ASL LOVE
🤟 How to sign
To sign "CHILDREN" in American Sign Language (ASL), use both hands with flat palms facing down, making gentle patting motions at different heights to represent multiple children of varying sizes.
📖 Word definition
Young human beings below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority; plural form of child.
🎯 Detailed Hand Movement Guide
- Hand Shape: Both hands in flat "B" handshape with fingers together and extended.
- Starting Position: Hands positioned in front of your body at chest level, palms facing down.
- Movement: Make gentle patting motions downward with both hands alternately.
- Path: Pat at different heights - some higher, some lower to show children of different ages.
- Hand Orientation: Palms remain facing down throughout the sign, as if patting heads.
- Facial Expression: Warm, gentle expression showing care and affection for children.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & What to Avoid
❌ Single patting motion: Use multiple pats to show plural "children," not just one.
❌ Same height patting: Vary the heights to represent different aged children.
❌ Palms facing up: Keep palms down as if patting children's heads from above.
❌ Too forceful patting: Use gentle, caring motions, not harsh movements.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
"The children are playing outside."
How to sign: Sign "children" (gentle patting motions) → sign "play" (Y hands shake back and forth) → sign "outside" (flat hand pulls out from cupped hand).
"I teach children every day."
How to sign: Point to self "I" → sign "teach" (flat hands move forward from temples) → sign "children" → sign "every" (A hand brushes down palm) → sign "day" (D hand on elbow, arm moves across).
"Children need love and care."
How to sign: Sign "children" → sign "need" (X finger bends down) → sign "love" (arms cross over heart) → sign "and" (flat hand moves right while closing) → sign "care" (K hands circle protectively).