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Baby sign language is all the rage. Parents can buy DVDs that help them to learn baby sign language.

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Rebellious Kids and Hearing Aids

Friday January 27, 2012

A common problem that parents of deaf and hard of hearing kids seem to face, is that as kids get older, they may be less willing to wear their hearing aids in school.  Have you dealt with this? What advice would you give to a parent now facing this challenge? Post your advice to the newest Readers Respond page.

Hard of Hearing Mother is Changing

Wednesday January 25, 2012

A frustrated adult child with a hard of hearing mother who is gravitating towards the deaf community, posted on the forum seeking help. Her mother was a lipreader who tried to fit into the hearing world. Today, her mother is in a serious relationship with a deaf man who signs. Now her mother is trying to become part of the deaf community, and her daughter is having difficulty communicating with her in both sign language and writing.

Congrats. You've Got One of Each.

Monday January 23, 2012

Dianrez added her own experience to the Readers Respond page on Parents Reactions to Deafness. After having twins, the hospital informed them via a note with minimal information that one of the twins was deaf.  They received more help from the local school for the deaf.

Deaf Photographers

Friday January 20, 2012

Photography is something deaf people have done for more than a century. You don't have to be able to hear to wield a camera. Here are some deaf photographers, past and present.

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