Category: Family

Since a very young age, I’ve always had my nose stuck in a good book. My mother thought I was a genius child when I read a whole book at age two. The only time...

How quickly time passes. Primrose walked through the door of her local preschool on Tuesday, 8th October. Nadine, Primrose’s mother, was already imagining the possibilities of what could be done without an 18-month-old scurrying around, clambering up, or...

It’s time to celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night with family and friends. Crisp leaves crunching beneath our feet, darkening sky, and evenings curled under a blanket. As a person who is deaf, I have...

A few years ago, I was talking to a friend about decorating the magic ears of our children. Her son was about one year ahead of ours in his journey to cochlear implants. She told me to...

Early signs Jodie was always active, competitive, and interested in sports. We played lots of games with her; this was an ideal opportunity to develop communication informally. Fun in the garden also improved her hand-eye coordination...

Maia, our 14-year-old daughter, has been to the Operating Theatre around 30 times over the years, and she’s had countless other check-ups. Our family is accustomed to hospital visits. Thankfully, the care that our daughter...

Ezra was born in March 2014 after a very difficult delivery. When he was just nine hours old, he stopped breathing, a heart defect was suspected, and he was sent up to a hospital an...

Shortly after my daughter got her first hearing aids in 2017, it was Christmas. So I decided to buy her a toy with hearing aids. Easy right? The internet is full of news stories following the ToyLikeMe campaigns, which...

It’s that time of the year when kids write their letters to Santa Claus and want to meet him personally. But it’s not that easy when you have deaf children. Pre-planning is the best...

Like all children, my grandson Oliver loves getting involved with school activities, so the school nativity play should be no different. Last year Oliver was a donkey but we made sure he had nothing covering his hearing aids...