Oral preschool for deaf children wants to grow

sallylou said:
I don't know much about your child at all. I'm sure that she's a lovely child who has a bright future ahead of her. I wish her the best.

I believe that a mom knows what is best for her child. She gave birth to the child and she knows the child. The mom knows the child's medical prognosis, personality, etc. I'm confident that you know what to do for your child.

Nothing I've said here has been directed to you in any way. You don't need my approval. I'm just a person hanging out here. And I can't even communicate as clearly as I'd like because this is a limited medium. Don't worry what I or anyone else thinks.
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I don't want or need your approval.

You indicated that you believed that children who are raised with speech therapy and learning spoken language will need therapy because they were not accepted for who they are, and that they are not loved unconditionally. I think that is untrue. Regardless of my own situation, I believe that almost all parents are doing the best they can, and love their children.
 
faire_jour said:
I don't want or need your approval.

You indicated that you believed that children who are raised with speech therapy and learning spoken language will need therapy because they were not accepted for who they are, and that they are not loved unconditionally. I think that is untrue. Regardless of my own situation, I believe that almost all parents are doing the best they can, and love their children.
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Doesn't it depend on the kid's attitude toward the whole process? Kokonut is great with it and thrived on it. It's not unheard of.

I am pretty ok and so is AlleyCat. I am sure there are plenty more.
 
If you don't need my approval, why do you want to continue to argue? I have clearly stated that I am not commenting on your situation. I'm not commenting on anyone's situation.

When I told you what my therapist said I was relating a personal experience. I do that here. Hang around some of the other threads and you'll see that. I was hearing at that time, and my issues were totally different than deafness. I wrote about my brother who is dyslexic. None of this has anything to do with you. You're the one that made it about you. Reread the thread.

I've got to run. I've got to get some work done before my kids get home from school. Like you, I'm a busy mom. Take care.
 
Bottesini said:
Doesn't it depend on the kid's attitude toward the whole process? Kokonut is great with it and thrived on it. It's not unheard of.

I am pretty ok and so is AlleyCat. I am sure there are plenty more.
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I agree. You need to follow your child's lead and be flexible.
 
Yes, it does depend on the kid. That's what I was saying in post #40. Thanks for clarifying that. A child with a certain temperament might adjust fine and a more sensitive child might not. Each child is different. My own children are very different in temperament and have very different needs.
 
FJ, we finally agree! Seriously, reread the thread.
 
Um...

This thread is about oral-only education, not bilingual. Most parents love their children, however a great many of them don't accept the flaws their children have. Don't believe me? Ask people that have "learning disabilities." A lot of them have low self-esteem issues because they feel like they are stupid, not because they are unique.

This thread is not about you faire_jour. It's about the children who only got oral-only education before they were able to make a decision for themselves. You did not go down that route.
 
It is the view behind the oral-only deaf programs that really harmed a lot of deaf children historically. It is not about the parents..it is about the children and how it affects them. Many of us here were once those children.
 
Honestly ... I'm so glad that I don't go to oral schools or mainstream schools. I don't want to deal with low self-esteem, to feel like a fool, and so on. I don't want to be pretend that I'm fine when it is not.

I'm glad that my mom didn't sent me to those. She's so lucky to get a good advice from a fine doctor, he/she told her to have ASL class, special needs, and etc for me. Mom did make sure I was social with deaf kids. I now had my normal childhood...
 
shel90 said:
It is the view behind the oral-only deaf programs that really harmed a lot of deaf children historically. It is not about the parents..it is about the children and how it affects them. Many of us here were once those children.
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That is the exactly the point that we have been trying to tell hearing parents and AGB that the oral-only deaf program in the mainstream schools affect us very badly. As a matter of fact, I am one of the children being affected by the oral-only deaf programs. I know that I am not the only one and every Deaf adults have felt angry or pissed off about their not getting the special needs for the Deaf. ASL is the most important language to use than trying to speak the English language. It is the same with Natives who have a hard time trying to adjust into the white world education which they don't always understand, either. It is hard for them to get a job as they are different and not show any respect from the white people. That is why they remain being unemploy when they could get the chance to work in their career. Some of the natives make it because they go to different native school for Natives instead of white school or college. They succeeded better and got jobs. Do you understand what I am trying to say here. I might be a little bit off topic here but I am making my point across. :roll:
 
Bebonang said:
That is the exactly the point that we have been trying to tell hearing parents and AGB that the oral-only deaf program in the mainstream schools affect us very badly. As a matter of fact, I am one of the children being affected by the oral-only deaf programs. I know that I am not the only one and every Deaf adults have felt angry or pissed off about their not getting the special needs for the Deaf. ASL is the most important language I am making my point across. :roll:
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