Comments on Hobo Mama: A review of Baby Signing Time DVDs, aka the cocain...

jorje: I forgot to ask which version your l...

2010-01-16T20:43:55.814-08:00

jorje: I forgot to ask which version your library ended up having.

motherese: Isn't it funny how attractive they are to toddlers? Are the songs going through your head yet? :)

I love your post. I was curious to see what other...

2010-01-16T18:09:01.967-08:00

I love your post. I was curious to see what others were saying about "Baby Signing Time". I couldn't have written this better myselft. I had bought my 6 month old volume 1 & 2. She wasn't interested. Now, at 18months I dusted the dvd's off and well, she is addicted. Just a couple of days into it, she signs "baby" points to the t.v. so she can watch. I would recommend this to everyone with a toddler.
thanks for your post.

Oh awesome! I had no idea these existed, so when I...

2009-11-20T19:41:17.994-08:00

Oh awesome! I had no idea these existed, so when I saw the topic of this post I had to read it. It looks like my library has several copies! I couldn't tell if it was the grownup or baby version, though. I guess I'll see when I pick it up!

anon: Oh, yes, those songs get beloved quic...

2009-08-16T23:52:51.835-07:00

anon: Oh, yes, those songs get beloved quickly! I'm glad you're enjoying learning the signs. We've been watching the regular version, the new Series 2, more and more now as we (all) increase in proficiency -- our son's 2 now, and he's learning to finger spell and other things that boggle our minds. I've found that the regular version (in Series 2, at least) has a lot more contextual signs (as in, signs that Rachel uses that she doesn't explain) as well as finger-spelled signs (the sign for "toys," for instance, is just to spell it out) and counting in sign, so it's a great next step up (but only if/when you feel like it!).

Oh, mon, very belatedly: Thanks for the heads up. I was working on that script overflow thing for forever. I have a Mac, so we don't get those. [shrug] I've tried limiting number of posts, number of scripts, etc., but I can't easily test if it's working. But I hope I at least made it less likely to happen, if not stamped it out completely. Frustrating all around!

Thanks for the review! I was wondering how the &q...

2009-08-10T09:59:45.268-07:00

Thanks for the review! I was wondering how the "regular" version was versus the baby version. We rec'd the baby version as a gift. Even though Sean was only 4 weeks old (now 9), I put it on. It's a great bonding experience for us, actually, because I sing the songs (not very well, but he doesn't know) and do the signs. He stares intently at me while I'm doing it, and I'm learning how to sign. And believe it or not, a few fussy times, I hold him to me and sing them in his ear and he falls asleep. Once I figured that out, the CD that came with teh shower bundle went straight into his player, and that's what he falls asleep to every night now :)

I look forward to getting the regular version now. And at 1AM when I'm pumping or can't sleep, it's certainly easy to remember the words cuz they go through your head...on and on and on and on and on. LOL

Great review. probably won't buy them, but still g...

2009-04-12T04:35:00.000-07:00

Great review. probably won't buy them, but still great to read this.
My LO has recently started using one sign. I'm not really sure what to teach next.

BTW, I've been trying to visit your site for a couple of months now on and off. In IE I get a 'stack overflow' message and get stuck having to restart my computer.
I finally made it here using Firefox. Just wanted to let you know.
If you're non-techie, it means there's a scripting error on your site.

Hope you have fun with signing! If you get bored w...

2009-04-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

Hope you have fun with signing! If you get bored with the repetition, remember you can always click the "forward" button your DVD remote to go straight to the next sign. I will say, though, that I appreciate seeing real kids repeating the signs, because you get a sampling of what the signs might look like as done by a baby. With those chubby little hands and still-developing motor skills, it's never quite what you'd expect!

Thanks for the review. I have a 3.5 month old and...

2009-04-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the review. I have a 3.5 month old and was wondering if these were good or pointless.

Hey, thanks for the great review. I've been wantin...

2009-04-11T15:52:00.000-07:00

Hey, thanks for the great review. I've been wanting to introduce new signs to my 9mo, but wasn't sure where to go.