FEBRUARY 2015 Newsletter - 1

In This Issue

A Note from Tina
Tina Recommends
Coming up Soon
Scheduled Classes
About Tina

A Note From Tina

Happy 2015!

This year is starting off with a brand new website! Check it out!

Also in 2015 I'm offering a new option for teaching your baby to sign. Individual trainings at your home are now available. Please see all the classes/workshops I teach below and if you see something you want but is not scheduled on the calendar tab just let me know you are interested.

To do the fun Valentine craft below just trace your child's hand and cut out. Then bend the middle two fingers down and anchor with a heart sticker and tape to a heart doily. The ASL letter "I", "L" and "Y" are combined to form the sign "I LOVE YOU."

Happy Signing,

Tina

Independent Certified Baby Signs® Instructor

and On the Grow™ Educator

Tina Recommends

The Milestones That Matter Most

By Christine Gross-Loh, Ph.D.

I saw this article in the magazine Pathways to Family Wellness and was really blown away by how different American culture shapes how we teach our children compared to other cultures. It really makes you think about what we want our children to achieve and being in the catbird seat at childcare centers, I often see children from different cultures merged together and it can be very interesting! Have a look for yourself: The Milestones That Matter Most

I would love your feedback on this article. I'm also posting it on my Facebook Page. Find it there and tell me what you think.... Baby Signs by Tina C. - Facebook.

Coming Up Soon

Book People Story Time

603 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX

Wed. April 1, 2015

10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

What Happens in Storytime.... Stays in Storytime.

Come early to get a good seat!

Details

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Big Baby Bash & Toddler Jam

April 11th & 12th

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: Toybrary Austin and the Ben Hur Shrine Temple

(Rockwood Lane - off Anderson Lane near Mopac)

(Note: - Baby Signs will only have a booth on Saturday)

Day 1 - Saturday, April 11 - Focus - Expectant parents and parents of infants

Day 2 - Sunday, April 12 - Focus - Toddlers and older children

This event produced by Toybrary Austin and Pregnant in Austin. They partner with the Austin Diaper Bank by donating a portion of ticket proceeds to provide diapers to little Austinites most in need.

More Details

Scheduled Classes

Classes Available:

NEW! - Individual Training Sessions ($150 - includes kit and handouts w/training). All family members are welcome.

Sibling Class - My Baby & Me (45-min. one-time class - $30)

Tummy Time Class (four 45-min. class series - $100)

Parent Workshop (90 minute evening workshop - $75)

Sign, Say & Play Class (six 45-min. class series - $150) - for babies/toddlers 8 to 14 months

More Sign, Say & Play Class (six-45-min. class series - $150) - for older toddlers who sign a little (14 - 24 months)

Don't see a class or workshop scheduled you're interested in? Contact Tina at babysignsbytinac@gmail.com to let her know you're interested.

Find more detailed information about all classes under the Classes tab on main website:

Baby Signs by Tina C.

About Tina

Are you the parent of a baby or toddler and you are frustrated and overwhelmed because you can't understand what your child needs or wants?

Baby Signs® Instructor Tina Cavanaugh is here to help you break the communication barrier! With a few signs, babies as young as seven or eight months are able to express their needs, wants, feelings and even memories. Doing this strengthens the infant/parent bond early and gives your child a jump-start toward speaking and early literacy.

With 10 years of sign language training and five years teaching Baby Signs classes, Tina shows parents how to be amazed and thrilled over and over as their baby or toddler begins to share their world with them. Being involved in a process that builds confidence and good self-esteem early in children is huge and the stories that parents share with Tina about their success is pure joy for her.

The play classes go far beyond just learning a few signs. Parents go home with information about how their baby learns and develops intellectually and emotionally through those all-imporant first few years of their lives. Come join the fun that everyone's talking about!

Tina Cavanaugh

Independent Certified Baby Signs® Instructor

and On the Grow™ Educator

Awarded "Outstanding Instructor 2011-2012" at National Baby Signs Instructor Conference in Las Vegas, NV.

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