Customer Reviews

Happy Signs Night: Learn Baby Sign Language (Babies and Toddlers) (2008)

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A friend of mine sent me this video because she knew my 18 month old is on the brink of talking, but gets a little frustrated when he can't get me to understand what he wants! I popped the Happy Signs DVD in one morning for him while I made his breakfast, barely watching it myself. That evening, I was giving him dinner and picked up his bib to put it on, and he made the sign for "bib"! I was shocked! I put in the DVD again, and sure enough -- the little characters on the video were making the same sign! So we watched it together so I could learn the signs too. The next morning, he pulled me into the kitchen and I asked him what he wanted and he made the sign for drink... again, I was totally amazed! I would love to say it's just that my son is a genius... but I really think it is the video. We watch it about every other day now, and even though he already learned the signs, he really likes the characters and watching the other kids/babies. I wish I would have started this sooner -- maybe he wouldn't have gone through his squealing phase when he was trying to communicate! Oh, and I promise you will get the cute theme song stuck in your head for days.

This video was simple but effective. It emphasizes USEFUL signs that are easy to learn and incorporate into everyday routines. My toddler picked up the signs surprisingly quickly. Though not done perfectly, it did help me understand what he wanted to say. Good stuff!

My Autistic son is almost 3. He barely speaks However, we put this Day video in and by the time it was finished, he was signing 3 words! We have played this video for 2 weeks and he knows each sign by motion AND by word! It is AMAZING! I knew the animated Monkey would be the key to him learning. The monkey is very basic and is pleasing to a toddler's eyes. HE LOVES IT! We have tried other sign language videos and they are ALL poorly made with uninteresting film content and the cartoons don't hold his attention span.

THIS VIDEO ROCKS!

Our 10 month old baby girl loves these DvDs, we bought both the daytime and nightime ones and she sits and avidly watches them. They hold her attention great and the basic but bright colours on the screen catch her eye from across the room. They are simple enough and repetitive enough that she seems to be taking them in quite well. As yet we have not seen any constant signing but every now again she does what we think are the starts of signs, we are just having to learn how she does her signs.

She already knows the starting music when it comes on she sits right down ready to watch. We have these DvDs and others playing most the day while she plays in the living room and she runs back and forth then takes a few moments to sit and watch them, sometimes longer. They have also helped her father and I learn the basic signs and we now use them as much as possible.

I would definatly reconmend these to others and as we have our next baby due in a month I am definatly going to have him watch them aswell at a much earlier stage.

Start the day right! Happy Signs Day teaches useful signs that you and your child can use throughout the day. Is your child hungry or thirsty? With Happy Signs you'll know and be able to respond right away. Happy Signs allows your little one to clearly express his or her needs. Thus easing frustrations that babies feel when they are unable to convey their thoughts through speech. Based on american sign language,Happy Signs is fun and easy for the whole family to learn.

This was obnoxious repetitive and the woman's voice is a little irritating, but my baby does seem interested in it because of the animals and animation. I am not sure the signs are all ASL. Some of the differ from other ASL DVD's I have, like My Baby Can Talk DVD's. Those get 5 stars all the way!

I order items from Amazon regularly - at least twice a month - and I rely heavily on customers reviews for my decisions. This is the FIRST time I felt compelled to review an item myself. My son was recently diagnosed with some sensory perception issues along with speech delay - he is just over 2 years old. This DVD has not only taught him some signs but he is very ENGAGED - he can actually watch it TWICE over - I have to stop it! He runs to MORRIS the Monkey and is now beginning to copy not just the words but the signs also. We have just started this about 3 weeks and I am very encouraged - I am buying the NIGHT version of the DVD. **It does not have too many signs on it like a reviewer said but it is enough to get started and it covers all the major FUNCTIONAL signs for a toddler to communicate. They include: MORE, EAT, ALL DONE, TOOTHBRUSH, COAT, DOG, BIB, HAT and DRINK. These signs are repeated over and over again in a fun way with music, color and MORRIS the MONKEY. It seems like the idea is for both the sign and the words to be learned silmultaneously. For kids with any kind of delay - repetition is vital and this works EXCELLENTLY. I hope this helps somebody. I am not sure how effective a DVD with tons of sign language covering every single thing will be helpful to kids who have some delay difficulties to begin with - a few fun signs at a time seems a great idea so I like this. Good luck and God bless! Not given 5 stars because POBODY's NERFECT! :)

My son loves this video - he is 18 months old and still interested in it. For the parents watching it, it can seem very bizarre indeed, but for some reason, that little monkey and all the little kids hold my son's attention. It covers most of the signs one needs to communicate with a toddler.

My baby has been watching this video for 3 months now and loves it. As soon as the happy sign song comes on, he sits in front of the t.v. and watches the whole video!

My grandson just turned 14 months old. We have use signing as a learning tool for him since he was about 9 months. It is very interesting to watch him attempt to make the various signs. When it rains he uses the sign to say rain, snow and frog. It is very interest to see how this DVD on Signs keeps him interested. Will look for other Sign Language DVD's as he grows.

Great way to teach a foreign language.