Parenting Feature Articles

Articles Index

Growing Up Deaf - Leaving High School
Why as a deaf teenager I left high school early.

Growing Up Deaf - Teasing
Teasing, and how it makes a deaf person feel.

Growing Up Deaf - Remembering HiYa
Deaf and hard of hearing teenagers need social organizations.

Growing Up Deaf - When the Shoe's On the Other Foot
Meeting blind children for the first time was a revelation.

Growing Up Deaf - Family Holidays
Family gatherings often meant loneliness for a deaf child.

Growing Up Deaf - Rude Awakening in a Deaf Childhood
A deaf childhood and discovering what it means to be deaf.

Growing Up Deaf - First Deaf Adult Role Model
First deaf adult role model.

Deaf Parents with Hearing Children
Resources for deaf people parenting hearing children.

Deaf Culture - Deaf Community Acceptance
Forum members discuss being accepted by the Deaf community.

Parenting - Stages of Acceptance
After discovering that one's child is deaf or hard of hearing, parents go through a process of grieving and acceptance.

Parenting - Barbie's Deaf Friends
An imaginary article about a line of Barbie dolls with hearing loss.

Health - Sex Education - Deaf Students
Sexuality and sex education resources for deaf students.

Parenting - Summer Camps for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Summer camps for deaf and hard of hearing children and teens.

Parenting Hard of Hearing Children
Parenting hard of hearing children, and available resources.

Parenting - Daycare for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Parents with deaf or hard of hearing children in child care or daycare have special concerns.

Adoption of Deaf/HOH Children
Adoption of deaf and hard of hearing children internationally and domestically.

Deafness Counseling
Hospitals ought to have special counseling for parents of deaf newborns.

Audiology- Infant Hearing Screening
Newborns' hearing is being tested before they leave the hospital.

Mentoring Program for Deaf Children
Mentoring program for deaf children needing adult deaf role models.