Author Archives: mybabyadmin

Baby Sign Language: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by mybabyadmin

Lora Heller, MS, LCAT, MT-BC, CEIM  Founding Director of Baby Fingers LLC www.mybabyfingers.com Q: Is sign language only for people who are Deaf? A: No.  Sign Language can be extremely useful (and fun to learn) for hearing people too. Anyone … Continue reading →

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Sign with Your Baby

Posted on May 14, 2013 by mybabyadmin

Learn to Sign with Your Baby Lora teaches you how to get started and how to keep signing, right here with ParentsTV.com. http://www.parents.com/videos/video-search?pageid=1196517&channel=Baby+Sign+Language Learn about the benefits of the Baby Fingers program at www.mybabyfingers.com.

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SUPER MOM?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by mybabyadmin

If you could be any superhero, who would you be?  I’d be Super Mom. You have to say it with drama and gusto:  Super Mom!  Or at least I’d be Mary Poppins.  I mean, who wouldn’t want to be able … Continue reading →

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TV and Video Games: Friend or Foe?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by mybabyadmin

A great majority of parents try to give their kids limited screen time while maximizing reading, exercise, and socialization.  I do the same – however, there are studies indicating that some screen time is very helpful. A recent article in … Continue reading →

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Lost and Sound

Posted on April 18, 2013 by mybabyadmin

According to lostandsound.org/film, “1 in 7 of us will experience some kind of deafness in our lifetime. So what would happen to the music you love, if your hearing was lost?” I just saw this documentary by Lindsey Dryden, shown … Continue reading →

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Baby Fingers…All Day Long!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by mybabyadmin

All Day Long is one of our Baby Fingers board books. You can see all our books on our website at www.mybabyfingers.com/products (also available on amazon.com and b&n.com)- along with our webinars and DVDs, the books provide a wonderful resource … Continue reading →

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Same Love

Posted on March 31, 2013 by mybabyadmin

One of my kids introduced me to this song.  He is a heterosexual teenager who has great taste in music and in friends.  He’s supportive of people’s differences and equal rights for all.  I am proud of him.  Anyway, here … Continue reading →

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Beat the Winter Blues!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by mybabyadmin

Well, it will be Spring this week, yet we had snow in the NY Metro area yesterday! I polled a bunch of moms for their ideas on how to beat the winter blues, and here are the most popular suggestions … Continue reading →

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Motivation and Rewards

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mybabyadmin

At Education.com, Avi Kaplan tells us that “Intrinsic motivation refers to engagement in an activity with no reason other than the enjoyment and satisfaction of engagement itself. By comparison, extrinsic motivation refers to engagement that provides means to ends that … Continue reading →

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Bonding

Posted on March 5, 2013 by mybabyadmin

According to the Oxford dictionary, two or more people have bonded if they are “joined securely to each other; emotionally or psychologically linked.” Early childhood specialists and pediatric medical professionals tend to agree that a strong parent-child bond positively impacts … Continue reading →

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