Lora’s Podcast
Learn more about Lora’s music therapy work here. This podcast has been published in imagine magazine. http://imagine.musictherapy.biz/Imagine/podcasts/Entries/2015/9/1_music_therapy_with_peter__a_young_boy_with_fragile_X_syndrome_at_home_and_in_an_inclusive_preschool_setting.html
READING
I have always loved to read. My husband and I read a lot at home, and from very early on, we read to our kids while incorporating sign language. They began “reading” to themselves at a very young age by taking a book off the shelf and signing something that they saw on each page. […]
Myths and Misconceptions
BSL is “baby sign language.” Nope, BSL is actually British Sign Language. There’s really no such thing as “baby sign language” in terms of a formal language out there. It’s simply approximated signs from a formal signing system until babies develop the necessary motor skills to refine their signs. Just like there’s no “baby English,” but […]
Place Your Bid!
Check out our first-ever auction and place your bid! www.32auctions.com/babyfingers We are raising funds to help support research, scholarships, professional development and teacher training, new materials, curriculum development, website overhaul and more. Thank you for participating! FREE GIFT for all donations and winning bids of $75 or higher. What are some of our items? Here’s a SNEAK PEAK! […]
CHANGES
My blogs and posts are rarely about politics or political themes, but hey – “times, they are a’changing!“ This morning’s NY Times headline reads “Obama Urges U.S. to Embrace Change.” His State of the Union address last night was a mix, as they wrote in the Times, of “both optimism and regret.” It may have […]
Re-Discovery
EXPLORING THE CITY WITH TEENS When my children were babies and toddlers, we explored the city all the time. They came with me to Baby Fingers classes and we took other classes too – music, art, sports… We went to all the museums, checked out library story times, saw some children’s theatre. Sometimes we spent […]
Celebrate 16!
Celebrate good times, come on! Baby Fingers turns 16 on January 1st, and we’re really excited to celebrate a sweet new year. Baby Fingers: A Musical Journey through Language and Learning has been providing family programs in the NYC area and beyond since 2000. Our founding director is a local mom, music therapist and early childhood […]
At Baby Fingers, we’re SIGNING along!
Wishing you the happiest of holidays from Baby Fingers! <—I Want, one of the Baby Fingers board books by Lora Heller, a great stocking stuffer filled with things you could ask Santa to bring for Christmas! www.mybabyfingers.com/products
A Special Bond
Several years ago, a mom in one of my Baby Fingers classes told me about the most incredible benefit of participating in our program – the special bond formed between her and her baby. Her daughter spoke at a very young age – 15 months – and every word had first been signed. So […]
Family
According To Wikipedia, Family Is – In Most Societies – The Principal Institution For The Socialization Of Children. Fam·i·ly/ˈfam(Ə)Lē/ Noun: A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. Adjective: Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults. Synonyms: noun. kin – house – household – stock – […]