Initially appeared on vox.com on 2/11/2009.
One of the things we set out to do when we had a child was to minimize the amount of television he was exposed to. Alas, with the 37-inch (yes, i know it's not that big) tv set taking center stage in our living room and not much else to do (especially in the wintertime), we've caved in and let him watch some tv.
At least we try to make him watch educational programs. The one in particular that he's been watching since he was just over a year old is called Signing Time. In a nutshell, a nice lady named Rachel Coleman teaches your little ones American Sign Language set to music and cute graphics. Adrian's always been mesmerized by this, and when he started talking he would often come up to us and say "Baby... sign!"
It's like a drug! These days he looks for it almost constantly (or whenever we're in the vicinity of the tv). He even picks up the DVD and tries to shove it in the player. One perk at least is that it keeps him occupied for a few minutes when Gianina and i get exhausted from trying to keep up with him. It actually helped keep him still on the long flight to Arizona in November... here's hoping it gets us through the flight to Manila two months from now.
I swear, though... if this woman showed up at our doorstep, my son would leave us in a heartbeat.
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