MOM:	Make the sign for "Mother" by placing the thumb of your right hand against your chin.  Your hand should be open, in a "five shape."

 

Here is a side view of "MOM"

DAD	Make the sign for "Father" by placing the thumb of your right hand against your forehead.  Your hand should be open, Some people wiggle their fingers slightly while doing the signs mother and father, but you don't need to.

DAD:

Tip: The spread out fingers sort of look like feathers in the headdress worn by some Native American tribal chiefs. Think of a mother and father as the "chief" man or woman of a family.