Help please

[Sue W.]

When you are signing the word for children. Does the amount of times you move your hand across body L - R indicate the number of children you are talking about?

[ShinyRodgers]

Hi, When i did this in class i was told within a sentence you would more than likely be saying it in a structure i.e. "I have 3 children" so you'd indicate with an actual number how many children you have when signing the phrase. If you said simply "I have children" then the individual is going to ask you how many, prompting you to indicate a number thus i dont think the amount of times you move your hand across while signing the word children makes any difference as the person you are signing to may not see the exact number of times you do it.

[Sue W.]

Many thanks for your help

sue