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  1. ShilohBuchman

    Hi - hearing parent deaf child

    JadeSkye - We found out our daughter was deaf when she was 18 months old. It was scary at first. I felt like I suddenly didn't know how to take care of her because I couldn't "speak her language" ... even though she didn't know it yet either. It helped A TON to see deaf adults. It made me...
  2. ShilohBuchman

    Hi - hearing parent deaf child

    Thanks for the tip! I hadn't thought of that. I just planned to snoop around and check it all out. Now you've piqued my interest, though, and I'll give it a go. Thanks, again!
  3. ShilohBuchman

    Hi - hearing parent deaf child

    AngieDust, My daughter is 10. She's a twin - one deaf, one hearing. It's a lot of fun seeing how much they're alike and how much they're different. You know how people say twins have their own language? Our girls are like that with their signs. We have trouble understanding, what we call...
  4. ShilohBuchman

    Sign Language Encounter: Days that make you think

    Keep your head up. Everyone signs differently and on all different levels. The important thing is to feel confident with where YOU are in your signing--especially if you have your own reasons for learning to sign. As a hearing parent, I see this a lot among other hearing parents. We feel as...
  5. ShilohBuchman

    Hi - hearing parent deaf child

    Good morning, everyone! My name is Shiloh. I'm the hearing mom to a deaf daughter. We sign in our house 24/7... sometimes with voice (SimCom), sometimes without. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and sharing in your experiences. I hope to learn from you and also pass on some of the...
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