Seth - 9 months
"I know that attending the course has been beneficial to myself, and Seth for definite! I feel that when I sign and speak to him he understands what I am saying, which contributes to him being a happy baby as he has a grasp of what is happening around him.

Seth's first sign was around seven months old, for milk - which he does when drinking it! He understands when we sign to him for it as he gets very excited!.

The music that goes along with the signing is lovely and Seth's face lights up when the music starts. To see him enjoy it so much is the best bit."

Lee
"It has been helpful for me to learn as my six-year-old daughter attended 'Sing & Sign' with her childminder. Now I can understand and sign with her.

My baby's first sign was 'hello' and once he had learnt it we could not stop him. It was a great experience ... It has been something I look forward to every week so I think that says it all!"

Fred
"A review of your beautifully thought out course. We enjoyed every moment and I quickly felt that we were adding to the layers that help our little ones communicate, giving them a complementary language to speech which they could access at an early stage.  I mean, you wouldn't give a child a book without pictures, would you, and that's what I felt about signing. I must admit, its easy to be sceptical before your child signs back to you and you do wonder whether its going to work for him!  I'm so proud to report that we've had our signing explosion! 
Fred surprises me all the time now - he signs enthusiastically each day and although he only SAYS a few words, he signs many more.  He signs, for example: digger, apple, pear, banana, strawberry, plum, plane, rain, motorbike, dog, fish, where, all gone, more, please/thank you, drink, light, listen.
He amazed me by going up to both an apple tree & plum tree in the garden-they have a  a little picture tag on-and signing apple & plum quite independantly!! 
I get such a sense of achievement knowing that he can communicate with me and that he knows I understand what he is saying to me.  I am sure that it has lessened any frustrations and Fred is picking up new signs easily.

"The session has been extremely useful as it has given us a new aspect of learning for the children and a new way of theaching for staff. I didn't know how to do baby signing before I attended this course. I intend to carry this through."

“The session has been helpful for work with babies/toddlers in ‘Rattle and Rhyme’ as hoping could try signing within some of the nursery rhymes. The session will also be beneficial for general work with children and families to aid communication. It has helped to learn benefits of signing with children and how to teach it in a fun way. I particularly enjoyed the fun and interactive way in which the session was delivered.”

"I will use the ‘praise’ signs, ‘quiet’ etc. when working with groups of children. Loved playing the games to help remember.”