Originally Posted by jillio

Sweden has a wonderful policy that insures that all parents of newly diagnosed children are exposed to Deaf culture and receive instruction in sign...homebound instruction if necessary. And while a parent may not become fluent immediately, they will, if the effort is expended, be able to communicate on the developmental level of a young child, much in the same way that hearing parents alter the way they use oral language with a small hearing child. CS might be easier to learn, but it simply isn't useful for acquisition purposes. And I tend to agree with you. You make the effort to provide your child with the things that will meet that child's needs. If it is difficult, oh, well. That is an obligation you take on when you make the decision to become a parent. Judging from the number of parents that are forced to attend parenting classes in the United States, however, it would appear that a social policy needs to be in place to insure that parents do what should be a given.