Product Details

• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: October 16, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000051YMH
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,896 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

Why Sign With Your Child? By: Lisa Hopen, CEO Baby Steps Video, Inc.

Shortly after birth, infants are equipped with the ability to comprehend language. However, they usually are not able to produce speech until 12 to 24 months of age. As parents, we are left to wonder what is going on inside their little heads as we wait in anticipation for their first words. While their articulators are slowly maturing, they are quickly mastering their manual dexterity. By teaching your child gestures or signs as well as spoken words, they are more quickly able to understand and communicate with the world around them.

In the last few years research has been conducted to show the benefits of signing with your pre-verbal child. In the mid 1990’s it was revealed that signing encourages earlier communication. Sign enables a child to be an active communicator at a much earlier age. Additionally, researchers at the University of California have linked infant sign to a boost in IQ scores.

I have been signing with my daughter since she was 6 months old. It has opened her thoughts to me. Thoughts that she would not have been able to share until she was much older. When her grandmother visits she is able to quickly catch up on her new signs and communicate with her. This alleviates the fear and frustration that usually arises when a child is left with a caregiver. It instills trust when a child realizes that the person caring for her is able to understand and satisfy her needs.

The good news is that it is easy! You do not have to enroll in a course or be certified in American Sign Language (ASL). Start out with simple signs. Watch your child to discover his interests. The purpose is not for your child to be certified in ASL but for you to be able to communicate with each other.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You Can Do Better., September 14, 2001

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C. Narigon (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sign With Me [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is disappointing. Offering only 10 signs, an
adorable girl of about 3 or 4 signs each of (only) 10 signs. After she quickly and imprecisely shows the sign several times, a puppet takes over and performs a slow, little skit that demonstrates the object of the sign in some way. He puts a ball through a hoop for the word "ball," for instance. The actions of the puppet do not reinforce the sign, which isn't repeated, and only distracts the viewer from the sign the action illustrates. In one case of extreme sign confusion, an adult giving a baby a bottle of juice to demonstrate "milk!"

This video borrows heavily from the Baby Einstein videos, which are designed to introduce children to art and music. If you're looking for a video for your toddler, I'd suggest sticking with the original Baby Einstein. If you want to learn sign language with your child, get Baby See 'n Sign.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Entertains but does not do much for teaching signs!, August 4, 2003

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j. glenn (Waco, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sign With Me [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was VERY disappointed! This viedo shows poor versions of only a FEW signs, and while they SHOW and SAY the word, they only sign it once or twice, and poorly done. They verbally repeat the word many times, but fail to SHOW the sign as often! They waste a LOT of time showing kids (the producer's ?)doing things, with nothing but music with it.
I would much prefer to reccomend "Talking Hands" or Joseph Garcia's kit "Sign with your Baby", or "Sign Me a Story", or even "Baby See and Sign" (not the best, though).
While my 22 mo. daughter loved it, it was NOT doing much to teach her to SIGN, which is why I bought it. Save your money!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it a lower rating if I could, January 5, 2004

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"princesskelley2" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sign With Me [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A waste of money...puppets are cute for kids, but they don't sign very well...I could hardly make out the signs I was supposed to be learning. Children signing is great for kids to relate to, but it was really hard to figure out what the proper sign was supposed to be. I don't think my child learned anything from watching it. I wouldn't recommend this video to anyone unless of course you've got money to burn in which case I'll send you my copy for free.