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There is a major communication problem in my family, and it is not between me and my husband. Sadly, it is between my youngest son and the rest of our family.  He has Apraxia of Speech, if you don't know what that is go Here , and talking is very difficult for him.  That's not to say that he can't talk or can't get his point across most of the time. But it takes a lot of effort on his part to get us to understand his needs.  He mostly grunted up until about 9 months ago when speech therapy really started to help.  He can now communicate a little better with us through sign language and the handful of words that he has picked up from therapy.  But we are no where near where he should be for his age.  It is still a daily struggle to get him to ask for things the proper way and to get him to put forth and effort instead of just making one sound for an entire sentence.  That is why I was really excited to receive the Why Stop at High Five sign language kit.  Because he is not the only one in our house that needs to learn to sign.  My oldest son has to learn too, so that he can talk to his brother. Sensory Goods is a great company that has wonderful products for kids with special needs.  And obviously that makes me smile.


We have been using sign language for a while but we only use a few signs and not very often.  So the Why Stop at High Five is perfect for us. We were actually able to use it like a game and it encouraged both of my boys to sign.  My youngest is pretty stubborn when it comes to signing, so I was glad to see that these books encouraged him a little more.  The books are small with pictures that move when you move the page back and forth.  It is such a neat way to learn signs.  Even though we new some basic sign language there were some new ones that we did not know.  My little one was really excited to learn to sign 'Cookie', as that seems to be his favorite food group. The books come in a little box for easy storage and the pages are thick and very durable.

I highly recommend these books to anyone wanting to teach sign language to their small children.  I am always amazed at how quickly kids (even toddlers) pick up signs.  My youngest has relied on basic signs since he was 2 years old.  It has helped open the lines of communication with him greatly.  I cannot say enough positive things about the use of sign language even in verbal kids.  My oldest little boy loves to learn new signs and is always telling his friends that he can 'talk' with his hands.

Sensory Goods has been so gracious and offered to give a Why Stop at High Five kit away to one of you lucky readers!  How awesome is that?!  Please use the Raffle Copter to enter this giveaway.


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Jamie
Contest Ends 4/15/2013

I recieved the mentioned product for my compensation during this review.  All opinions in this post are my own and yours may be different.