Has anyone attempted to be an independent baby sign language instructor? There are several programs where you can buy a kit etc. and schedule your own workshops, but has anyone had decent success with this? With so many free materials, I wonder if parents are at all interested in having a face-to-face or hands-on lesson/workshop.
Any thoughts?
Also, to moms: Would you feel comfortable having someone who is not a mother herself teach you and your baby signing? If the instructor was professional and knowledgeable?
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I didn't know about the sign language instructor. Hmm.
In any case, I got a book from the library and did sign with my daughter for many, many months. She never did a sign. Then, when she was 13 months old, she and I watched a Signing Time DVD that I got at the library. OMG. Baby daughter had a 60-sign vocabulary in a few months. For whatever reason she LOVED those DVDs. I only let her watch 15 minutes at a time every few days but they seemed to stick. She and I would watch them together and pause the DVD and do the signs. It was fun for both of us.
If I had the money for an instructor to come in and teach my baby and I anything, I would think it was fun. I wouldn't require that the instructor be a mom. I'm not sure I understand that part of the question.