Last week we talked about what “hearing-age-appropriate language” is, and now we’ve got three different activities that you can play with your child around dinner time—each of which is intended to build communication skills for a different hearing age: For a Child Beginning to Listen and Speak For More Advanced Listeners For Expert Listeners and
Cochlear implants can help your child develop their communication skills—like listening and speaking—but it likely won’t be an instant change. The most effective way to help your child develop is by practicing with hearing-age-appropriate exercises. Their hearing age isn’t the same as how old they are. Rather, it’s how long they’ve been hearing with their
The Theory of Mind is a hot topic. Everybody’s mind develops naturally through their childhood, and if your child has hearing loss there are some special considerations to help them develop their best. In this article, we will present you 5 activities you can do to help your child develop their Theory of Mind skills.
Tinnitus. If you can think of a more persistently annoying hearing-related word let us know. Tinnitus is a “ringing, buzzing, roaring, or hissing sound without any external acoustic source”,1 and studies have shown that it affects between 10-15% of adults2 and up to 30% of those age 55 or older.3 Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s closely
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.
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