Parent resources
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Printables built from real appointments, real school meetings, and real-life DHH experiences. Download what you need, print it as many times as you want, and share it with the people supporting your child.
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Before the First Hearing Evaluation
What to expect and what to ask when you’re walking into that first appointment with a lot of questions and not many answers yet.
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All About My Devices
A fillable page a teacher, coach or sitter can actually read. What the devices do, what helps, and what to do when something is not working.
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Preparing for School
Questions to practice before the first day so your child has words for what helps them hear, understand, and participate at school.
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Summer Camp Checklist
What to pack, what staff need to know, and the access needs worth talking through before drop-off.
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Communication Card for the Car
A 5x7 card for the glovebox, so a traffic stop starts calmly instead of with a misunderstanding. For every DHH driver in your family.
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The Invisible Load: Parenthood Edition
Because our DHH kids aren’t the only ones carrying things people can’t see. Parents carry an invisible load too: the appointments, advocacy, research, decisions, worry, and constant wondering if we’re doing enough.
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The Invisible Load of Being Deaf or Hard of Hearing
A way to start conversations about the invisible work that can come with being DHH, and a helpful read for the adults around your child too.
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Go Deeper
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Hearing Healthcare Forms
24 pages for the parts nobody warns you about. Medical team contacts, case history, device and warranty records, appointment notes.
Make the Mapping Appointment Count
One page to write down what you are noticing between visits, so you walk in with real information instead of trying to remember.
Signs of Hearing Loss in Children
A printable infographic of the early signs, made to be handed to a pediatrician who needs to see it, not just hear about it.
Signs of Listening Fatigue
The behaviors that show up after a whole day of listening, on one 8.5x11 page. Useful for helping teachers and caregivers recognize when behavior may actually be listening fatigue.
After the Fitting or Activation
Two infographics on what kids and adults commonly experience in the days right after, so a hard week does not feel like a setback.
Activation Looks Different for Everyone
For families wondering what activation ‘should’ look like. A reminder that every child and every activation can look different. Comes in 8.5x11 and 11x17.
Dealing with Noisy Situations
Practical strategies for restaurants, gyms, birthday parties, classrooms, and all the other places where hearing and understanding can take more work.
How a DHH Child Can Advocate for Themselves
Words and strategies to help your child begin identifying what they need and practicing how to ask for it.
The Cheese Analogy
A visual way to explain why a DHH person can hear part of a message but still miss enough pieces to lose the meaning, especially when people talk fast, mumble, turn away, or there’s background noise. Comes in 8.5x11 and 11x17.
Anatomy of the Ear
A labeled diagram from the pinna through the cochlear nerve, for when you want to follow along instead of nodding.
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