My Baby Fingers Encourages Parents to “Hop on the Smile Train” to Help Children Born with Cleft Lips and Palates
My Baby Fingers, known for their infant and children’s programs that teach American Sign Language (ASL) and provide music therapy to kids of all ages, is teaming up with Smile Train, the international charity for children born with cleft lips and cleft palates. From now until August 31, 2011,... - June 01, 2011
Baby Fingers Announce Dads Can Participate in All "Mommy and Me" Classes
NYC Baby Fingers is a collection of classes and webinars aimed toward aiding the development in young children, while increasing communication between families. Baby Fingers focuses on a combination of American Sign Language and music to allow parents to communicate more fluently with toddlers... - May 01, 2011
Baby Fingers Offers Infant Massage
Lora Heller, music therapist, teacher of the deaf, and founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has expanded her mommy and me sign language program to incorporate Infant Massage classes. There are tremendous benefits for parent and baby alike when it comes to infant massage. It is relaxing for both... - March 25, 2011
Baby Fingers Partners with the Well Known Discovery Programs
Lora Heller, the NYC music therapist, deaf educator, and mom now partners with the well known Discovery Programs. Discovery is an upper West side institution where so many neighborhood parents attending classes with their children actually grew up in those classes themselves. Lora Heller, founding... - February 24, 2011
Baby Fingers Steps Up Creative Arts Programs
Lora Heller, music therapist, teacher of the deaf, and founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has expanded her mommy and me sign language program to incorporate the creative arts therapies. With two music therapists, a drama therapist, and a dance therapist, Baby Fingers can now offer individual... - December 31, 2010
Baby Fingers: Sign Language Interpreting Services
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has contracted a certified interpreter to more fully meet the needs of Deaf clients and families. While Baby Fingers instructors have always been proficient in American Sign Language (ASL), and a few of the teachers are Deaf themselves, providing... - November 25, 2010
Baby Fingers Offers Quality Music Programs
Lora Heller, music therapist, teacher of the deaf, and founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has expanded her mommy and me sign language program to incorporate quality music education and music therapy. Children with special needs and those who are “typically developing” can now... - October 23, 2010
Baby Fingers Launches New Fall Programs
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, is launching an assortment of sign language and music programs this fall. In addition to NYC area classes, tutoring sessions, workshops, and parties for newborns through adults, Baby Fingers offers sign language Webinars, books, and DVDs. Among... - September 23, 2010
Baby Fingers Partners with the ROC: Resource Opportunity Center
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, now partners with the ROC, a resource center for NYC families and students who are home-schooled. American Sign Language (ASL) is the 3rd most used language in the United States. Many schools are now adopting ASL as a foreign language requirement,... - September 23, 2010
Baby Fingers' Classes Now Benefit Home Schooled Kids Too
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has expanded her mommy and me program to school age kids. Specifically, Baby Fingers will now be an integral part of the NYC home school curriculum options. Working with ROC, the Resource and Opportunity Center located in the East Village, Heller... - June 11, 2010
Baby Fingers Classes Now Offer Classes for Bilingual Families
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, helps bilingual families utilize sign language to bridge the language gap. Hearing “leche” in Spanish and “milk” in English, while seeing the American Sign Language (ASL) sign both times, children in bilingual homes will... - May 02, 2010
Newborn Care Announced as Part of Baby Fingers Classes
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has always incorporated issues of sleep, feeding, and overall newborn parenting into her program. Learning sign language for these various routines can assist in transitions and help the day along more smoothly. Now on staff at Baby Fingers is... - May 02, 2010
Baby Fingers Begins Winter Sign Language Courses in New York and on the Web
Winter classes with Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, and her staff have begun. New locations and schedules are available at Baby Fingers’ new Upper East Side home, children’s enrichment center Elahi Garden. Webinars are also available. In addition to Baby... - January 28, 2010
Baby Fingers Announces Sign Language Programs for Teens and Adults
Baby Fingers LLC, a New York based sign language learning center primarily offering lessons to babies and children, expands their offerings to include teenagers and adults. Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, a NYC music therapist and teacher of the Deaf, has added sign language... - December 24, 2009
Baby Fingers Begins Offering Private Lessons in Music and Sign Language Classes for Adults and Teens
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, has added private lessons to the sign language school’s offerings. Lessons are now offered in guitar, piano, banjo, or general music for children and adults, as well as American Sign Language tutoring for individuals or families. The new... - November 27, 2009
Baby Fingers Brings Aboard Tom from the Children’s Museum of the Arts as Kids’ Birthday Party Entertainer
Tom from the Children’s Museum of the Arts has recently joined Baby Fingers, adding to the sign language center’s repertoire of birthday party entertainers. Baby Fingers offers low-key therapeutic parties and now the premier baby sign language program in the NYC metro area, offers even... - November 08, 2009
Baby Fingers Extends Reach from New York with Webinars on Sign Language for Parents and Babies
Lora Heller, founding director of Baby Fingers LLC, launches the Baby Fingers Sign Language Webinar Series. With the new online seminars, learning Baby Fingers sign language for parents and babies is now available outside of New York. Baby Fingers LLC uses InstantPresenter.com to serve the... - October 11, 2009
Baby Fingers Adds New Book to Baby Sign Language Series “Baby Fingers: Teaching Your Baby to Sign”
Baby Fingers LLC introduces a new book to their series of Baby Sign Language books. The new addition titled Baby Fingers: Teaching Your Baby to Sign features intuitive new graphics for parents and babies alike to enjoy. - July 23, 2009
Baby Fingers Announces Summer Schedule for Baby Sign Language Course
This week Baby Fingers announced their summer schedule for Baby Sign Language courses. These courses will be held through both webinars and in group classes throughout the months of July and August of 2009. Lora Heller, founding Director of New York City’s Baby Fingers program, teaches... - June 13, 2009
Baby Fingers Joins Forces with Au Pair Care
Baby Fingers director, Lora Heller, was chosen by Au Pair Care, a nationally acclaimed agency providing qualified live in child care, to train their infant specialists. - June 11, 2009