Raising Deaf Kids-Toddler Parents, Baby Parents, Hearing Loss, Sign Language, ASL, Listening and Spoken Language, Hearing Impaired

15 | How to Partner with Your Deaf Child to Create Better Communication Systems in Your Home with Michelle Hu

On the podcast today I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Michelle Hu!
 
Michelle is a pediatric audiologist who was diagnosed with mild hearing loss as a toddler. By the age of 10 her hearing loss progressed to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and she received hearing aids. 
 
Michelle received cochlear implants in 2007 and 2010. She now works as a pediatric audiologist in clinic in California and also encourages and supports parents online through her Instagram community. 
 
Michelle is also a wife and a mom of 3 kids. In this episode Michelle and I chat about how to provide accessible communication in our homes to our deaf and hard of hearing kids. Michelle encourages parents to partner with their kids in creating communication systems that work for the whole family. 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Connect with Michelle on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mama.hu.hears
Find all of Michelle's resources on her website https://www.mamahuhears.com/
 
 

14 | How to Successfully Advocate for Your Deaf Child with Hearo Harrison and Summer Greenham

On the podcast today I have the absolute pleasure to chat with Hearo Harrison and his mom, Summer Greenham!
 
Harrison is eight years old and was born profoundly deaf, at the age of 18 months he underwent cochlear implant surgery. Harrisons is bilingual using a combination of signed and spoken language. Harrison dreams of becoming either an audiologist or YouTuber when he’s older and he believes being deaf is something quite special!
 
In this episode, Summer and I talk about how to advocate for our deaf/ hard of hearing kids as parents, as well as how to start teaching our kids to build their own self-advocacy skills. We also dive into school services and accomodations for elementary school.
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Connect with Harrison and Summer on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hearo.harrison/
 

13 | How to Successfully Advocate for Your Deaf Child in the Hospital from Pediatric ICU Nurse Tori

I was so excited to welcome Victoria onto the show today! 
 
Tori is a pediatric ICU nurse who also experienced sudden hearing loss herself in her mid- twenties.
 
In this episode Tori talks about what it's like to suddenly lose your hearing as an adult, and what life is like living with tinnitus. 
 
She also gives actionable tips to parents who want to advocate better for their deaf/ hard of hearing child in a hospital setting. 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Find Tori on Instagram @jerseytor_
 
 
 

12 | Raising Deaf Kids and The Most Important School Accomodations Your Deaf Child Needs with Emilee Segura

Emilee Segura was born deaf and received a cochlear implant when she was 18 months old. She is bilingual in ASL and English, and Emilee works as an early intervention specialist for the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind Parent Infant Program (PIP).
 
She visits families that have a deaf or hard of hearing child and performs language assessments, teaches language strategies, and helps answer any questions the family has. Emilee has a huge passion for helping deaf and hard of hearing children succeed!
 
On the podcast today Emilee gives parents THE BEST tips on raising deaf/ hard of hearing kids and information about things to consider when creating the IEP for your deaf child. This is a must listen for parents of high school and college- age deaf/ hard of hearing kids!
 
For a transcript for the show click this link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LR0YRVcCQwkqnY6CkKfMzGM8x2ky94p2/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=117850375446773069681&rtpof=true&sd=true.
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
 
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Emilee shares more about her life as a deaf person on social media. She shares stories, experiences, frustrations, tips, and answers questions.
You can follow her on:
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/emilee_segura/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@emileesegura?lang=en
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/emileeesegura/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Emileesegura

11 | What it's Like to Grow Up Hard of Hearing in a Hearing World with Melanie Duval

This is such a special episode, because Melanie Duval, owner of Goodnight Baby Montana, opened up about her own experience growing up hard of hearing in a hearing world. 
 
In this episode Melanie share tips with parents about how to set up your deaf/ hard of hearing child for success in school. She also opens up to help parents understand what your child might be feeling or thinking as a hard of hearing person who navigates a hearing world.
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Use code ALAINE20 for 20% off your order at checkout at loveashleerose.com 
 
Find Melanie and her baby sleep resources at https://goodnightbabymt.com/
Follow Goodnight Baby Montana on https://www.facebook.com/GoodnightBabyMontana/
Follow Goodnight Baby Montana on https://www.instagram.com/goodnight_baby_montana/
 

10 | 5 Steps to Create an Intentional Daily Schedule that Works with Your Family's Time Management System with Julie Redmond

Julie is a mom of twins and she focuses on helping parents implement simple systems for a productive and intentional parenthood fueled by self awareness and faith.
 
Julie was such a treat to talk to and you are going to want to get out a pen and paper and take some serious notes on this podcast! We talk about how to get out of survival mode and how to even recognize you're in survival mode to begin with. And Julie talks us through the 5steps of how to create a schedule and a plan that works specifically for your family.
 
Julie is a wealth of information for parents, and I can't wait to get to this conversation on the podcast today.
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
Use code ALAINE20 for 20% off your order at checkout at loveashleerose.com 
 
Subscribe to the https://www.mommadeplans.com/episodes/
Find Julie's resources on the https://www.mommadeplans.com/
Connect with Julie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mommadeplans/

9 | What It’s Like to Be a Sibling of a Deaf Adult + All Things ASL with Selina Nichols

Have you wondered what it's like to grow up with a Deaf sibling?
 
Selina Nichols  is a SODA (Sibling of a Deaf Adult) who learned to sign later in life. 
 
She cofounded the nonprofit, Deaf Heartbeat Inc in 2014 with her Deaf sister, Roxanne Hoy and has created the Meetup, Griffin ASL Moms with Littles.
 
Selina has certifications in ASL 1-4 and ASL Medical Terminology from University of Georgia Continuing Education. She has Interpreted at the 2018 Atlanta Comic Con and has traveled to the Jamican Deaf Village twice on Mission.
 
Her passion is to unite families with hearing and deaf members via American Sign Language. 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Connect with Deaf Heartbeat Inc on their https://www.deafheartbeat.com/. 
Join the Deaf Heartbeat community on https://www.facebook.com/DeafHeartbeat/
Find a Little Library near you! https://littlefreelibrary.org/map/ 
 

8 | 5 Tips to Banish Dinner Table Syndrome and Make Your Thanksgiving Table More Language Accessible for Your Deaf Child

Have you heard about "dinner table syndrome" and how it affects our deaf/ hard of hearing kids? 
 
This year for Thanksgiving we want to banish Dinner Table Syndrome in your house and welcome everyone to the table!
 
This episode explains what is dinner table syndrome and gives 5 tips to make your Thanksgiving table language accessible to your child!
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
Want to teach your kids to sign ASL without the overwhelm? Sign up for my 5 day challenge and learn your first 20 ASL signs with your kids!  https://alainejacobs.myflodesk.com/teachyourkidstosign 
 
 
 
 

7 | Finding Joy in the Hearing Loss Journey with Allison and Logan from Logie + Co

Logie and Co is a small shop that helps support their son's hearing loss journey. Logie and Co also strives to help others on their journey and charitably gives a percentage of their revenue to 3 amazing charities with all purchases!
 
Allison and her family absolutely love what they do and they love being a part of the hearing loss community! Their family motto from the beginning has been to find joy in the journey!
 
Their son's hearing loss was a surprise, but they have been able to find so much joy through his journey! You can really tell that they live this motto every day in everything that they do.
 
In this episode Allison and I talk all things grief + acceptance of a hearing loss diagnosis, finding your community, and starting a business that the entire family can participate in.
 
The Logie and Co shop specializes in handmade, ASL items, handmade, woodworking, products, earrings, and a large assortment of other items! Please consider shopping their small business this year for the holidays to support this sweet family.
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Shop the Logie Shop https://www.thelogieshop.com/the-logie-shop
Find Logie and Co on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/logie_and_co/
 
 
 

6 | Raise Deaf Kids by Using Your Own Intuition with Valli Gideons

Valli Gideons is an author, military spouse, and mother of two thriving teens who were born with hearing loss. With a degree in journalism, her work has reached millions of people across multiple platforms.
 
Her children's book, "Now Hear This: Harper soars with her Magic Ears", is a story about her daughter's hearing loss journey, which they co-authored.
 
In her newest book designed for parents, "Through the Fog: Navigating life's challenges while raising kids with hearing loss" she shares her personal experience of how she moved through grief and came to a place of acceptance.
 
With an engaged community made up of parents and leaders in the field of the deaf and hard of hearing, her work has reached millions across her platforms. She continues to be passionate about her role as advocate.
 
 
Find more resources on the website https://www.regularmomblog.com/
Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids
Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com
Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
 
Find all of Valli's resources on her website https://mybattlecall.com/.
Connect with Valli on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mybattlecall/
Connect with Valli on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MyBattleCall/
Buy Valli's book https://www.amazon.com/Through-Fog-Navigating-challenges-raising/dp/B09RMBX2WH
Download To My Coach https://mybattlecall.com/product/to-my-coach/