Tips & Tricks

So your child’s gotten her cochlear implant, and has started to develop listening skills. Now what—once she’s started hearing sounds, what can you do to help? Here are some games that you can play with a child who’s had her cochlear implant for about a year. The best thing to do is to start simple and focus on

Here’s the third in our four-part miniseries about choosing the right Assistive Listening Device (ALD) depending on what situation you’re in. Our first posts covered listening to music and watching TV, and now we’ll head out to school or work.

If your child has received a cochlear implant at an older age, like from age 5–12, he or she shouldn’t be treated the same way as a child who has received one at a younger age. That’s because, as a child nears the teenage years, they start to establish their own role in society; for some, this may be the first time that they confront their hearing loss.

When your child has a cochlear implant, there are two key strategies to help them develop language skills. The first strategy involves surrounding them in an environment of rich listening and language experiences. The second strategy is sharing books together. Books can help your child to develop language and reading skills, and is an important part