I adopted a barely three, little girl from China. She could understand Chinese, but couldn't speak it due to cleft palate. I spoke no Chinese. She screamed for a few weeks until I thought of teaching her to sign using Signing Time videos. Her world exploded. She could tell me what she needed and wanted. I could tell her stories. Signing is a wonderful language.
Jane EB Smith Family friend couple adopted 6yo girl from Ukraine who could speak only ukrainese. Adoptive parents spoke a little russian but -even though ukrainese and russian are related lingos- it didn't give much help at start. The girl was sort of traumatized and had horror/panic seizures almost every night. The situation got more worse when she couldn't tell her new parents of her thoughts and feelings related to her past. Her new mother had worked in preschool where FinSL (Finnish Sign Language) was taught to kids who had speech problems/delay and there the parents got idea to teach her signs -especially ones related to mood and feelings- so the communication block could be shattered quickly. About 1/2 an year later she already spoke/understood Finnish at basic level but she still liked to use emotion signs like "to love" and "friendship" accompanying her speech :-)
Growing up with deaf parents, I still remember the day I realized you didn't have to see someone to communicate. I was five and my brother was three and i heard him sneeze from the other room and automatically said "bless you". He heard me say it and came in really confused, because in our minds we HAD to be able to see eachother to communicate. We spent the next few hours yelling to eachother from different rooms just because we thought it was so cool that we could 😂😂
My parents are both deaf and I'm hearing but I learned sign language first! I ended up speaking English. I love this videos so much! I showed my mom and she laughed so much. Love you guys hope you reply
Madison George total opposite for me - my mom is blind! The one thing I keep wondering is how totally Deaf parents know when an infant in a different room is crying/injured, especially when asleep? They’re great at figuring out how to manage so many other things that I’m sure it’s not an issue, but I can’t think of anything besides getting up to check on them constantly.
Me too, my mom and dad are both deaf too. It is fun to be their child seeing how the world of Deaf and Hearing differ. And you can see how amazed people were whenever encountering us. Thinking about the future seems to be heavy for me, i have to be wiseful on my decisions and be responsible because no one is there to look after them but me and especially since i am an only child. You have to mature earlier, thats why i have difficulty relating to my group age. Despite all of those things, what the nice part of living with both of them is that it gave me a sense of purpose. Love them both and would not trade them for anyone.
I'm 12 and I can sign because it was the first language I learnt because both of my grandparents are deaf I find it fun but I don't know all of it but I can work out what my grandparents are saying easily 🙂
Corissa Smale hey in my highschool we can learn sign language and get highschool credits and my friend who is deaf is teaching and tutoring me it's really fun and I totally agree that you try it
I was blown away by the facial expressions of the deaf parents!! it was so easy to understand how they were feeling. Just beautiful! It's ironic that they sound more lively and loud than people who actually speak. And the big brother! HE IS SUCH A GOOD BROTHER. Ahhh everything about this video was beautiful :')
Yeah you have to have facial expression because you cant raise your voice to ask a question and stuff and Some signs are the same handshape but different facial expression
@@cgh959 Yeah. I can't quite recall but I think it was my middle school principle who knew sign language. So after school, we would take lessons from him and he always stressed that we have to show facial emotion. We even did eyebrow exercise and I remember always failing due to how stiff I was.
Galax my mom used to teach the kids at the local preschool in our city and they always used it. The parents had to come and learn some ASL because their kids were using it all the time.
Galax it’s different when your kids are majority, of not all hearing at a center (not for the deaf). I’m a preschool teacher + we’ll use signs like “stop” the most + verbalize it. But we also use signs like “play.” We use it more when talking with a kid who doesn’t have English as their first language or had a speech delay or is non-verbal (but not deaf). We’ve never had a deaf kid at our center, for as long as I’ve been there though.
i am not hearing - impaired or mute, but i taught my babies Baby sign language because i wanted them to be able to communicate before they could speak. That was one of the smartest things i did. None of my 3 children went through the "terrible 2s" because they could tell me what they wanted... why they cried (hungry, hurt, scared, etc)... and my favorite thing - what they noticed in the world around them. I bonded in a special way with my kids because we were communicating well before they could put words together.
Joey Mayes agreed! My oldest had SO much he wanted to communicate and just could not get her mouth to catch up. Cue daily meltdowns! Then I learned and taught him basic ASL signs, tada! Meltdowns drastically cut down and a much happier baby. Best thing ever.
"hearing-impaired" and "mute" are both slurs to Deaf people. No one wants to be called "impaired" and muteness is a psychological condition. Everyone in this video are speaking-just a sign language-so they are not mute. "Hard of hearing" or "deaf" or "Deaf" are the terms you will want to use. Never use "hearing-impaired," "deaf and dumb" or "mute" when talking about d/Deaf folks, please!!!
@@danachos it depends on the community and where you come from. The deaf community does not like being called hearing impaired and that should be respected, but visually-impaired is a phrase many blind (or legally blind) people prefer to use.
@@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea Indeed, and sorry. I was trying to run with the phrase "nobody wants..." rather than being specific. You are of course right, whereas D/deaf may not want it, many who are blind do. Cultural differences...
My husband and I aren't deaf but we used some sign language (maybe 15 signs) with our two daughters starting at about a month old. It was amazing to have them be able to communicate so early, before speech! As they got older they could communicate their needs so much better than others their age and they were both early talkers, using multiple word sentences earlier too. People were always amazed at their communication skills. It was really cute when they started talking, they would use signs at the same time as speech.
Laura S. my family has been using that way for a while. All of our babies either speak early or have very good communication skills because they were confident about communicating early..
That's the same thing my parents did with me! I'm not deaf and neither are my parents but my mum did know some sign because of teaching deaf kids so she taught me a bit of sign while I was still little. Apparently it was really useful for my parents to know what I wanted without whining about it.
i used to work at a nursery and looked after a hearing child that had deaf parents. and here at least, it's required that you find a way to communicate with them. it was never a problem. i made up a communication book for them and i wrote in there about his day and any messages i needed to communicate. they wrote in there any messages they needed to communicate.
With my daughter who has autism and initially could not verbalize, we used PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) in which each word had a picture or action. We keep it in a folder that was accessible to the child, parents, teachers, etc. This would also be quite useful for those children who have deaf parents in the school and home setting. It can be, and often is, used along with sign language.
Yeah in this day and age I don't see why communicating would be hard. Grab a piece of paper and write your question or shoot the teacher an email. Gesturing like that to talking about toilet training plans is ridiculous.
That really bothered me, as someone who works in Nurseries. There's more than one way to communicate, it's a shame the nursery didn't even seem to try.
@@ayanhart You think? I was actually thinking it was unreasonable of the mother to be trying to have a sign language conversation with the teacher! It'd be like someone accosting you and asking you questions in Japanese! Even if you knew the parent spoke only Japanese it wouldn't make it any easier to understand and answer them. Don't get me wrong, I feel for the mother here. It must be very lonely. I just think there are better ways (ie, in writing!) to discuss important issues such as potty training. I actually think hats off to the teacher who'd clearly been trying to learn the basics to help the little boy transition.
The flashing light for when the kids are crying is a really great device. It's such an obvious solution but I always wondered how they were going to hear the kids crying.
I understand it must be frustrating. But for preschool she should bring a pen and paper to be able to communicate properly. Just for simplicity. No criticism, Just a thought:)
The deaf parents I know do exactly that, they always carry pen and paper, or nowadays their phones. Signing or gesturing may be clear for deaf people, but it's not for us hearing folks.
How do Deaf parents choose names for their children? I know it's a strange thing to ask but they can't hear how to pronounce it! Language is such an unique topic
They finger spell it, and deaf people learn how to read lips and Can voice names with help of speech therapy. To make it easier for children they give them a sign name, but for official purposes they finger spell their names and rely on how the name looks, not sounds
I was given a name in sign language when I once visited a school for deaf in Thailand. I don't think it means anything, I think it was given to me because I have a strange/pronounced chin. The sign is just grabbing your chin twice. I learned about 10-20 signs, and I learned about 10-20 Thai words as well, on my holiday. The funny thing is how much easier it was talking to the deaf kids than talking to hearing Thais, even though I knew about the same amount of words, but also how much easier it was for me to remember the signs than to remember verbal Thai words.
Having been involved in the Deaf community for a number of years, Deaf Parent’s give their children names just like a hearing person. Parent’s will teach their children to fingerspell their name just like hearing children are taught to spell their name. Then when they are older and characteristics start to shine that are noticeable, then that is where the sign names come in. It is fascinating. I always tell people that if you are curious about any aspect of Deaf culture find a way to get involved in the community. There are always Deaf Events one can attend and maybe take an ASL 1 class (or whatever Sign Language is used in the place where you live).
I know this video isn't new or anything, but Sarah actually is pretty perfectly comprehensible. She mentioned her mom taught her how to try to speak, and you can tell it paid off, she's able to at least say things to Logan so he will be familiar and comforted by her voice, even if she can't hear herself.
My son wouldn't talk, so when he turned 1, I decided to teach him sign language. At three he was awesome at it. I knew he had to talk soon, because in a couple of years he would start school. I began to ignore his signs, and tell him that I couldn't hear him. It worked like a charm. He would sign, and talk at the same time. I'm a hearing person who learned signing by age 9, because my little sister is deaf. At age 10, I was teaching sign language at school. They took me out of P.E. so I would have time to teach my class. I loved it
Why doesn't the mother write her questions down at the drop off or send an email with questions before or after the drop off they're are many ways to communicate at a school or day care.
Liann Daalder I know it would easier. I had a customer who used asl. We had to be patient and double check she got what she needed. Writing and learning a little on our own.
or just have a laptop ready. with practice, you can type almost as fast as you speak. the preschool should have made an effort to bridge that communication gap
where I work we have a few deaf customers, it takes a bit longer, but it's workable. Some like to write, others like to gesture and mouth the words. For more specific things, writing or typing definitely works better
I really like this video. I like how she pointed out that sign is their first language. I wonder how many schools/teachers take that into account as the kiddos start school.
Anastasiya Hoefflinger Id assume theyd treat it the same as kids whose parents speak another languge at home but they speak both. If you grow up in a country that speaks english, youll learn it regurdless of what you speak at home. Im sure they still watch tv, and hear others talking outside of their home and its likely their other family members can hear so they can communicate through speach. They may be more comfortable with sign when they first start school, but theres no reason they should be able to speak and understand the spoken languge any differntly than others.
With the sign language they can tell better how the child feels cause the facial expression and body language tells so much more than a hearing response to just hearing the baby cry. Deaf language is beautiful.
Ify Chiamaka u can looking on Google type put word "sign laugauge" but depend on which counties where u live in also can download app find different sign language
My mom and her boyfriend are deaf. I'm hearing, but I sign fluently. My mom had some of the same struggles as she did with me. I needed speech therapy, and it's tough when your the constant interpreter. But we make it work
@@kongkarry how could her parent possibly ruin her life? her parent tried their best to raise her even if they couldn't do it easily because of their struggles.
I've always had a special place in my heart for deaf ppl...I couldn't imagine living a life without hearing...I think these couples are extraordinary! The patience that they were each given is unique..Dear God, please continue to BLESS THEM♥♥♥♥
Tammar D'Acosta I'm in between both worlds of hearing and deaf. I used to worry when I was younger about losing my hearing, but as I get older, it doesn't bother me. I sometimes prefer the quietness of being deaf, but I also love my music in the hearing world.
I always preferred voiceovers over captions because with captions it’s distracting and I can’t look at their hands to see what they’re saying, but I can with voiceovers.
It's really interesting seeing hearing children raised by deaf parents. It must be such a contrast for them when they go to nursery or school and realise that most people don't sign, but it's so lovely seeing how well he switched between the two.
I have only seen sign language used once in my whole life. It was a few years ago and I was baffled for a second seeing two men gesturing... enthusiastically to one another. Took a second to recognize what it was and I got far too excited. It is just such a delightful language to watch 😊
So much more eye contact and tuning into each other with sign language. It seems like a very bonding language for that reason. Too many of us hearing people don't make enough eye contact with each other...we become more consumed in our own thoughts rather than tuning into the people around us.
I find this so interesting. How parents and babies can communicate without speaking. I also really want to learn sign language but I heard it takes years 😅
It doesn't take years to start learning. If you watch learning to sign videos on RUclips, you can pick up your first few signs in a few minutes. If you practice every day, and learn a few new signs every day, you can learn quickly, enough to communicate on a basic level - especially if you learn the alphabet and fingerspelling.
Deaf culture is a thing that should be recognized and celebrated more because I don’t think a lot of people even know it exists and it is a beautiful thing. Language creates culture and deaf culture is a great extreme example of that.
I'm 31 and have had ear infections all my life now that I'm older I'm going deaf . I have a 10 year old son who has alot of speech problem and has a lisp I had to teach him sign language at a early age and still do alot still today I love it trust me it's the best thing you can ever teach your kids it's worth it
My mom and me both know asl and one day in the mall we saw a woman trying to talk to a worker to make an announcement because she couldn't find her child. She was spelling his name but it wasn't working. We saw her sign a bit and then asked in asl "are u ded?" We ended up translating her and she found her son. I think that more ppl should learn asl
Chocolettino or why not add sign classes so that schools become more inclusive rather than ignoring someone’s form of communication to type on a phone which is still segregating them and taking away their voice
My parents rarely spoke English at home, yet by the time I was four it was my native tongue and I spoke it better than my parents' native language. Of course there's an extra jump since they have to learn to control their voice and pay careful attention to what they hear, but they can learn like other bilingual kids do - from all the other people in their life besides their parents. As long as their parents are aware and make an effort to help them form relationships with other (hearing) people from a young age, they can grow up bilingual.
Language is an innate ability (this is why all babies babble, even if their parents have never spoken to them), their first language is only developed further through the baby/child's life from what their surroundings are. Babies have a phonetic window, which is a period of time where their brain is discerning phonemes or specific sounds in their environment and learning to recognize them. For example, English versus French have some sounds that are the same, but some that are different. Which is why a toddler who speaks French may be able to say an individual sound, without knowing any words really, which a better pronunciation than a second language French speaker! So like the other people said, as children would be surrounded by other speakers, they would learn the language that way.
I could scream!! Being deaf isn’t a disability. They’re just as capable as anyone else. They’re perfectly capable of providing for and raising children
I felt bad for mum when the nursery teacher made the face at the camera to indicate she didn't understand anything. But mum kept so calm and got her to communicate effectively. Just wonderful.
wow this documentary is just so good. the people are likable, they're all going through something incredible and we get to see it. the voice overs are amazing, the best and most natural i've ever heard come from interpreters on a program or video.
The scene at the childcare broke my heart. I know Victoria's definitely used to it in her everyday life, but especially if the child's been there a while surely ONE educator would've bothered to learn basic conversation to help the family
5foot two You should totally learn your country's sign language! I bet that would make her day to be able to talk to another mom and also provides as a very useful skill for you to learn.
My parents are deaf and I was born hearing! It really does put people into perspective that deaf people use their other senses like touch and sight much more then the average person. I once helped a woman who was deaf order food (I’m a cashier at a restaurant) and she was really surprised and happy to know that there was someone to communicate with rather then using a paper and a pencil. 😁
Deaf parents just always WARMS my heart!!!! They're very awesome parents and people!!! 🥰 Don't give up, ever!! You can do it and I am sooooooo proud of you!! I cherish all deaf parents!! Is there anyone who interested in being friends and getting to know each other??
I can not good englisch speak, but I looks many englisch Videos for learning this Language 😊 I wish I can lern to sign language......aso I will lern it 😊
Decided to finally concretely learn sign language, so I enrolled in a class at my school. This video made me so happy omg even though I'm hearing I've always wondered if it was possible to teach young ones sign language. OMG loved this video
Growing up my mom would teach my younger siblings sign language at a very young age. It helped them to communicate what they wanted when they couldnt even talk yet.
I love how her boyfriend took responsibility and came to her aid as soon as he found out she was pregnant... And then he moved her to his house, I wish them both the very best. I know its not easy having a hearing impairment but none the less you can live a happy life from what i see.
I absolutely love sign language, and hope to teach my children it in the future. I do feel bad for the parents though, because it’s difficult for a deaf parent to try and talk to a hearing person. They can, but it is a challenge. I hope we will develop some sort of easier way for deaf and hearing people to communicate some day!!
Ohhh she mouths her words while she signs! I'm trying to learn to sign because I have a deaf cousin ❤️ But sign lang grammar is diff from speaking. So excited to learn
I really feel like schools should teach all children simple signs. Please, thank you, stand up, sit down, eat, drink, more, bathroom, etc. I use them in my classroom and it makes things easier to communicate with Autistic students.
I'm so glad she found another school for Adrian. I didn't like the old school at all. Communication between parents and teachers is SO important, yet the teacher made NO effort to learn a few basic signs or maybe have an extra written copy of the day's curriculum available. If there is a language barrier in a preschool I work at and there is important information that needs to be relayed, we'll run the letter through Google Translate. It may not be a perfect translation, but at least it gets the overall message across. The teachers at the old school seemed like they din't care at all about communicating with Adrian and his mom.
I love this video. I am hard of hearing and have hearing aids, and am expected to go deaf into my late 20’s/30’s. I love how they rely on lip reading just as I do in my everyday life. It’s inspiring to see that they are able to do everything “normally” (so to speak) and I just hope I will be able to succeed like they have been able to.
I like the video, but if we're going to be friendly with disabilities let's not forget about certain captioning. Deafness's counterpart blindness can't read those cute little in between texts. The caption interpreter is great. Couldn't everything just be spoken? And those kids are so cute. Also I really think they should do those notebooks were the parents and teachers communicate back and forth. Not just for these kids but for every kid. Sometimes you just can't talk to every parent so that might be helpful.
I have a deaf mother and a hearing dad. They're amazing parents and although I went through a phase where I just wanted to be like the other kids and I would try to hide the fact that my mom was deaf, that phase passed rather quickly and I started to embrace my unique identity as a hearing kid of a deaf mother and a hearing father. I was very passionate about teaching my friends and classmates some sign language and helping them understand the struggles a deaf person faces in a hearing world and how they can include deaf people etc. I'm a mother of a three year old hearing girl with a hard of hearing dad now and my parents are such a great help to us. They've done it all before, so I ask them for advice a lot... about teaching sign language and our other mother tongue, Afrikaans, about clear communication between us as parents, between us and our child, between our child and other kids - some hearing, some hoh, some deaf - between us as a family and a hearing world. We have our struggles, sure, but many things we worried about just fell into place quite naturally. Our daughter knows as much sign language as she does Afrikaans and for her they are different, but equal forms of communication. In the evenings, we often use sign language, even when my husband isn't around. My daughter could just talk to me, but she prefers to sign, because she likes the silence as well as the expressiveness of sign language when reading bedtime stories. I never force things like that on her, but she's a confident bilingual kid who enjoys being able to use two very different forms of communication, without seeing one of them as less important or less practical. Instead of looking at our situation and seeing problems, we see opportunities and challenges that allow us to grow, as well as a unique opportunity to open up society to our needs. I love my family and I wouldn't change a thing about them, even if I could make them hear, I wouldn't. Some people feel sorry for us, but I feel sorry for some of them. They'll never know what it's like to sign a story to a child and seeing them cling to every nuance of every sign, seeing their imagination run wild in the silent room. I really got the best of two worlds and so does my daughter. We love it! 💕
@@cyagami90 Because they know English? Why the hell should everybody around them be forced to learn a sign language? That is an incredibly rude demand!
꧁༺Alyssa༻꧂ I am a teacher and know a little bit of sign language. Most everyone who works with me also knows a little bit. My boss knows ASL fluently. We have a few deaf parents and kids and for the parents, we usually write stuff down in order to have conversations. So it goes both ways.
@@cyagami90 There are ways to accommodate without learning an entire language to accommodate a relatively tiny community, which seems like a rather absurd request
I can't even imagine how much effort and work it takes in parenting for usual parents let alone for deaf parents. Absolutely inspiring and really touched my heart as iam a mother myself, the patience and calmness of these parents is commendable. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What I find interesting is that Ashton is hearing but doesn't sign while talking, which people who learn sign while hearing struggle with. It seems he really is part of both worlds!
Because of a family member with hearing impairment I spoke and signed to my kids when they were young so they could at least greet and interact when we had family gatherings. I discovered kind of by accident that my kids were really communicative in sign well before they were communicative with their voices. When my youngest child had a speech problem we were able to continue to use signs to understand her. It really is a very helpful tool in communication in so many ways. I wish it was utilized more with the hearing world.
this is so beautiful, it's a shame though that they can't play music and sing with their children. music is such a huge part of my family. I guess the differences are what make the world beautiful! ❤💛💚💙💜🖤
My son is born deaf. My husband and I were born hearing. Although my son does use hearing aids we as a whole family have been learning sign language for him. I love signing. It’s so important for children to exposed to all things that can really impact his life.
I can slightly understand their signing since sign was my first language, but it is so much more interesting when you can see what they are saying, because sign doesn’t match up perfectly with English, what they are saying is so much more than can just be interpreted.
I wish there were way more bridges between the deaf community and the hearing community. I wish teachers in all schools would learn sign language as a mandatory thing. It would be so important. In Norway all humans learn English as a mandatory language. Signs would be so helpful to create those bridges that would connect us to each other. I am hearing and I see it as exclusion when we don’t have more bridges for the deaf community.
Im hearing and I come from a completely hearing family. But my dad, before my mom, was engaged to a deaf girl. Im so forever blessed he taught me sign language. While Im nowhere near fluent, Im able to effectively communicate with people. The amount of times ive helped someone in line at a store or been called up at work - you can see the absolute relief on people's faces, and Im sure thats with any language (not just ASL). Really such a fun and beautiful language!
I am taking asl in high school and I think just growing up with English and asl is so great because they can express things in different ways. When I have kids I'll raise then with both
My mom is deaf and all my family keeps telling me I'm a miracle in the family bc no one expected my mom was going to have a baby and look at me here i am being daughter of an awesome woman who raised me with all her love and dedication.
I love people's expressions when doing sign language :') it's just so satisfying to see! You can literally feel what they're saying by just looking at their expressions!
It's amazing that being 2018 we still don't have sign language as a mandatory second language for everyone in schools. I think everyone should learn it so the world would be more inclusive.
The thing is sign language is a language and people like teachers should want to learn at least the basics so they could communicate. And the fact that most people don't even know the alphabet is truly sad. I learned the alphabet in sign when I was 11 and then basic sign when I was in my 20s and it definitely has helped when coming across someone who is deaf or hard of hearing.
I also would really like to commend how without the audio I could still understand by watching the sign and how they had subtitles when the kid was talking!
To everyone saying that the parents need to figure out how to communicate with the teachers and other parents, you do realise that NZSL is an official language of New Zealand. Sign language and Maori are the 2 official languages, English is actually a de facto official language, meaning its only official because everyone speaks it. I think it's the responsibility of us as the public to actually know the countries languages, rather than keeping their head under the sand and acting like English is the be all end all (which is why I'm learning NZSL before you try and jump down my throat). New Zealand isn't very good at their languages, Maori is endangered and NZSL isn't taught in schools. But please, get out of here with your snotty attitude that it's the responsibility of these people to communicate with the rest of their country, when the deaf people are the ones who are actually speaking the official language. If you're not a New Zealander, don't act like you have any right to tell us what to do in our country.
Muffin Man well Americans aren't wrong like if you don't speak the language then you have to speak it in order to live here.......it's like you're in China and everyone speaks Chinese you HAVE to speak the language in Order to live there sooooo
+Your Mom What? Where did I say America??? This video isn't American???? It's in New Zealand. My point has nothing to do with learning languages to live in foreign countries, it's people who act as though the wonderful people like those in this video, (and the indigenous people which in NZ are the Maori) have to make a huge effort to speak to those who are hearing (and the colonizers) when it's THE DEAF PEOPLE who are speaking the language of the country NOT the ones who they apparently need to make an effort My point is there is a huge problem with our culture where we disregard our deaf communities and have no idea how to talk to THEM, despite it being our national language! This video, and my post, has absolutely nothing to do with America. You kinda just proved my point. People who don't come from NZ have no place telling NZer's how to live our life. I don't tell Americans how to live in America, I would hope you give us the same respect. If I've misunderstood your post, I'm sorry and feel free to correct me, but this is not an American video, and while I think everyone should be allowed to discuss things, before you post, you should actually understand what you're saying. New Zealand is not America, sorry.
I was so happy to see the mom at a signing preschool. I worked in community services and hope i can be an interpreter one day and help people get the resources they need
My friends Mum is deaf and I know how to have a conversation with her through lip reading and the sign language alphabet I think sign language is really easy to pick up and anyone can learn it ☺️
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I adopted a barely three, little girl from China. She could understand Chinese, but couldn't speak it due to cleft palate. I spoke no Chinese. She screamed for a few weeks until I thought of teaching her to sign using Signing Time videos. Her world exploded. She could tell me what she needed and wanted. I could tell her stories. Signing is a wonderful language.
Thank you for sharing Jane, beautiful story. We hope you enjoyed this episode!
Jane EB Smith
Family friend couple adopted 6yo girl from Ukraine who could speak only ukrainese. Adoptive parents spoke a little russian but -even though ukrainese and russian are related lingos- it didn't give much help at start.
The girl was sort of traumatized and had horror/panic seizures almost every night. The situation got more worse when she couldn't tell her new parents of her thoughts and feelings related to her past.
Her new mother had worked in preschool where FinSL (Finnish Sign Language) was taught to kids who had speech problems/delay and there the parents got idea to teach her signs -especially ones related to mood and feelings- so the communication block could be shattered quickly.
About 1/2 an year later she already spoke/understood Finnish at basic level but she still liked to use emotion signs like "to love" and "friendship" accompanying her speech :-)
Jane EB Smith that's amazing
+Mr J. Kottari bullshit
Jane EB Smith that's honestly so cute
Growing up with deaf parents, I still remember the day I realized you didn't have to see someone to communicate. I was five and my brother was three and i heard him sneeze from the other room and automatically said "bless you". He heard me say it and came in really confused, because in our minds we HAD to be able to see eachother to communicate. We spent the next few hours yelling to eachother from different rooms just because we thought it was so cool that we could 😂😂
Lol lik yeah ohhh😂😂
Lexita Mai Ah, that’s so cute.
Lol ths comment still kills me so funny 🤣🤣😊
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Hahahaha!
I would love to learn sign language
Thanks for watching Millisa!
Bill Vicars has a good RUclips channel for starting to learn ASL :)
oh, I had meant to look if youtube had some good channels. Thanks for the info! (i want to learn sign language so much, but I am SUCH a slow learner)
Zetamoon me too! Just keep at it.
Zetamoon I started learning sign language and now I'm so obsessed with it even though you maybe a slow learner it is definitely worth learning!!
What amazes me is how she is able hold her baby so well and also sign clearly. Mothers are amazing
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So are fathers :-)
At least she doesn’t have to endure the noise of the cries
amen
Julia Leigh true :)
My parents are both deaf and I'm hearing but I learned sign language first! I ended up speaking English. I love this videos so much! I showed my mom and she laughed so much. Love you guys hope you reply
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Madison George I had two deaf parents, but now I have one because my mom passed away.
Madison George total opposite for me - my mom is blind! The one thing I keep wondering is how totally Deaf parents know when an infant in a different room is crying/injured, especially when asleep? They’re great at figuring out how to manage so many other things that I’m sure it’s not an issue, but I can’t think of anything besides getting up to check on them constantly.
@@lindsaysheffield One of the mom's had a baby monitor that flashed when the baby cried.
Me too, my mom and dad are both deaf too. It is fun to be their child seeing how the world of Deaf and Hearing differ. And you can see how amazed people were whenever encountering us. Thinking about the future seems to be heavy for me, i have to be wiseful on my decisions and be responsible because no one is there to look after them but me and especially since i am an only child. You have to mature earlier, thats why i have difficulty relating to my group age. Despite all of those things, what the nice part of living with both of them is that it gave me a sense of purpose.
Love them both and would not trade them for anyone.
so cute when the boy replied sorry in both sign and speech....
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@@iLoveIsaE 25:02 I think
That's typically how hearing people sign..........
@@eliseang86 its sweet because hes three. Bilingual ppl will never stop being amazing
Jarrods dad Jokes are awesome 10/10
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Its so funny how the mom does "the child voice" even when signing. I can see it on her face. Sign language is beautiful; I really want to learn
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I'm taking a class to learn ASL this summer :)
I'm 12 and I can sign because it was the first language I learnt because both of my grandparents are deaf
I find it fun but I don't know all of it but I can work out what my grandparents are saying easily 🙂
Corissa Smale hey in my highschool we can learn sign language and get highschool credits and my friend who is deaf is teaching and tutoring me it's really fun and I totally agree that you try it
Grey Likes Cats i can sighn just because i taught myself for my brother because they said he was deaf he can hear
I was blown away by the facial expressions of the deaf parents!! it was so easy to understand how they were feeling. Just beautiful! It's ironic that they sound more lively and loud than people who actually speak. And the big brother! HE IS SUCH A GOOD BROTHER. Ahhh everything about this video was beautiful :')
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Mina Matsu facial expressions are a major factor in sign language
Yeah you have to have facial expression because you cant raise your voice to ask a question and stuff and Some signs are the same handshape but different facial expression
@@cgh959 Yeah. I can't quite recall but I think it was my middle school principle who knew sign language. So after school, we would take lessons from him and he always stressed that we have to show facial emotion. We even did eyebrow exercise and I remember always failing due to how stiff I was.
How😂 this is there language, now if they said I'm shocked at how hearing people can speak lol
They should make children learn it in more preschools while they are little
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Galax my mom used to teach the kids at the local preschool in our city and they always used it. The parents had to come and learn some ASL because their kids were using it all the time.
Galax And older. I did not need a full seven years of French
Galax it’s different when your kids are majority, of not all hearing at a center (not for the deaf). I’m a preschool teacher + we’ll use signs like “stop” the most + verbalize it. But we also use signs like “play.” We use it more when talking with a kid who doesn’t have English as their first language or had a speech delay or is non-verbal (but not deaf). We’ve never had a deaf kid at our center, for as long as I’ve been there though.
My primary school and high school teach sign language. 🤗
their faces are very expressive when they are signing, I'm enjoying watching them
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i am not hearing - impaired or mute, but i taught my babies Baby sign language because i wanted them to be able to communicate before they could speak. That was one of the smartest things i did. None of my 3 children went through the "terrible 2s" because they could tell me what they wanted... why they cried (hungry, hurt, scared, etc)... and my favorite thing - what they noticed in the world around them. I bonded in a special way with my kids because we were communicating well before they could put words together.
Joey Mayes agreed! My oldest had SO much he wanted to communicate and just could not get her mouth to catch up. Cue daily meltdowns! Then I learned and taught him basic ASL signs, tada! Meltdowns drastically cut down and a much happier baby. Best thing ever.
"hearing-impaired" and "mute" are both slurs to Deaf people. No one wants to be called "impaired" and muteness is a psychological condition. Everyone in this video are speaking-just a sign language-so they are not mute.
"Hard of hearing" or "deaf" or "Deaf" are the terms you will want to use. Never use "hearing-impaired," "deaf and dumb" or "mute" when talking about d/Deaf folks, please!!!
Dávid Danos actually hearing impaired is a thing for people who have a hard time hearing but are not completely deaf
@@danachos it depends on the community and where you come from. The deaf community does not like being called hearing impaired and that should be respected, but visually-impaired is a phrase many blind (or legally blind) people prefer to use.
@@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea Indeed, and sorry. I was trying to run with the phrase "nobody wants..." rather than being specific. You are of course right, whereas D/deaf may not want it, many who are blind do. Cultural differences...
I have no idea why i am watching this but it is really intresting to see their world.
it really is and I enjoyed it
I love seeing people sign. It's always so expressive
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Check out deaf poetry. Totally awesome.
My husband and I aren't deaf but we used some sign language (maybe 15 signs) with our two daughters starting at about a month old. It was amazing to have them be able to communicate so early, before speech! As they got older they could communicate their needs so much better than others their age and they were both early talkers, using multiple word sentences earlier too. People were always amazed at their communication skills. It was really cute when they started talking, they would use signs at the same time as speech.
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Laura S. my family has been using that way for a while. All of our babies either speak early or have very good communication skills because they were confident about communicating early..
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That's the same thing my parents did with me! I'm not deaf and neither are my parents but my mum did know some sign because of teaching deaf kids so she taught me a bit of sign while I was still little. Apparently it was really useful for my parents to know what I wanted without whining about it.
My daughter was delayed in her speech so she was taught how to communicate with baby sign language. It was so cool
Jarrod’s son is so sweet. He seems like he will be a great older brother
Michelle Xie Seems he has a good role model. That Jerrod sure stepped up to the plate, being it was a new relationship, unplanned pregnancy.
i used to work at a nursery and looked after a hearing child that had deaf parents. and here at least, it's required that you find a way to communicate with them. it was never a problem. i made up a communication book for them and i wrote in there about his day and any messages i needed to communicate. they wrote in there any messages they needed to communicate.
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With my daughter who has autism and initially could not verbalize, we used PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) in which each word had a picture or action. We keep it in a folder that was accessible to the child, parents, teachers, etc. This would also be quite useful for those children who have deaf parents in the school and home setting. It can be, and often is, used along with sign language.
Yeah in this day and age I don't see why communicating would be hard. Grab a piece of paper and write your question or shoot the teacher an email. Gesturing like that to talking about toilet training plans is ridiculous.
That really bothered me, as someone who works in Nurseries. There's more than one way to communicate, it's a shame the nursery didn't even seem to try.
@@ayanhart You think? I was actually thinking it was unreasonable of the mother to be trying to have a sign language conversation with the teacher! It'd be like someone accosting you and asking you questions in Japanese! Even if you knew the parent spoke only Japanese it wouldn't make it any easier to understand and answer them. Don't get me wrong, I feel for the mother here. It must be very lonely. I just think there are better ways (ie, in writing!) to discuss important issues such as potty training. I actually think hats off to the teacher who'd clearly been trying to learn the basics to help the little boy transition.
The flashing light for when the kids are crying is a really great device. It's such an obvious solution but I always wondered how they were going to hear the kids crying.
Twichl I think it vibrates as well
Lol i never even thought of it. Its because im used to watching videos of older Deaf people
I love that the couple who had the surprise baby moved in together and are making it work.
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I understand it must be frustrating. But for preschool she should bring a pen and paper to be able to communicate properly. Just for simplicity. No criticism, Just a thought:)
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Alexandra Giesbrecht that's a rlly good idea lol I wouldn't have thought of that
sanjay vardhan it’s sad that ur trying to find someone over youtube
The deaf parents I know do exactly that, they always carry pen and paper, or nowadays their phones. Signing or gesturing may be clear for deaf people, but it's not for us hearing folks.
Definitely we do that for parents of different languages they all know small English but enough to get point across
Whoever did the voice acting was really good. You could just tell how much enthusiasm she had in her voice
How do Deaf parents choose names for their children? I know it's a strange thing to ask but they can't hear how to pronounce it! Language is such an unique topic
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erin average What they do is give them a sign name that represents something about themselves.
They finger spell it, and deaf people learn how to read lips and Can voice names with help of speech therapy. To make it easier for children they give them a sign name, but for official purposes they finger spell their names and rely on how the name looks, not sounds
I was given a name in sign language when I once visited a school for deaf in Thailand. I don't think it means anything, I think it was given to me because I have a strange/pronounced chin. The sign is just grabbing your chin twice.
I learned about 10-20 signs, and I learned about 10-20 Thai words as well, on my holiday. The funny thing is how much easier it was talking to the deaf kids than talking to hearing Thais, even though I knew about the same amount of words, but also how much easier it was for me to remember the signs than to remember verbal Thai words.
Having been involved in the Deaf community for a number of years, Deaf Parent’s give their children names just like a hearing person. Parent’s will teach their children to fingerspell their name just like hearing children are taught to spell their name. Then when they are older and characteristics start to shine that are noticeable, then that is where the sign names come in. It is fascinating. I always tell people that if you are curious about any aspect of Deaf culture find a way to get involved in the community. There are always Deaf Events one can attend and maybe take an ASL 1 class (or whatever Sign Language is used in the place where you live).
I know this video isn't new or anything, but Sarah actually is pretty perfectly comprehensible. She mentioned her mom taught her how to try to speak, and you can tell it paid off, she's able to at least say things to Logan so he will be familiar and comforted by her voice, even if she can't hear herself.
My son wouldn't talk, so when he turned 1, I decided to teach him sign language. At three he was awesome at it. I knew he had to talk soon, because in a couple of years he would start school. I began to ignore his signs, and tell him that I couldn't hear him. It worked like a charm. He would sign, and talk at the same time. I'm a hearing person who learned signing by age 9, because my little sister is deaf. At age 10, I was teaching sign language at school. They took me out of P.E. so I would have time to teach my class. I loved it
Why doesn't the mother write her questions down at the drop off or send an email with questions before or after the drop off they're are many ways to communicate at a school or day care.
Liann Daalder I know it would easier. I had a customer who used asl. We had to be patient and double check she got what she needed. Writing and learning a little on our own.
or just have a laptop ready. with practice, you can type almost as fast as you speak. the preschool should have made an effort to bridge that communication gap
In one part, you can see the teacher signing "Mommy's going home now" to the kid. So they are trying a little.
Liann Daalder Exactly what I was thinking!!
where I work we have a few deaf customers, it takes a bit longer, but it's workable. Some like to write, others like to gesture and mouth the words. For more specific things, writing or typing definitely works better
Did I watch 29 minutes of deaf couples raising kids? Yes, yes I did and I don’t regret it
I really like this video. I like how she pointed out that sign is their first language. I wonder how many schools/teachers take that into account as the kiddos start school.
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Anastasiya Hoefflinger Id assume theyd treat it the same as kids whose parents speak another languge at home but they speak both. If you grow up in a country that speaks english, youll learn it regurdless of what you speak at home. Im sure they still watch tv, and hear others talking outside of their home and its likely their other family members can hear so they can communicate through speach. They may be more comfortable with sign when they first start school, but theres no reason they should be able to speak and understand the spoken languge any differntly than others.
With the sign language they can tell better how the child feels cause the facial expression and body language tells so much more than a hearing response to just hearing the baby cry. Deaf language is beautiful.
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I always wanted to learn sign language
Me too!
Ify Chiamaka I can
Ify Chiamaka. Awesome video
So do it! You could start by looking up videos on youtube.
Ify Chiamaka u can looking on Google type put word "sign laugauge" but depend on which counties where u live in also can download app find different sign language
My mom and her boyfriend are deaf. I'm hearing, but I sign fluently. My mom had some of the same struggles as she did with me. I needed speech therapy, and it's tough when your the constant interpreter. But we make it work
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dont you hate your parrent for ruining your life?
@@kongkarry how could her parent possibly ruin her life? her parent tried their best to raise her even if they couldn't do it easily because of their struggles.
@@kongkarry her parents taught her to be bilingual!! That's a gift, not ruining her life.
I've always had a special place in my heart for deaf ppl...I couldn't imagine living a life without hearing...I think these couples are extraordinary! The patience that they were each given is unique..Dear God, please continue to BLESS THEM♥♥♥♥
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Tammar D'Acosta I'm in between both worlds of hearing and deaf. I used to worry when I was younger about losing my hearing, but as I get older, it doesn't bother me. I sometimes prefer the quietness of being deaf, but I also love my music in the hearing world.
I always preferred voiceovers over captions because with captions it’s distracting and I can’t look at their hands to see what they’re saying, but I can with voiceovers.
It's really interesting seeing hearing children raised by deaf parents. It must be such a contrast for them when they go to nursery or school and realise that most people don't sign, but it's so lovely seeing how well he switched between the two.
I have only seen sign language used once in my whole life. It was a few years ago and I was baffled for a second seeing two men gesturing... enthusiastically to one another. Took a second to recognize what it was and I got far too excited. It is just such a delightful language to watch 😊
TaeKEYyoung X people stare at my friends and I when we’re signing all the time.
So much more eye contact and tuning into each other with sign language. It seems like a very bonding language for that reason. Too many of us hearing people don't make enough eye contact with each other...we become more consumed in our own thoughts rather than tuning into the people around us.
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creativecompanion true. We hearing people are so disconnected now.
I find this so interesting. How parents and babies can communicate without speaking. I also really want to learn sign language but I heard it takes years 😅
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uncommon specimen everyone is different, but i was fluent in 1 1/2 years
Neck Deep Jay To get good at most things it takes years. Start now and you'll be fluent before you know it!
It doesn't take years to start learning. If you watch learning to sign videos on RUclips, you can pick up your first few signs in a few minutes. If you practice every day, and learn a few new signs every day, you can learn quickly, enough to communicate on a basic level - especially if you learn the alphabet and fingerspelling.
Deaf culture is a thing that should be recognized and celebrated more because I don’t think a lot of people even know it exists and it is a beautiful thing. Language creates culture and deaf culture is a great extreme example of that.
Absolutely! I'm so grateful to be able to enjoy the best of both worlds.
I thought my daughter to sign when i started teaching her to talk, it's a must in our family due to her grandmother and uncles begin mute and deaf.
"i found out sarah was pregnant by text message" WELL DAMN
well I don’t know how well calling would work out
@@unicornpisssss yes, a call would probably still be a text message through TTY.
@@unicornpisssss lol
I'm 31 and have had ear infections all my life now that I'm older I'm going deaf . I have a 10 year old son who has alot of speech problem and has a lisp I had to teach him sign language at a early age and still do alot still today I love it trust me it's the best thing you can ever teach your kids it's worth it
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My mom and me both know asl and one day in the mall we saw a woman trying to talk to a worker to make an announcement because she couldn't find her child. She was spelling his name but it wasn't working. We saw her sign a bit and then asked in asl "are u ded?" We ended up translating her and she found her son. I think that more ppl should learn asl
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Almost everyone has a smartphone, why not just write on that, if you really have to talk to someone urgently?
Chocolettino it's also about the language itself.
Chocolettino because if you are frantic you may not be able up type
Chocolettino or why not add sign classes so that schools become more inclusive rather than ignoring someone’s form of communication to type on a phone which is still segregating them and taking away their voice
That little boy is SO precious. CUTE!!
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So how do hearing children who belong to deaf parents learn to speak? It's a learned ability.
Mrs. Stancil i think through grandparents, cousins, etc
Mrs. Stancil schooling. a lot of hearing kids to deaf parents go to speech therapy when they're very young.
Extended family, friends, babysitters, neighbors, other people
My parents rarely spoke English at home, yet by the time I was four it was my native tongue and I spoke it better than my parents' native language. Of course there's an extra jump since they have to learn to control their voice and pay careful attention to what they hear, but they can learn like other bilingual kids do - from all the other people in their life besides their parents. As long as their parents are aware and make an effort to help them form relationships with other (hearing) people from a young age, they can grow up bilingual.
Language is an innate ability (this is why all babies babble, even if their parents have never spoken to them), their first language is only developed further through the baby/child's life from what their surroundings are. Babies have a phonetic window, which is a period of time where their brain is discerning phonemes or specific sounds in their environment and learning to recognize them. For example, English versus French have some sounds that are the same, but some that are different. Which is why a toddler who speaks French may be able to say an individual sound, without knowing any words really, which a better pronunciation than a second language French speaker! So like the other people said, as children would be surrounded by other speakers, they would learn the language that way.
I could scream!! Being deaf isn’t a disability. They’re just as capable as anyone else. They’re perfectly capable of providing for and raising children
I think teachers need to know sign language, but at least the alphabet in sign
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why?
May Morgan I have Kindergarteners and next year I'll have 4 year olds my kids are all hearing so they loveeee when I teach them sign language
Dalyla's Life That's amazing. I'm actually trying 2 teach my nephew some sign language
At very least, I think more teachers of younger kids should know Makaton
I felt bad for mum when the nursery teacher made the face at the camera to indicate she didn't understand anything. But mum kept so calm and got her to communicate effectively. Just wonderful.
Hey as long as you still are parenting, don’t let disabilities stop you from having a family. Good on you!
wow this documentary is just so good. the people are likable, they're all going through something incredible and we get to see it. the voice overs are amazing, the best and most natural i've ever heard come from interpreters on a program or video.
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The scene at the childcare broke my heart. I know Victoria's definitely used to it in her everyday life, but especially if the child's been there a while surely ONE educator would've bothered to learn basic conversation to help the family
this is such a beautiful thing to see. wish i knew sign language i find it so active and so intimate because of the use of facial expression
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there is a deaf mom at my kids school I wish I could talk to her she seems awesome so anyways she text messages her daughters teacher
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5foot two You should totally learn your country's sign language! I bet that would make her day to be able to talk to another mom and also provides as a very useful skill for you to learn.
So why not learn sign language? Its really a simple solution
Leaping Flame is
My parents are deaf and I was born hearing! It really does put people into perspective that deaf people use their other senses like touch and sight much more then the average person. I once helped a woman who was deaf order food (I’m a cashier at a restaurant) and she was really surprised and happy to know that there was someone to communicate with rather then using a paper and a pencil. 😁
My big brother is deaf and he's so strong. He's my role model
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Erin Lowe Thats so sweet, you're comment made my day so much better:)
Deaf parents just always WARMS my heart!!!! They're very awesome parents and people!!! 🥰
Don't give up, ever!! You can do it and I am sooooooo proud of you!!
I cherish all deaf parents!!
Is there anyone who interested in being friends and getting to know each other??
When I was little I had selective mutism and so my parents ended up teaching me sign language because I couldn't speak to them. Worked like a charm :)
The whole world really needs to be educated about this, their dedication, their patience, their care and everything, just so delicate
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At least they can't hear them crying! I love signing It's awesome
to the 358 people who disliked it should be deaf with 2 kids and see how difficult it is
I can not good englisch speak, but I looks many englisch Videos for learning this Language 😊 I wish I can lern to sign language......aso I will lern it 😊
Franziska Lange for not being good at speaking English your comment is really good
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Don't give up, English is a difficult language, and just from your comment you seem to be doing very well! Keep up the good work!
Franziska Lange, Your doing very good! English is difficult to learn but good luck!
:D im learning Sign Language (bsl) at the minute
Franziska Lange emglish os one of the hatdest languages to learn, so don't worry about being bad at it.
Decided to finally concretely learn sign language, so I enrolled in a class at my school. This video made me so happy omg even though I'm hearing I've always wondered if it was possible to teach young ones sign language. OMG loved this video
Growing up my mom would teach my younger siblings sign language at a very young age. It helped them to communicate what they wanted when they couldnt even talk yet.
I love how her boyfriend took responsibility and came to her aid as soon as he found out she was pregnant... And then he moved her to his house, I wish them both the very best. I know its not easy having a hearing impairment but none the less you can live a happy life from what i see.
I absolutely love sign language, and hope to teach my children it in the future.
I do feel bad for the parents though, because it’s difficult for a deaf parent to try and talk to a hearing person. They can, but it is a challenge. I hope we will develop some sort of easier way for deaf and hearing people to communicate some day!!
So cute that he feeds the dog. That’s a big responsibility and he’s a champ at it.
Ohhh she mouths her words while she signs! I'm trying to learn to sign because I have a deaf cousin ❤️
But sign lang grammar is diff from speaking. So excited to learn
I really feel like schools should teach all children simple signs. Please, thank you, stand up, sit down, eat, drink, more, bathroom, etc. I use them in my classroom and it makes things easier to communicate with Autistic students.
I'm so glad she found another school for Adrian. I didn't like the old school at all. Communication between parents and teachers is SO important, yet the teacher made NO effort to learn a few basic signs or maybe have an extra written copy of the day's curriculum available.
If there is a language barrier in a preschool I work at and there is important information that needs to be relayed, we'll run the letter through Google Translate. It may not be a perfect translation, but at least it gets the overall message across. The teachers at the old school seemed like they din't care at all about communicating with Adrian and his mom.
I agree but I thought the mom could have written it beforehand if she knows they don’t speak sign language.
I love this video. I am hard of hearing and have hearing aids, and am expected to go deaf into my late 20’s/30’s. I love how they rely on lip reading just as I do in my everyday life. It’s inspiring to see that they are able to do everything “normally” (so to speak) and I just hope I will be able to succeed like they have been able to.
I like the video, but if we're going to be friendly with disabilities let's not forget about certain captioning. Deafness's counterpart blindness can't read those cute little in between texts. The caption interpreter is great. Couldn't everything just be spoken? And those kids are so cute. Also I really think they should do those notebooks were the parents and teachers communicate back and forth. Not just for these kids but for every kid. Sometimes you just can't talk to every parent so that might be helpful.
Wish my parents were this attentive when I and my brother were small. I love watching these parents. They seem like very nice people.
when I was small my mom taught my spelling words to me in sign language for school. I loved it
I don't know any sign language, but her facial expressions help me understand so much more
I have a deaf mother and a hearing dad. They're amazing parents and although I went through a phase where I just wanted to be like the other kids and I would try to hide the fact that my mom was deaf, that phase passed rather quickly and I started to embrace my unique identity as a hearing kid of a deaf mother and a hearing father. I was very passionate about teaching my friends and classmates some sign language and helping them understand the struggles a deaf person faces in a hearing world and how they can include deaf people etc.
I'm a mother of a three year old hearing girl with a hard of hearing dad now and my parents are such a great help to us. They've done it all before, so I ask them for advice a lot... about teaching sign language and our other mother tongue, Afrikaans, about clear communication between us as parents, between us and our child, between our child and other kids - some hearing, some hoh, some deaf - between us as a family and a hearing world.
We have our struggles, sure, but many things we worried about just fell into place quite naturally.
Our daughter knows as much sign language as she does Afrikaans and for her they are different, but equal forms of communication.
In the evenings, we often use sign language, even when my husband isn't around. My daughter could just talk to me, but she prefers to sign, because she likes the silence as well as the expressiveness of sign language when reading bedtime stories. I never force things like that on her, but she's a confident bilingual kid who enjoys being able to use two very different forms of communication, without seeing one of them as less important or less practical.
Instead of looking at our situation and seeing problems, we see opportunities and challenges that allow us to grow, as well as a unique opportunity to open up society to our needs.
I love my family and I wouldn't change a thing about them, even if I could make them hear, I wouldn't.
Some people feel sorry for us, but I feel sorry for some of them.
They'll never know what it's like to sign a story to a child and seeing them cling to every nuance of every sign, seeing their imagination run wild in the silent room.
I really got the best of two worlds and so does my daughter. We love it! 💕
Couldn't she just walk in with written questions for the teachers to read?
Why is it always the deaf persons job to accomodate? They didnt ask to be born deaf. Educators should just learn ASL
@@cyagami90 Because they know English? Why the hell should everybody around them be forced to learn a sign language? That is an incredibly rude demand!
꧁༺Alyssa༻꧂ I am a teacher and know a little bit of sign language. Most everyone who works with me also knows a little bit. My boss knows ASL fluently. We have a few deaf parents and kids and for the parents, we usually write stuff down in order to have conversations. So it goes both ways.
@@cyagami90 There are ways to accommodate without learning an entire language to accommodate a relatively tiny community, which seems like a rather absurd request
I can't even imagine how much effort and work it takes in parenting for usual parents let alone for deaf parents. Absolutely inspiring and really touched my heart as iam a mother myself, the patience and calmness of these parents is commendable. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I find it funny how Jarrod seems like he's never taken care of a kid but he has an older son lol
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It's so sweet how excited the mom is about her kids learning sign language
What I find interesting is that Ashton is hearing but doesn't sign while talking, which people who learn sign while hearing struggle with. It seems he really is part of both worlds!
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Because of a family member with hearing impairment I spoke and signed to my kids when they were young so they could at least greet and interact when we had family gatherings. I discovered kind of by accident that my kids were really communicative in sign well before they were communicative with their voices. When my youngest child had a speech problem we were able to continue to use signs to understand her. It really is a very helpful tool in communication in so many ways. I wish it was utilized more with the hearing world.
this is so beautiful, it's a shame though that they can't play
music and sing with their children. music is such a huge part of my family. I guess the differences are what make the world beautiful! ❤💛💚💙💜🖤
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Kaitlin Ski deaf people can enjoy music too. They can't always hear it, but they feel it. That's why there are deaf interpreters at concerts.
My son is born deaf. My husband and I were born hearing. Although my son does use hearing aids we as a whole family have been learning sign language for him. I love signing. It’s so important for children to exposed to all things that can really impact his life.
I can slightly understand their signing since sign was my first language, but it is so much more interesting when you can see what they are saying, because sign doesn’t match up perfectly with English, what they are saying is so much more than can just be interpreted.
I wish there were way more bridges between the deaf community and the hearing community. I wish teachers in all schools would learn sign language as a mandatory thing. It would be so important. In Norway all humans learn English as a mandatory language. Signs would be so helpful to create those bridges that would connect us to each other. I am hearing and I see it as exclusion when we don’t have more bridges for the deaf community.
As a mom to 2 non verbal children this was beautiful, i need to learn sign language
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Im hearing and I come from a completely hearing family. But my dad, before my mom, was engaged to a deaf girl. Im so forever blessed he taught me sign language. While Im nowhere near fluent, Im able to effectively communicate with people. The amount of times ive helped someone in line at a store or been called up at work - you can see the absolute relief on people's faces, and Im sure thats with any language (not just ASL). Really such a fun and beautiful language!
that was really interesting
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I am taking asl in high school and I think just growing up with English and asl is so great because they can express things in different ways. When I have kids I'll raise then with both
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My mom is deaf and all my family keeps telling me I'm a miracle in the family bc no one expected my mom was going to have a baby and look at me here i am being daughter of an awesome woman who raised me with all her love and dedication.
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Bless you and her 😍
I love people's expressions when doing sign language :') it's just so satisfying to see! You can literally feel what they're saying by just looking at their expressions!
It's amazing that being 2018 we still don't have sign language as a mandatory second language for everyone in schools. I think everyone should learn it so the world would be more inclusive.
The thing is sign language is a language and people like teachers should want to learn at least the basics so they could communicate. And the fact that most people don't even know the alphabet is truly sad.
I learned the alphabet in sign when I was 11 and then basic sign when I was in my 20s and it definitely has helped when coming across someone who is deaf or hard of hearing.
when I was a kid I was taught ALS my parents thought I was deaf but I'm not I still know some asl
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the baby daughter was SO precious!! what a little doll!!
I also would really like to commend how without the audio I could still understand by watching the sign and how they had subtitles when the kid was talking!
I really liked how the interpretation included tone of voice and non-word expressions.
To everyone saying that the parents need to figure out how to communicate with the teachers and other parents, you do realise that NZSL is an official language of New Zealand. Sign language and Maori are the 2 official languages, English is actually a de facto official language, meaning its only official because everyone speaks it.
I think it's the responsibility of us as the public to actually know the countries languages, rather than keeping their head under the sand and acting like English is the be all end all (which is why I'm learning NZSL before you try and jump down my throat).
New Zealand isn't very good at their languages, Maori is endangered and NZSL isn't taught in schools.
But please, get out of here with your snotty attitude that it's the responsibility of these people to communicate with the rest of their country, when the deaf people are the ones who are actually speaking the official language. If you're not a New Zealander, don't act like you have any right to tell us what to do in our country.
Thanks for sharing Muffin Man!
Muffin Man well Americans aren't wrong like if you don't speak the language then you have to speak it in order to live here.......it's like you're in China and everyone speaks Chinese you HAVE to speak the language in Order to live there sooooo
Muffin Man I'm from nz :)
+Your Mom
What?
Where did I say America??? This video isn't American???? It's in New Zealand.
My point has nothing to do with learning languages to live in foreign countries, it's people who act as though the wonderful people like those in this video, (and the indigenous people which in NZ are the Maori) have to make a huge effort to speak to those who are hearing (and the colonizers) when it's THE DEAF PEOPLE who are speaking the language of the country NOT the ones who they apparently need to make an effort
My point is there is a huge problem with our culture where we disregard our deaf communities and have no idea how to talk to THEM, despite it being our national language!
This video, and my post, has absolutely nothing to do with America. You kinda just proved my point. People who don't come from NZ have no place telling NZer's how to live our life. I don't tell Americans how to live in America, I would hope you give us the same respect.
If I've misunderstood your post, I'm sorry and feel free to correct me, but this is not an American video, and while I think everyone should be allowed to discuss things, before you post, you should actually understand what you're saying. New Zealand is not America, sorry.
+ Patty. Nugget
ayyyyy
I was so happy to see the mom at a signing preschool. I worked in community services and hope i can be an interpreter one day and help people get the resources they need
My friends Mum is deaf and I know how to have a conversation with her through lip reading and the sign language alphabet I think sign language is really easy to pick up and anyone can learn it ☺️
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Thanks Attitude, the families and interpreters. This eas a great production. Love seeing real Kiwi families like this in everyday life
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8:00 omg so frustrating. The teacher doesn’t even pretend to make an effort.