Gabriel Toseland is just four-years-old but he already signs entire TV shows for his parents.
Both his mum and his dad are deaf and as he can hear, he listens to the TV and interprets it for them.
He has been signing since he was four months old and when his mum posted a video of him sitting alongside the television, the internet loved it.
Over 18,000 people have watched the video in under a day.
Mum Abigail Britton, 26, from Cheshire told Metro.co.uk: ‘He first started to learn to sign with baby sign, saying things such as milk, bath and nappy.
‘He has picked up more and more sign language over time and he has become very natural.’
Both Abigail and partner Conor use British Sign Language and they felt it was important for him to learn it.
Abigail adds: ‘We felt that it’s important to teach him so he can communicate with us without any frustration or communication barrier.
‘As both parents faced a lot of barriers growing up, we want him to be able to use both languages.
‘He’s a CODA (child of deaf adults) and his bilingualism are fantastic.’
Abigail has been teaching him BSL throughout his life simply by showing him the words as he needs them.
She adds: ‘I teach him by speaking as I sign so he picks it up. For example, I would sign milk before giving it to him. He’s a fantastic fast learner. He signed before he spoke.’
Having a child that can interpret for her has made a huge difference to the family – not just because he can explain TV shows through sign language.
Abigail said: ‘We have an absolutely fantastic bond between us.
‘He makes sure to make me aware that there somebody at door. He loves to help me if there is an announcement stating that a shop is closing or that the tram us ready to leave.
‘He teaching my daughter, who is 19 months old, how to speak and sign as well – seeing him do all those things make me so proud.
‘He is able to bond with children who have learning difficulties or other disabilities very well as he be able to gesture and relate to them very much because his parents are deaf.’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/23/four-year-old-interprets-tv-shows-sign-language-parents-deaf-11952665/
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