Category: Family

Those who have read my preschool primrose blog may remember how much she loved it. She hated it as soon as she saw the blog. Nadine was called each time Primrose needed to go home early. There was...

Many of you would laugh if I told you to make time in your schedule for “quality family times.” It’s true; we can achieve so much when we dedicate time to each other. We can...

Bodhi (9 years old) came home with a note explaining that a routine screening revealed he may have a hearing problem. We assumed that because our son is quiet, gentle, and shy, he wouldn’t pay much attention...

Ivy’s cheerful, “it’s the last day of our holiday today!” chatter was answered by the waitress, who spoke in a thickly accented, warm English. Silence, and then, the small voice says: “Pardon?” Persistence makes...

Now that the holidays have ended, everyone has returned to work and nursery. The morning lie-ins will be over. We don’t have them often because we have two small children. Ironically, sleep is what we long for. Connie, who...

Annabel is our daughter, and she’s two-and-a-half years younger than Maia. Their relationship appears to be typical siblings, with equal parts love and irritation. But having a sister with hearing loss is no doubt a unique...

Sonny was always a happy, active child. He relied heavily on his sister, who was just one year older, for many things. She spoke for him most of the time. When he turned three, his nursery...

The news that our son was deaf didn’t cause the stress or worry that many people might expect. It was a series of questions we needed answered. Thomas, our son of two years, has bilateral...

It’s hard to imagine that Alex has had his ears so damaged. As Alex was only a few weeks old, I felt that something was not right. He was grumpy, didn’t seem to want to be...

Llyn Zoo is located in the most beautiful area of Wales at the tip of the North West Coast. The Llyn Zoo is home to three monkeys: Cheeky Charles, Happy Harry, and Magic Mark. They...