tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730758290724925733.post165040286566132020..comments2023-07-29T16:19:17.285+02:00Comments on the pretty walrus: The Beautiful World of Baby SigningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730758290724925733.post-67582228133611403812012-05-23T16:29:38.517+02:002012-05-23T16:29:38.517+02:00Read this with interest as my area of specialisati...Read this with interest as my area of specialisation is augmentative Communication and, as you said, signing will never replace speech, it enhances communication and increases language development. <br /><br />I'll post this interesting article regarding the language development of a 2nd born child as the research states otherwise http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Do-second-and-third-born-children-really-talk-late.aspx <br /><br />There are four reasons that a child communicates 1) To refuse, 2) to obtain, 3)Social interaction 4)Seek information. They also need to have the means (signing, speech, pictures or any other alternative means of communication),the reason and most importantly the opportunity to communicate. 2nd born children may not always be given the same opportunity to communicate. <br /><br />Twin language development is also extremely interesting.Vehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258433909380340098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730758290724925733.post-3898129730718432262012-05-22T23:06:42.319+02:002012-05-22T23:06:42.319+02:00Huh! You can say that again! Maia never EVER stops...Huh! You can say that again! Maia never EVER stops...it's what we argue most about. Robin makes herself understood otherwise. I'll have to write about it...I'm so bad at keeping a record of her milestones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730758290724925733.post-12620300844048546512012-05-21T21:32:04.262+02:002012-05-21T21:32:04.262+02:00I have heard that in many cases the second child t...I have heard that in many cases the second child takes longer to start speaking though... apparently it's all about the older child doing all the talking for them!clare @ the pretty walrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463034859576633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8730758290724925733.post-66703743570302089162012-05-18T13:09:34.908+02:002012-05-18T13:09:34.908+02:00I started using a few signs with Robin too the pas...I started using a few signs with Robin too the past three weeks. She signs milk but gets it confused with 'bye' which she signs in a very similar way (she's been saying bye that way for about four months now so there's no changing that one now!). I was going to write a post about speech in my girls too since there's an ENORMOUS difference between M and R (M spoke very early too but R not so much). I loved this post and am very interested in E's progress. She's such a clever girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com