Growing…
<—— Birthday” from Hands4Learning My birthday is in October. This year I finally turned 39……. 🙂 The younger we are, the older we want to be. The older we are, the younger we wish we could stay. After I graduated from college, people were still asking me what grade I was in! At that time […]
October– STOP BULLYING Month
This is an important month. Different organizations have different names for it– National Bullying Prevention Month, National Anti-Bullying Month, Stop Bullying Month, Bullying Prevention Awareness Month…. call it what you wish, each has the same purpose. Watch Lora’s YouTube video of Mark Wills’ song “Don’t Laugh at Me.” http://www.youtube.com/user/babyfingersASL?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/UmWrDXEQlFY Peter Yarrow took this song and […]
A Mother’s Journal
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes… While I was pregnant and throughout early childhood for both my boys, I kept a pretty detailed journal. Now that they are getting so much older, I often look back at the memories–I need a reminder that they were cute and sweet once! LOL– they are still cute and […]
Seasonal Signs
Back To School
To sign “school” clap your hands together twice in front of your body, with one palm facing up and the other facing down (rather than sideways as usual when clapping). To sign “teacher” place both hands at your temples in a flat “o” shape (all fingertips resting on your thumbs) and pull outward away from […]
The JOYS Of Parenting BOYS
<—–“BOY” I POSTED THIS A FEW YEARS AGO, AND NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED. My younger son is still a bit of a “mush.” My older one is extremely protective of me. MY KIDS ARE NOW BOTH IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO THERE’S SOMETIMES A BIT LESS AFFECTION AND MORE DISRESPECT, BUT THEY’RE STILL LOVING, KIND, SMART, […]
9/11
9-11. Always remember. My dad was visiting. Our babysitter was very late. An otherwise normal morning until my grandmother called from out of town to make sure we were ok. ”Do you live near the World Trade Center?” she asked. Well, that’s all relative. My mother called soon after, also to make sure we were […]
Sign Language and Literacy
<—–The first Baby Fingers Board Book by Lora Heller Reading helps children exercise their imaginations and discover new things about the world around them. When my younger son was about 13 months old, he was sitting on our living room floor “reading” a book about Elmo. As he turned the pages, he signed everything he […]
Baby Sign Language?
While some people call Baby Sign Language “BSL”, that’s actually the acronym for British Sign Language. Baby Sign Language is not a language of its own…just like “Baby English” is not a language in its own right either. There’s a difference between speech and language, a difference between language and communication. We aim to provide […]
Summer Signs
There are so many new words to teach your little one in the summer time! Trees, grass, flowers, birds, squirrels, dogs…. bicycles, kites, ice cream cones…. rain, clouds, sunshine, stars, moon…. https://mybabyfingers.com/staging/9114/sign-of-the-month Enjoy the great outdoors while increasing your sign vocabulary! For hints on how to produce these signs, take a look at www.mybabyfingers.com. Our […]