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Last week we talked a bit about the Theory of Mind—why it’s so important for children with hearing loss to build their social skills, make friends, and ultimately have lots of access to rich and meaningful language and speech early in their life. Now, here are 5 strategies that you can use to help your child develop their Theory of Mind skills in day-to-day life. And next week we’ll share more 5 activities that you can do with your child to help them.

Matt Jones is back! He’s a bilateral MED-EL cochlear implant recipient who developed sudden hearing loss due to Meniere’s disease, and here we’re excited to share his story of what it’s like to get bilateral cochlear implants. For me, getting my first implant was incredible. I had been living in total silence for months, but

Theory of Mind. It’s all about the mind—how someone thinks and responds to other people’s thoughts. Everybody’s mind develops naturally through their childhood, and if your child has a hearing loss there are some special considerations to help them develop their best. It’s The Basis of All Social Interaction The Theory of Mind is the

Magteld Smith is the recipient of a MED-EL cochlear implant. We are lucky to be able to share her hearing loss story here on The MED-EL Blog, and you can read more from her, like tips for mothers of a child with hearing loss, here. When speaking about hearing loss or deafness, the world is full

Chuckie is the recipient of a MED-EL cochlear implant. He lost his hearing due to meningitis when he was just 1 year old. Read how finally getting implanted helped fulfil his dream of being a police officer.