Chevone Petersen: Parenting Requires Fluidity
“We didn’t spend four years in speech and language therapy for you to verbally communicate with ‘brb’ and ‘lol’”. “Don’t […]
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Category: Thoughts on Parenting a Deaf Child
Travis Peterson: Figuring Out Fatherhood
I have been saying lately that I feel like an old dog learning new tricks. I’m turning 40 this year […]
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Madeline Cheney: The Rare Life
Hello! I’m Madeline Cheney. I live in Salt Lake County, Utah with my husband Juston, 4-year-old daughter Wendy, and our […]
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Guiding Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Through the Coronavirus Shutdown
Luck, Love, and a Little Bit of Grace By Karen L. Kritzer, Ph.D. and Chad E. Smith, Ph.D. By March […]
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Parenting a Child Who is Deaf Plus
Leah and her daughter, Angela, discuss their journey as parent and adult child.
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Kodi Brandt-Ogle: Reminded of the Joy
This morning I read a beautiful blog post from another mom of a child with cochlear implants. It talked about […]
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A Mother’s Journey: Changing “I Can’t” to “I Did”
“No way. I can’t do that…” This was my very first thought when a good friend looked me straight in […]
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Moonlight Sonata: An Interview with Irene Taylor Brodsky
Irene Taylor Brodsky is the daughter of deaf parents and a mom to a deaf son. She’s also a Oscar-nominated (“The […]
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Mandy Bangerter: A Letter to My Son
The following is a letter from Mandy Bangerter (WY Hands & Voices) to her son, Declan, on his sixth birthday. […]
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Life is Like Climbing a Mountain
A group of us arrived at the bottom of Hermit Park, which is on the outskirts of Estes Park. The […]
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