Raising Deaf Kids- Hard of hearing, Hearing Loss, Sign Language, ASL, Listening and Spoken Language, Hearing Impaired
Do you want to know how to practice language skills at home with your child? Are you searching for steps to practice more language at home without taking up too much of your time? Do you dream of being able to fully communicate and connect with your child? You are in the right place! This podcast is for parents of kids with hearing loss who want to find better ways to practice language at home without it taking hours of your time. This podcast will teach you how to fit language practice into your busy day, know what language strategies to practice each day, and find ways to keep your kids engaged so that language practice feels more like play and less like a chore! Hey, I’m Alaine. A mom, wife, and a parent of 2 deaf kids. I remember when I had two kids with hearing loss, and I was faced with practicing two different sets of speech goals everyday while parenting a 2 year old and 4 year old. All while keeping up the day-to-day in the home! I had to QUICKLY figure out how to balance it all and practice those language goals if I wanted my boys to move forward in language learning. So I relied on my knowledge as a former high school spanish teacher of HOW to most effectively teach someone a language while focusing on fun language activities that engaged my kids and allowed us to practice language goals in the fastest amount of time as possible. Language learning HAS to get done for your kids to communicate with you. So let me help you figure this all out! If you’re ready to find more time in your day to practice language skills, learn how to practice so your child achieves the goals in less time, and finally connect with your child via language, then this community is for you! Grab your caffeine of choice and grab some fun toys nearby, because it’s time to up level your child’s language skills! I’ll see you inside!
Episodes
As a parent of a child with hearing loss, it can be challenging to know how to encourage your child’s language development. However, you know it’s important to start to strengthen those language skills early! Today I’m going to give you 3 of my favorite play- based activities that I use to help my kids practice more language everyday.
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Welcome to the midweek minisode! This week I'm talking about why sensory input is actually a big deal for kids with hearing loss, and what I noticed in my own kids that your therapists are likely NOT telling you about sensory needs for deaf or hard of hearing children!
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Congratulations! You made it this far in the process of getting cochlear implants for your child, and now you are almost to the cochlear implant surgery day.
Getting this far is a big milestone. One that was filled with evaluation appointments, a life- changing diagnosis and making decisions about which cochlear company to choose.
You have already come so far in the process, and now it’s time for the surgery day. So let’s di...
Visual systems- are you doing them yet? These are so easy to put together and have been a game- changer in our house for communication with all of our kids!
When kids are learning language, and especially when they are younger, language is going to break down and then frustrations are going to happen.
Using visual systems in your home is a great way to not only help your kids learn language faster, but also to help with under...
In this episode I talk about our decision to get both of my kids cochlear implants, how I felt cochlear implants were "marketed" to us, and the one thing that I wish I knew BEFORE getting cochlear implants for my kids.
If you are considering cochlear implants for your child, I hope this episode encouraged you and gave you some good information to take back to your ENT and Audiologist!
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This episode is a next step from episode number 63 last week. This week we’re taking the answers to those questions that we asked last week and we’re turning them into a simple communication plan so that your entire family can bond and connect through language at home! I’m going to walk you through the entire process, and for this episode you’ll need 10 minutes of time, a paper and a pen/pencil. Let’s get started!
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Are you overwhelmed with all of the decisions that it takes to raise a child with hearing loss? Are people and organizations constantly contacting you about your child? It can be a lot, especially at the beginning of raising a deaf or hard of hearing child. By doing this one thing you can instantly change the way that you see this mountain of decisions in front of you and bring more ease to your life today.
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We have such a great episode and a special guest for you today! My guest on the podcast episode today is Charlotte Haggie. Charlotte has a 2.5% globally ranked podcast called The Managing Mum, where she helps working moms who are seeking balance in their life between working and raising your kids.
Charlotte is also a balance and boundaries coach, and she helps working moms regulate your emotions so that you can feel less stress...
Today, we're going to talk about something that you’ve probably never thought about before, but you 100% need to communicate effectivly with your child.
And that’s creating a communication plan for your family!
Everyone talks about what language our child is going to talk, and no one tells parents of kids with hearing loss that what they actually need is a communication plan that works for the family and builds your child’s la...
Hearing loss is something that you likely didn’t expect. You probably had a lot of expectations around what hearing loss would be like in your child, and I can assure you it will turn out differently from what you expected.
Today I’m going to share a little about our own hearing loss journey with our boys and tell you what I expected when I learned that my child was Deaf 8 years ago, vs how it actually turned out. I hope this ep...
Do you feel like you are so far behind in helping your child with hearing loss learn language skills? Does it feel like everyone in the world knows more than you do about raising your own child?
Friend, I want to encourage you today that you are NOT falling behind! You are the perfect mom for your child and you are exactly where you need to be.
Today on the podcast we're going to chat mom-to-mom about why you feel like you're f...
A few of our facebook group members have asked some really great questions recently, and one of those questions is, “knowing if my child can hear me or not?”
That’s a question that I get asked a lot. How do I know that my deaf or hard of hearing child is hearing me, and do I know if my child is understanding me?
Hearing and understanding are two totally different skills, but they both work together to build the foundation of...
One of our Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group members said, “Currently, we are struggling at bedtime and waking up without his CI.”
Bedtime can be a little difficult with kids with cochlear implants or hearing aids because they typically don’t sleep with these on, and so if your child wakes in the middle of the night or isn’t easy to get to sleep, they can’t hear you in the process of it all.
And this is all happening at the ti...
Teaching your child language is tiring! As a parent you want your child to learn languae quickly... but what if it happens slower than you expected? Today on the podcast we're going to explore how to have patience and endurance while in the middle of language learning with your deaf or hard of hearing child.
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One of our members of the Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group said, “we don't know a lot of sign language both of us, My current struggle is feeling we don't have enough language to communicate.”
Do you feel like you’re in that middle part of communication where your deaf or hard of hearing child just can’t communicate yet? Do you both feel frustrated daily at the lack of language skills that your child has? Today on the podcast we...
I know that if you’re new to hearing loss you are most likely seeing multiple therapists or interventionists during the week. This takes up a large part of your schedule each week just getting therapies for your child! And every specialist wants you to take advantage of their services. How do you balance it all in your week? Today we’re going to talk about how to balance multiple therapy appointments for your child with hearing los...
Are you burned out and overwhelmed as a busy mom? Are you looking for ways to add more self care into your schedule so that you can recharge your own batteries? Showing up for our families is SO important! Today we're going to talk about 5 simple ways that you can recharge your own batteries in a way that fits into your busy schedule.
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Do you have a very active child who doesn’t seem to want to sit still and practice any language skills? Having a deaf or hard of hearing child with ADHD makes language learning a little different, and requires us to be more creative about finding ways to practice speech and language goals with our kids. Today we’re going to talk about how to get your child with hearing loss who has ADHD to practice language skills without getting f...
As a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child, you’ve probably been offered or exposed to sign language, and you might be wondering if it’s something that you want to dive into with your child. I’m going to be straightforward with you and tell you that learning sign language has amazing benefits for your child AND it does also take a certain amount of work and study on your part. Today I’m going to open the curtain on what it act...
Today we're going to talk about how to support your deaf or hard of hearing child at home through simple things that you can incorporate today to make hearing and listening easier!
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