The sign for Daddy uses one hand, the dominant hand.
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The sign for Mommy uses one hand, the dominant hand.
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Teaching your baby sign language is often as simple as reproducing a baby’s usual expressions, make them up, or learning about how you can make an official sign from a sign language training guide. You can also take some classes that are usually offered near you. Finally, however old your baby is, it is never too late to start. [click to continue…]
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Infants with Down syndrome, or DS, are all different, and their developmental rates will be different from other babies with or without Down syndrome. It really depends on the type and levels of health issues that your baby has to deal with. Most DS babies learn and develop at a much slower rate. They also usually have shorter muscles fibers or lower muscle tone especially around their facial muscles, which is the cause of speech difficulties. They may also have hearing issues and memory issues so learning how to speak is really challenging for them.
Let’s face it, it’s going to be really hard, but as the famous saying goes,
With love and patience, nothing is impossible
– Daisaku Ikeda
If your child has DS, as a parent, you can do many things to help them live and easier and happier life, and you can start with their language development. Early intervention programs can teach the prerequisite skills for language and speech. It can also help the child develop sensory input skills, associative skills, and oral motor output skills that will form the basis for speech and the cognitive and experiential learning skills that will form the basis for language. [click to continue…]
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