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Going to sleep can sometimes be difficult for children with a cochlear implant. For many children, taking off their audio processor—“turning off” hearing—can be an uncomfortable time. And this is especially true for children whose minds are still growing—they’re only just starting to understand that their audio processors connect them to the world of sound around them and will be there for them in the morning.

The holiday season is a time for celebration, family gatherings, and making lasting memories. For parents of children with a cochlear implant, it’s essential to ensure that the festivities don’t hinder their child’s listening and language skills but contribute to them. This article provides four practical cochlear implant rehabilitation activities that can help your child thrive during this joyful season.

Following a diagnosis of hearing loss in a child, it is common for families to seek information and advice about how to communicate with their child and support their child’s development. Although some families that choose a cochlear implant for their child may have to wait a while before implantation, their child’s development doesn’t have to wait.

It’s almost Halloween, and if you have a child with a cochlear implant who wants to dress up and go trick-or-treating, here are some tips for how to use Halloween to improve their hearing, listening, and communication skills.

Baby Talk, also known as “parentese,” is known to be helpful for all babies and infants (0 – 18 months), not just babies with typical hearing, in the development of communication skills. Parentese attracts and maintains infants' attention and aids in language learning.

Being socially engaged and making friends in childhood is important for psychological well-being and is positively associated with academic success. Parents of children with hearing implants can support development of their child’s social skills by creating opportunities to build relationships with peers and by practicing these skills in structured situations. Here are some tips to develop your child’s social skills and help them make friends.