Raising Deaf Kids- Hard of hearing, Hearing Loss, Sign Language, ASL, Listening and Spoken Language, Hearing Impaired

100 | How Can You Make Learning Language Easier for Your Child with Hearing Loss?

We all want things to be easier. Life to be easier, raising kids to be easier, learning language with our deaf and hard of hearing kids to be easier.
 
What if I told you that you can actually make it easy?
 
What if I told you that you’re actually making it harder than it has to be?
 
Today we’re going to talk about taking a different approach to language learning for our kids and making the whole thing a lot less complicated and a lot easier. Take a deep breath and let’s discuss!
 
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99 | 4 Mindset Shifts You Can Make Today to Be a Better Parent

Parenting is a hard job! Between taking care of our families, working, side- hustling it can all get away from us. Today we’re going to talk about some shifts that we can take going into this next season to parent better and show up for our families in a more intentional and calm way. Let’s discuss!
 
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Get 1:1 support in navigating hearing loss with confidence!
 
BE A RAISING DEAF KIDS INSIDER —> https://alainejacobs.myflodesk.com/raisingdeafkids 
Learn My Best Tips + Tricks to Teach Your Child Language in Less Time! Get exclusive tips, updates and support by joining our insider community.
 
FREE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY —-> https://linktr.ee/raisingdeafkids 
Access our free guides, connect with like-minded parents, and find additional support to navigate hearing loss.
 
Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com 
 
Read the transcript for the episode --> 
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98 | Teacher Not Using the FM System? How to Approach the IEP Team to Get Better Support for Your Deaf Child

One of the best ways to get a child language access and curriculum access in the classroom is through using an FM system, or mini mic.
 
However, what do you do if the teacher isn’t using it in the classroom?
 
Today we’re discussing practical strategies to communicate with the teacher and to get the whole IEP team involved to make sure your child gets the support that they need. 
 
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97 | Want to Learn ASL Without Adding More to Your Day? Use This Easy 2 Step Method to Begin Learning ASL Today!

You have the best intentions of learning ASL, but the practice keeps falling through the cracks.
 
You get to the end of the day or the week and you realize that you made no real progress in learning or practicing ASL.
 
Learning ASL is 100% possible to fit into your day without it taking over your whole life!
 
Today I’m going to give you my easiest 2 step process to learning ASL in a simple way that fits into the cracks of your day. Let’s discuss!
 
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96 | Caught Off-Guard By Unexpected Comments? 3 Ways to Process Through Negative Comments as a Parent of a Deaf Child

Have you ever been out and about with your kids, and you get an unexpected passive aggressive comment about their hearing loss?
 
Does it come out of the blue and shake up your whole day?
 
Unfortunately this happens a lot to us, and it happens in subtle ways and also outright.
 
We’re never prepared for it, and it ruffles our feathers.
 
Today we’re going to talk about how to process through those negative comments and hopefully come to an agreement of education and understanding. Let’s discuss!
 
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95 | How to Use a Visual Schedule in the Classroom to Maximize Communication with Your Deaf Child

You’re working with your IEP team, but you realize that your child doesn’t have enough language to communicate effectively with their teachers.
 
And you start to wonder, how is your child going to communicate in school without you all day?
 
This is a common problem of kids with hearing loss who are in preschool or Kindergarten.
 
Let me assure you that there is a way to start teaching your child independence in the classroom and have them communicate with their  teachers.
 
I used this method with my preschooler and it was so effective that his speech even picked up as well! Listen in as we discuss all about how to maximize communication in the classroom with your child!
 
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Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com  
 
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94 | The Truth About Using ASL With Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Kids

Have you been told that you shouldn’t use sign language with your child who has cochlear implants or hearing aids?
 
Are you getting mixed information about communication methods you can use at home?
 
The truth is that you can totally use sign language with your kids that are aided, and it won’t hinder them from learning spoken language as well if that’s a goal for your family.
 
Today on the episode we’re going to dive into the truth about using sign language with your child that’s aided, and some considerations that you can think about as a family. Let’s discuss!
 
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Read the transcript for the episode --> 
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93 | Put THIS Into Your Deaf Child’s IEP For Better Learning Outcomes

It’s back to school season! And with that comes IEP season- dun, dun, dun.
 
But seriously, the IEP meeting can be an exciting time as you lay out the foundation for your child’s education this year! It can also be an intimidating and overwhelming experience if you don’t know how to help craft a simple yet effective IEP for your child.
 
Recently, we started putting a specific skill in my older son’s IEP, and I realized that not many parents know about putting this into your child’s plan and how it will majorly help them going forward in school as they get older.
 
What did I add to my child’s IEP, and how has it worked for us? Listen as we dive into the episode today and I’ll tell you!
 
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Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com 
 
Read the transcript for the episode --> 
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92 | 3 Ways to Talk to Your Hearing Kids About Hearing Loss in Your Home

Do you have typical hearing kids and kids with hearing loss in the same house?
 
I know you’ve wondered how your typical hearing kids are going to receive your child with hearing loss. I know that I personally was concerned that communicating with my typical hearing child would be “easier” for my husband and I, so we would have a better relationship with her.
 
However, we’ve been able to integrate hearing loss and typical hearing into our home with accommodations for our Deaf kids while helping our typical hearing child understand her brothers' hearing loss and how to help them.
 
Listen to the podcast episode to learn how we did it, and learn how you can easily do this in your own home starting today! Let’s dive in!
 
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Email me at hello@raisingdeafkids.com and tell me that you want on the waitlist for my new Harmony in the Home coaching program!
 
Want to be a guest on the Raising Deaf Kids podcast? Send me an email at hello@raisingdeafkids.com to let me know that you’re interested and I'll get you set up to be one of my guests.
 
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids 
 
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com 
 
Read the transcript for the episode --> 
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91 | The WORST Advice I Was Given About Classroom Accommodations as a Parent of Deaf Kids

There has been this weird rally cry of people telling parents to make sure their Deaf/ hard of hearing kids sit in the front row to get better language access in the classroom.
 
While this can be helpful as far as the kids seeing, and maybe hearing a little bit better, the advice stops there for parents.
 
So I’m going to let you in on a little secret that I learned when my kids were in preschool- language and hearing access has far more nuances than just sitting our DHH kids in the front row of the class.
 
In this podcast episode today I’m going to tell you why this is actually terrible advice to give parents, and why this is not count as a hearing or language accommodation in the classroom. Let’s discuss!
 
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Email me at hello@raisingdeafkids.com and tell me that you want on the waitlist for my new coaching program, Harmony in the Home!
 
Want to be a guest on the Raising Deaf Kids podcast? Send me an email at hello@raisingdeafkids.com  to let me know that you’re interested and I'll get you set up to be one of my guests.
 
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids 
 
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com 
 
Read the transcript for the episode --> 
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