Signing Time!

Recently I was helping out in children's church and service was going a bit long. Parents were lined up at the door ready to collect their kiddos and head to lunch.
Just the presence of 20 or so parents hovering was enough of a distraction, but the chitter- chatter and whispers were just simply rude. Then I saw something very clever.
One of the parents caught her daughter staring at her and the mom began to sign directions to her. The girl very quietly got up, gathered her materials and went to her mother.
Wow!
Everyone thinks about the benefits of teaching a baby sign language to have a form of communication prior to the development of verbal skills. We consider the child who can't speak or has some impairment that limits their abilities.
Have you ever thought of the benefit of signing with a healthy, hearing child?
Picture yourself in church, at a wedding, or some place that is complete inappropriate to speak or verbally correct your child's behavior. With the ability to sign you decrease the distraction to those around you while effectively communicating instructions to your child.
It's another great reason to check out Signing Time!

Great news if you live in Canada:
Recently, to add to the very popular Baby Signing Time, they announced the addition of a Canadian Signing Time website. It is used for people that live in Canada or are shipping to Canada. With the addition of a new warehouse based in Canada, Canadian Signing Time will cut down the price on shipping costs, to Canada, and making the shipping time much shorter. The items being shipped will no longer have to go through customs, cutting out taxes and any other fees. For more details, check out the site: http://www.signingtime.com/canada/