parents of children with hearing loss Archives

August 19, 2019

Published by Editorial Staff at August 19, 2019

These PowerPoint presentations make it easy to explain hearing loss at school

Going back to school is an exciting time that includes a lot of new changes for both students and the parents. But when a student with hearing loss enters into […]

February 22, 2019

Published by Editorial Staff at February 22, 2019

Reflecting our children’s deafness diagnosis

When Melissa and Matt Hyder first learned that their son was born with hearing loss, they were, like many parents, surprised. With 90 percent of deaf and hard-of-hearing children born […]

February 19, 2019

Published by Kirsten Brackett at February 19, 2019

Community learns sign language for deaf two year old

Two-year-old Samatha (Sam) Savitz loves to chat with all her neighbors, but using sign language rather than words. Sam is deaf and is learning American Sign Language (ASL) as her […]

April 2, 2018

Published by Melissa Hyder at April 2, 2018

Music-based early intervention app makes listening exercises fun

When I first found out about Ayden and Sayge’s hearing loss diagnosis, one of my first questions was, how do I help them; how do I get them the resources […]

December 11, 2017

Published by Editorial Staff at December 11, 2017

What a viral tweet on bullying can teach us about raising deaf children

Kids with hearing loss sometimes get bullied, which makes the stigma worse. How can we prevent bullying about hearing loss?

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