Recent content by deafmama

Okay, I posted a response on here to someone and was sent to the Adjusting to late term deafness or some such thread by a deafy. This thread has not been posted on for over a month! Where am I to go if I can't get help here and socialize to people on this site. Maybe you would like to send me...

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Above how they mentioned that they repeat what they heard so they can catch what they didn't ,I fiind when I am with family or close friends if they repeat it a few times and I am still lost as to what they are saying I ask them to rephrase that and switch the sentence around. It seems to help...

I am glad you posted this. I have problems socializing also. I find that I am staying home more and when I am in a good mood and go out it seems to go better but when I am glum it seems nothing is good enough. I have lost a great deal of patience because I have to try so hard at hearing what is...

My son is 2 and we have had the same problem. He is our 4th child and I can recall the other kids doing this too just not as much as him. I agree with the above post of do not cater to the child. Pick him up bring him back to bed tell him once that it is night time and he needs to go to sleep...

I see alot on here about dealing with deaf children. Which is nice but my children all hear fine. I am a mother of 4,oldest one is 9 twins are 7 and youngest is 2. I would like to hear from other parents who are hard of hearing, and tips on parenting they can give me. It is so hard trying to...