Best Signed Language Podcasts (2024)

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90 | Afraid to Label Your Child as Deaf? 3 Ways to Embrace Your Child's Deaf Identity 16:34

4h ago16:34

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Are you having a hard time accepting your child’s diagnosis as being Deaf? I know that the hearing loss journey looks different for every family, and some families can really struggle with coming to terms with the fact that your child is deaf. I remember when I found out that my first kid had hearing loss, I literally couldn’t call him Deaf for the…

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89 | 3 Questions I Always Ask Our IEP Team to Gain Clarity at the IEP Meeting 19:13

7h ago19:13

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Are you dreading the school year a little because handling the IEP team feels like a full time job? Do you have anxiety during the day because you aren’t convinced that your child is getting the accommodations and help that they truly need to thrive in school? I get it and I’ve been in not great IEP situations with my own kids. While it does depend…

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88 | Answer These 5 Questions to Get Clarity on School Accomodations for Your Child with Hearing Loss 18:36

5d ago18:36

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School is just around the corner, and you’re already worried about how the year’s going to go with your child. You’re already dreading the IEP meeting and worried about if you’re child is going to get the right accommodations this year. To top it all off you’re confused about what your child even needs in the classroom! I know that school is a stru…

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87 | 3 Unconventional Steps to Build Your Self Trust As a Mom 28:05

7d ago28:05

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Do you struggle with knowing if you’re making the right decisions or not? Do you look to everyone else for the answers, but still feel as confused as ever? I’ve definitely been there, and I found that the more I asked and googled the more confused than ever I was about what I should be actually doing with my child and my family. That’s when I woke …

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86 | 3 Ways to Get Your Extended Family On- Board with Learning ASL to Communicate With Your Deaf Child 22:30

12d ago22:30

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Are you learning ASL for your child, but you’re frustrated because the rest of your family isn’t on-board with using ASL? Maybe they prefer to talk to your child, even if speech isn’t accessible to your child’s hearing? It can be difficult when family members, who we feel like are supposed to be there to support us through this journey, actually se…

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85 | My Deaf Kids Never Caught Up in Speech! What I Focus on Instead for Communication 28:10

14d ago28:10

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Going through the evaluation process for speech therapy can be a little deflating! I remember when I was in speech therapy with my boys twice a week every week, and then practicing those speech goals everyday at home. I was so excited to see how they were mastering each goal and moving onto the next and I was so proud of how hard they were working!…

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84 | How to Use Cued Speech and ASL Together for The Best Language Support for Your Deaf Child with CueSign 53:54

19d ago53:54

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Are you sick of researching all of the language options for your child? Do you have a hard time understanding what all of the options mean, and you can’t seem to pick one? Well, you might not have to pick just one! Today on the podcast I welcome Amy and Sarah from the organization CueSign. In this episode we talk about cued speech, how it’s differe…

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83 | The Journey Begins: Embracing a New Normal After Your Child's Hearing Loss Diagnosis 23:51

22d ago23:51

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Finding out that your child has hearing loss can be a shock. There are so many emotions that you go through as a parent, and all of them are OK! It can also be really difficult to know how to move forward after getting that news. Today we’re going to talk about embracing your child’s “new normal” with hearing loss and what to do next after you get …

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82 | My Favorite Sensory Activities that Build Language Skills for Kids with Hearing Loss 15:53

27d ago15:53

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Sensory play is essential for your child’s development. Kids naturally use all of their senses to engage in the world around them, and for kids with hearing loss it helps to increase the sensory input of the other senses. Sensory activities can also strengthen foundational language skills- win win all around! Whether you’re a first-time mom or expe…

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81 | Talking to Children about Cochlear Implant Surgery: 3 Tips for Making the Discussion Age-Appropriate 17:03

29d ago17:03

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Getting ready for cochlear implant surgery is a big step! You’ve already been through the process of trying out hearing aids, lots of testing and maybe even started speech therapy. And now you’re finally close to surgery day! While getting the surgery can be an exciting step, it can also be a scary thing to think about. Your child undoubtedly has m…

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80 | Living with Hearing Loss And Being An Advocate for Your Child with Valerie James Abbott, Mary Clare and Bridie 1:12:27

1M ago1:12:27

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I’m excited to bring you this conversation today with author Valerie James Abbott and her daughters Mary Clare and Bridie. Bridie was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 3 years old, and today we sit down and chat about living with hearing loss in the house, being a sibling of a person with hearing loss, advocating in school for your child, and we e…

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79 | 3 Ways I Help my Deaf Kids Build Confidence and Resilience 20:09

1M ago20:09

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Building confidence and resilience in our kids is so important! These skills are what take them through life and allow them to try new things, fail and keep moving forward. Especially for kids who are Deaf or hard of hearing, who most likely will come up on extra challenges in their life simply because of their hearing loss. Today we’re going to ta…

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78 | Bridging the Gap in Our Churches Between the Hearing and Deaf Communities with Erin Falacho 49:21

1M ago49:21

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Today on the podcast I welcome Erin Falacho from @erinfollowsjesus and @sincerelybygod Erin gives such great encouragement to mainstream churches about how to welcome everybody into their community, and we had a great conversation about welcoming the deaf and hard of hearing community into church and how to give our deaf and hard of hearing kids ac…

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77 | How to Help Your Child’s Coach or Instructor Communicate Effectively in Extracurricular Activities for Your Child with Hearing Loss 22:50

1M ago22:50

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How many times have you wanted to put your child in an extracurricular activity, but you stopped short because you didn’t think your child would understand or would be able to hear what was going on? Language access in school is one thing, and we often fight hard for that. Language access in extracurricular activities is almost non-existent for our…

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76 | 3 Strategies to Introduce Wearing New Devices to Your Kids with Hearing Loss 13:11

2M ago13:11

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This episode is for you if you have devices for your child and you’re wondering how the heck to get them to wear cochlear implants, hearing aids, bahas or even glasses! When you get the new devices there’s an introduction period, and today we’re going to talk about 3 strategies to help you work through that new device period and encourage your kids…

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75 | 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Cochlear Implant Activation Day with my Deaf Child 18:59

2M ago18:59

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You made it all the way through a hearing loss diagnosis, MRIs, a full surgery, and now you’re ready for the cochlear implants to be activated! It is a super special day, one that is going to change your life and your child’s life. However there is a lot of hype and misinformation around cochlear implant activation day as well. Today I’m going to t…

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74 | My 3 Favorite Summer Activities To Practice Language and Keep My Kids Entertained 14:56

2M ago14:56

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Summer is the perfect time to do all of the activities! I like doing fun activities with my kids that improve their language… and summer activities are some of my favorite because you have the whole outdoors to explore and experience through language! Today I’m going to share my favorite 3 summer activities that practice language skills with my kid…

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73 | Teaching Kids About Deaf Culture and Advocacy Through Books with Katie the Author of Mighty Mila 1:02:49

2M ago1:02:49

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This is a really special one today! I got to sit down with the author of Mighty Mila, Katie Petruzziello! Katie and I chatted about how she chose books as a medium to spread positive awareness of deafness, helping your child learn to advocate for themselves in simple ways and how to step into leadership roles in our communities. Katie brings such g…

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72 | Make a Simple Language Practice Plan That You Can Stick to This Summer with Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child! 14:35

2M ago14:35

14:35

Is summer with kids already getting away from you? It gets super busy all of a sudden when the kids are all home, and if we aren’t careful language practice can definitely fall by the wayside during the summer! However, the summer can also be a really great time to practice language a lot with your deaf or hard of hearing child! Today we’re going t…

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71 | Looking for Fresh Ideas to Practice Language Skills? Here are My Favorite Play- Based Activities to Practice Language with my Deaf Kids 15:25

2M ago15:25

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As a parent of a child with hearing loss, it can be challenging to know how to encourage your child’s language development. However, you know it’s important to start to strengthen those language skills early! Today I’m going to give you 3 of my favorite play- based activities that I use to help my kids practice more language everyday. ********* Gra…

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70 | Midweek Minisode: Why Sensory Input is Important for Kids with Hearing Loss 7:50

2M ago7:50

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Welcome to the midweek minisode! This week I'm talking about why sensory input is actually a big deal for kids with hearing loss, and what I noticed in my own kids that your therapists are likely NOT telling you about sensory needs for deaf or hard of hearing children! ********** Get the Sensory Activity Play Guide here --> https://alainejacobs.myf…

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69 | My Top 5 Must- Have Items to Pack for Cochlear Implant Surgery Day For Your Child 17:20

2M ago17:20

17:20

Congratulations! You made it this far in the process of getting cochlear implants for your child, and now you are almost to the cochlear implant surgery day. Getting this far is a big milestone. One that was filled with evaluation appointments, a life- changing diagnosis and making decisions about which cochlear company to choose. You have already …

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68 | 3 Ways That I Use Visual Systems in My Home To Get Rid of the Frustration and Tantrums with my Deaf Children 21:48

2M ago21:48

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Visual systems- are you doing them yet? These are so easy to put together and have been a game- changer in our house for communication with all of our kids! When kids are learning language, and especially when they are younger, language is going to break down and then frustrations are going to happen. Using visual systems in your home is a great wa…

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67 | The ONE Thing That I Wish I Knew Before Getting My Child Cochlear Implants 11:32

2M ago11:32

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In this episode I talk about our decision to get both of my kids cochlear implants, how I felt cochlear implants were "marketed" to us, and the one thing that I wish I knew BEFORE getting cochlear implants for my kids. If you are considering cochlear implants for your child, I hope this episode encouraged you and gave you some good information to t…

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66 | Need to Get The Whole Family on Board with Language Learning? Create a Communication Plan for the Whole Family to Connect Through Language! 21:21

2M ago21:21

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This episode is a next step from episode number 63 last week. This week we’re taking the answers to those questions that we asked last week and we’re turning them into a simple communication plan so that your entire family can bond and connect through language at home! I’m going to walk you through the entire process, and for this episode you’ll ne…

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65 | Overwhelmed With A Mountain of Decisions for Your Deaf Child? Do This 1 Thing to Create Instant Ease in Your Life Today 13:15

3M ago13:15

13:15

Are you overwhelmed with all of the decisions that it takes to raise a child with hearing loss? Are people and organizations constantly contacting you about your child? It can be a lot, especially at the beginning of raising a deaf or hard of hearing child. By doing this one thing you can instantly change the way that you see this mountain of decis…

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64 | Do This One Thing to Manage Your Stress and Show Up With More Joy to Your Family with Charlotte Haggie 1:01:34

3M ago1:01:34

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We have such a great episode and a special guest for you today! My guest on the podcast episode today is Charlotte Haggie. Charlotte has a 2.5% globally ranked podcast called The Managing Mum, where she helps working moms who are seeking balance in their life between working and raising your kids. Charlotte is also a balance and boundaries coach, a…

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63 | Family Not Communicating Together? 3 Questions That Will Help You Build a Family Communication Plan Today 18:39

3M ago18:39

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Today, we're going to talk about something that you’ve probably never thought about before, but you 100% need to communicate effectivly with your child. And that’s creating a communication plan for your family! Everyone talks about what language our child is going to talk, and no one tells parents of kids with hearing loss that what they actually n…

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62 | What I Thought Raising a Deaf Child Would Be Like versus What It's Actually Like 20:45

3M ago20:45

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Hearing loss is something that you likely didn’t expect. You probably had a lot of expectations around what hearing loss would be like in your child, and I can assure you it will turn out differently from what you expected. Today I’m going to share a little about our own hearing loss journey with our boys and tell you what I expected when I learned…

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61 | When You Feel Like You're Falling Behind As a Mom Raising a Deaf Child 9:29

3M ago9:29

9:29

Do you feel like you are so far behind in helping your child with hearing loss learn language skills? Does it feel like everyone in the world knows more than you do about raising your own child? Friend, I want to encourage you today that you are NOT falling behind! You are the perfect mom for your child and you are exactly where you need to be. Tod…

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60 | How Do You Know if Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids Can Hear You? 20:55

3M ago20:55

20:55

A few of our facebook group members have asked some really great questions recently, and one of those questions is, “knowing if my child can hear me or not?” That’s a question that I get asked a lot. How do I know that my deaf or hard of hearing child is hearing me, and do I know if my child is understanding me? Hearing and understanding are two to…

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59 | Create a Smoothe Bedtime Routine Tonight with Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids 12:02

3M ago12:02

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One of our Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group members said, “Currently, we are struggling at bedtime and waking up without his CI.” Bedtime can be a little difficult with kids with cochlear implants or hearing aids because they typically don’t sleep with these on, and so if your child wakes in the middle of the night or isn’t easy to get to sleep, th…

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58 | Midweek Minisode- How to Have Patience in the Messy Middle of Language Learning with Your Child with Hearing Loss 9:28

3M ago9:28

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Teaching your child language is tiring! As a parent you want your child to learn languae quickly... but what if it happens slower than you expected? Today on the podcast we're going to explore how to have patience and endurance while in the middle of language learning with your deaf or hard of hearing child. ********** Galatians 5:22 --> https://ww…

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57 | Don't Have Enough Language to Communicate with Your Deaf Child? 3 Things You Can Do Today to Instantly Start Communicating Better 18:29

3M ago18:29

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One of our members of the Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group said, “we don't know a lot of sign language both of us, My current struggle is feeling we don't have enough language to communicate.” Do you feel like you’re in that middle part of communication where your deaf or hard of hearing child just can’t communicate yet? Do you both feel frustrated…

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56 | How to Balance Multiple Therapy Appointments for Your Deaf Child Without Going Crazy 13:11

3M ago13:11

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I know that if you’re new to hearing loss you are most likely seeing multiple therapists or interventionists during the week. This takes up a large part of your schedule each week just getting therapies for your child! And every specialist wants you to take advantage of their services. How do you balance it all in your week? Today we’re going to ta…

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55 | Midweek Minisode- 5 Simple Ways to Recharge When You're Burned out and Overwhelmed as a Busy Mom 14:48

3M ago14:48

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Are you burned out and overwhelmed as a busy mom? Are you looking for ways to add more self care into your schedule so that you can recharge your own batteries? Showing up for our families is SO important! Today we're going to talk about 5 simple ways that you can recharge your own batteries in a way that fits into your busy schedule. ********** Co…

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54 | 3 Ways to Teach Your Deaf Child with ADHD Better Language Skills Without Getting Frustrated 20:32

3M ago20:32

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Do you have a very active child who doesn’t seem to want to sit still and practice any language skills? Having a deaf or hard of hearing child with ADHD makes language learning a little different, and requires us to be more creative about finding ways to practice speech and language goals with our kids. Today we’re going to talk about how to get yo…

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53 | What Does It Really Take to Learn Sign Language as a Busy Mom? 15:50

4M ago15:50

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As a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child, you’ve probably been offered or exposed to sign language, and you might be wondering if it’s something that you want to dive into with your child. I’m going to be straightforward with you and tell you that learning sign language has amazing benefits for your child AND it does also take a certain amoun…

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52 | Midweek Minisode- 5 Ways to Make Your Home Deaf Friendly for Your Child with Hearing Loss 11:01

4M ago11:01

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Today we're going to talk about how to support your deaf or hard of hearing child at home through simple things that you can incorporate today to make hearing and listening easier! ********** Love the midweek minisode? Sign up for my weekly newsletter and get even more quick tips from me --> https://alainejacobs.myflodesk.com/raisingdeafkids Connec…

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51 | 3 Ways to Help Your Child with Hearing Loss to Learn Language Faster Today 13:44

4M ago13:44

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Are you working on speech therapy goals or language goals with your child, and you just wish that the process would go faster? Maybe you’re longing for a time when you can truly communicate with your child without language barriers. I’m on the podcast today to tell you that it’s possible! You can boost your child’s language skills and help them lea…

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50 | 5 Things That I Deleted From My Life and Instantly Got Back Hours of My Time 17:05

4M ago17:05

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You know what I hate? Things that suck out my time! It’s the worst when you have all of these plans to get all the things done, and then 3 hours gets sucked away. You’re left feeling guilty for wasting the time and frusterated because now you can’t get the stuff done that you really wanted to! Well my friend that stops today! Today I’m going to sha…

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49 | Midweek Minisode- How You Spend Your Time Communicates What You Value in Life 13:16

4M ago13:16

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My thoughts about how the way that you spend your time is DEEPLY connected to your values and mission in life. And how to make sure that you are spending your time with intention each day. ******** Join the Take Control of Your Time workshop in the Facebook group on April 30! facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids Love the midweek minisode? Sign up fo…

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48 | 3 Things You Should Know When Choosing an ASL Course 16:15

4M ago16:15

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Have you been wanting to learn ASL for your deaf or hard of hearing child, but there are so many options and you just get overhwelmend trying to choose? Have you tried a few options and they didn’t move the needle on your language learning? As a former foreign language teacher, one thing I know is how to learn another language! Today I’m going to w…

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47 | 3 Tips to Support Your Deaf Child's Language Development at Home As a Busy Mom 14:22

4M ago14:22

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I know that you are SUPER busy, so I’ll make this one quick! You want to support your child’s language development and get those language skills boosted… but you’re tired. And busy. And you’re doing all the things. What’s a mom to do and how do we add yet another thing into our busy schedules? Today I’m going to give you 3 tips about how you can st…

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46 | Midweek Minisode- Say YES to popsicles for dinner! 8:05

4M ago8:05

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How I was able to say YES to popsicles for dinner with my kids...and tips about how you can do this too! ********** Send me an email and let me know which popsicle recipe you made, and if you said YES to popsicles for dinner at hello@raisingdeafkids.com Yummy, healthy popsicle recipes at (my kids recommend the strawberry recipe) https://www.yummyto…

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45 | How Long Should You REALLY Practice Language Skills at Home With Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child? 18:22

4M ago18:22

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Are you struggling to strike a balance of how long to practice speec therapy goals or language skills tat home with your child? It can be confusing to know how much practice you should be putting in daily with your child to see results! Today I’m going to clarify how long you should be practicing speech at home on a daily basis. ********* I just wa…

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44 | How Time Blocking Leads to Better Language Outcomes for Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child 10:22

4M ago10:22

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Time is such a powerful tool to use! I know it’s hard to think of it as a tool, because most of us don’t use this tool efficiently or effectively. Time can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on the side that you’re on! But what if I told you that time can be your greatest asset in language learning for your child, if you know how to…

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43 | Midweek Minisode: Would You Ask God to Heal Hearing Loss? 18:59

4M ago18:59

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Welcome to this week's Midweek Minisode! Today, what I wanted to talk to you about is a question that I wanted to ask you. And my question would be, would you ask God to heal hearing loss? Listen for my answer! ********** Do you love these random yet fun minisodes? Then you will love the RDK Weekly Quick Tips that I send out every Monday morning to…

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42 | Use This Simple Hack to Get Your Child with Hearing Loss to Practice Speech Therapy Goals 14:35

4M ago14:35

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Have you been trying to get your child to practice their speech therapy goals, but they just aren’t motivated to do it? They would rather be playing or do anything else than practicing with you right now! Well that struggle comes to an end today as we talk about how to implement an easy reward system that will help your child get more excited about…

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41 | How You Talk to Your Deaf Child Matters! Support Your Child Socially and Emotionally with These Tips From Lacey Wood 1:23:11

4M ago1:23:11

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We talk about language skills a lot on this podcast, but how much are you considering HOW you talk to your child and WHAT You are saying to your child? Lacy Wood of Alabama Hands and Voices and founder of Little People Big Feelings is on the podcast today to teach us about how to talk to your child in a way that supports them socially and emotional…

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