certainly what I found with my four daughters.

[livelovelaughyme101]

OMG HE IS SO SMART AND CUTE !!!! WHAT AN INSPIRATION EVEN THOUGHT HE"S A BABY!!!

[exigentrevolution]

I'm an ASL student in the U.S.

This was great to watch! So cute!!! He knows BSL better than I do! :)

[thecupidshufflerules]

awww he's so sweet!

[auntiegog]

Bless him! He's very cute! And very good xx

[philltowns]

Lewis is like "I can SEE there's still biscuits, dammit, woman!"

Amazing stuff tho.... v impressive for such a young age.

[Mrescalante2010]

I liked this vid... Its cute! God bless that boy!