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Sign Language: Learn and Review
ASL Alphabet Practice
Deaf-Related Resources
Information for Kids
Other Arts and Information-Related Links
Breastfeeding Support
Yoga and Fitness
Selected Books on Language
Selected Books on Childhood and Parenting
Favorite CDs
Additional Links for Babies and Families
Sign2Me: Early Learning Resources: Learn about Joseph Garcia’s research and work in the field from the 1980s onward. Find a teacher or class in your area in the instructor’s network.
www.throughyourchildseyes.com A “must-see” video and helpful information for all parents; includes benefits of sign language.
About.com: Baby Sign Language Books: If you’re looking for recommendations for baby sign books, About.com has a great list.
Babies and Sign Language: An online source with additional information about teaching your baby to sign.
The ASL dictionaries below will give you the opportunity to watch a person signing almost any word you can think of:
ASLPro.com
ASL Browser
ASL – American Sign Language (LifePrint)
Classifiers in American Sign Language
These cute browsers below offers vocabulary specific to babies and children:
Born2Sign: Infant Sign Language
Babystrology: Baby Sign Language
Kindersigns: Another format you might enjoy, from an Ireland based program.
FunBrain.com: Sign the Alphabet
ASL Activities at EnchantedLearning.com
BabyFingers ASL Alphabet
BabyFingers’ Sign of the Month
DeafNYC: Community events for the deaf in New York.
Def Dance Jam Workshop: Free dance/performance instruction for deaf and hearing youth; focus on community development.
Deaf411: Information on Deaf-Friendly services.
League for the Hard of Hearing
Deafness Research Foundation
BEGINNINGS: For Parents of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
American Society for Deaf Hearing
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Deaf Understanding
ASDC Snapshots: “I Just Found Out My Child is Deaf”
Information about cochlear implants:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
The ASL-Cochlear Implant Community
The Deaf Bilingual Coalition
The Cochlear Implant Education Center
Breastfeeding.com: Support and information about breastfeeding and nursing supplies.
“Breast vs. Bottle Feeding Your Baby”: Informative article from WebMD about making feeding choices.
D is for Doula: Sara Newman provides infant CPR, breastfeeding support, and more.
www.ratemybabynurse.com is a review site focused on baby nurses and doulas where parents research professionals and get real parent feedback before they hire. They are like an Angie’s List or Yelp for new moms.
Hands On Literacy, by Trish Peterson, MS Ed.
Trish is a sign language teacher for babies, toddlers, parents, and high school kids in the Elmira/Corning, NY area. (http://www.talkwithbabies.com)
Little Language: Award-Winning Educational Books, Music and Teaching Toys written and produced by Speech-Language Pathologist Laura Dyer. These products were developed to assist children with normal development as well as children facing communication challenges ages birth – 8. Multiple free resources available for both parents and teachers at this site. Tell her you found out about the products from Baby Fingers! (http://www.LittleLanguage.com)
Dancing with Words:Signing for Hearing Children’s Literacy, Marilyn Daniels.
Seeing Voices, by Oliver Sacks.
The Handmade Alphabet and The Handmade Counting Book by Laura Rankin
Story Time with Signs & Rhymes picture book series by Dawn Babb Prochovnic. http://web.me.com/dawnprochovnic/DawnsBooks/Home.html http://www.smalltalklearning.com/
Sign-A-Lot: Check out two wonderful DVDs for preschoolers and school age kids created by my friend and colleage at www.signalot.com.
For more home materials to help you sign with your baby, check out www.sign2me.com.
And of course, you can visit our Products Page for more information on Baby Fingers books and other sign language products.
The Kindness of Children, by Vivian G. Paley
Siblings Without Rivalry, by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish (authors of How to Talk so Children will Listen)
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel
The Out-of-Synch Child, by Carol Stock Kranowitz
It’s Not Fair, by Anthony E. Wolf
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth, MD (recommended by Baby Fingers moms!)
A Child’s Celebration of Song (Music for Little People): Puff the Magic Dragon, Polly Wolly Doodle, Garden Song, All the Pretty Little Horses, Somewhere Over the Rainbow…
Bernstein’s Favorites: Children’s Classics (Sony Classical), with Peter & the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals, and Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
From Generation to Generation: A Legacy of Lullabies, Tanja Solnik. Traditional Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino.
Pete Seeger: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes–Big & Little (Smithsonian Folkways).
Ella Jenkins: I Know the Colors of the Rainbow.
Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself.
Look for Tom Chapin’s Family Tree (he signs it!)
Goodnight My Angel, Lullaby by Billy Joel, on CD, with picture book by Yvonne Gilbert
AuPairCare Live-In Childcare
Brooklyn Learning – Brooklyn Speed Language Therapy:
Planet Han: Chinese Language Classes for Kids
NYC Nanny Finder
Penelope’s People: Innovative Caregiver Placement
SpeechWorks 4 Kids: Pediatric Speech Therapy
Mommy Poppins: Get more out of NYC with kids.
Power of Birth: Doula Services
Babybites: mom events and support groups in NYC.
Metropolitan Moms
Significant Self: Life Coaching Creative Calm and Confident Moms
Big City Moms: For moms and expectant moms in NYC.
MomSupport.org
The Doug Stephan Show
Baby Yums: Fresh homemade baby food.
Gotham Baby
Consumer Reports
Consumer Watch
Babyzone
Little Smarties: Educational baby toys, software, and learning games.
About.com Parenting and Family
About.com Cities and Towns
About.com Education
Attachment Parenting International
WebMD Parenting Center
Whole Creations
AOL Health
Weather.com
http://www.thumbtack.com/ny/new-york/music-therapy/sign-language-music