Archive for the 'Hearing Impaired' Category

Baby Sign Language

I am a firm believer in the use of baby sign language. My older child is language delayed, so we started teaching him sign language in order to reduce some of the frustrations that both of us were feeling due to his lack of communication skills (pointing and screaming just wasn’t working for us). We [...]

One Mom On Raising Her Deaf Child

In this video, one mom candidly shares what it is like to raise a deaf child.
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Hearing Impaired Articles

Hearing Impaired
There is no way of knowing exactly how many children have hearing loss, but it is thought to be in the range of 1 to 3 percent of the population. On top of that, up to 15 percent of children may be experiencing temporary hearing loss due to illness, injury, etc…
The United States requires [...]