You can help your child to develop their communication skills even before they receive a cochlear implant. If you’ve chosen for your child to receive an implant, and are in the months or weeks before the implantation or activation, this can be a time filled with different emotions: excitement, anticipation, maybe worry. If you’re not
Pretend play is simple, you can do it just about anywhere, and it helps your child develop a whole range of skills that will help them throughout their life. What is pretend play? It’s simple: any game, activity, or storytelling that uses imagination. There are lots of different skills that it helps to build, and
Gemma Mole is a hearing therapist and MED-EL cochlear implant recipient—which she got to treat her Single-Sided Deafness. Earlier we shared her story of her receiving a cochlear implant; here she dips into her therapist’s bag of tricks with some rehabilitation tips for those with Single-Sided Deafness. Rehabilitation for Single-Sided Deafness Using audio books and
For a child, developing Theory of Mind skills is important, because these skills affect how well a person can communicate throughout their entire life. Theory of Mind is when someone learns that they have their own thoughts, desires, and beliefs—and also recognizes that other people have their own thoughts, desires, and beliefs. It’s the idea
Helping your child to build their language skills doesn’t just to happen in a clinic. You can help your child build their languags skills in almost any situation imaginable, if you know how. For example, here are some helpful activities that you can play when you’re out shopping for groceries. We’ve grouped them by which specific
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