Sign of the Week Poster...DADDY!

This week's Sign of the Week poster features the American Sign Language sign for DADDY!

To make this sign (which is also the sign for FATHER), tap a 5 handshape at your forehead twice. Please note that in American Sign Language (ASL) male signs are made above the nose.

Show this sign to your child when Daddy comes in the door or into the room.  Play hide & seek, signing DADDY, while you search!

Want to see the sign for DADDY in action? Watch the video below with your little one, pause the video with each representation of the word and show the ASL sign to your child yourself.

Welcome Charise to our teaching team!

So excited to welcome Charise to our teaching team!

Charise Virgo is mom to six children and has two grandchildren. Charise is a Pediatric Home Health Nurse with Starlight Pediatric Homecare Agency and is training to also be a Holistic Health Coach. Charise learned American Sign Language as a child and also also been studying it formally since 2011.

Charise shares, "I was exposed to sign language as a child and I enjoyed learning it. My aunt is hard of hearing, however, she preferred to read lips. I never imagine that I would use it again as I got older. In my profession as a nurse, the majority of my patients have issues that prevent them from communicating. It was then that I began to use sign language again and the passion to become fluent grew strong. I look forward to learning more , teaching and being apart of the WeeHands community".

For more information about Charise's baby sign language classes, contact 908-875-0300 or email: charise@weehands.com.