The point is those critics say that if you sign with a baby they won't learn to talk. But it's not going to stop them from talking. And there also are those who would say why stop a deaf child from talking if they have access to hearing?

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It's interesting to see little children who are deaf, with deaf parents. Maybe the mommy is the only one who understands a certain sign the child does. The language development is similar no matter what the language is.

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