• Learn to Receive Well From God This Holiday Season
    Nov 3 2025

     It's better to give than to receive. We have heard this time and time again and it is true that the Bible has an overwhelming amount of passages that encourage believers to give. Give to those less fortunate tithe to God, give to your community and the Christian life. Is focused on giving and so is the life of a parent.

    What if I told you that it is okay and even biblical to receive and that as there is a time to give and there's an also a time to receive. Let's talk about how you can step into the holiday season, learning how to receive.

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  • Updates to the Raising Deaf Kids Podcast- Where Do We Go From Here?
    Oct 28 2025

    An update about the new-ish direction of Raising Deaf Kids and what you can expect from us in the future.

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  • 123 | Stop Toddler Meltdowns Before They Start! Use this Easy Communication Tool Today
    Sep 25 2025

    Last week we talked about WHY your child has meltdowns and the cycle that keeps you and your child stuck in meltdown terrority throughout the day. (episode 122).

    Today I'm giving you one simple tool you can create in 5 minutes that prevents most communication meltdowns before they start.

    By the end of this episode, you'll have a strategy you can use before dinner tonight.

    Ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling confident with growing your child’s language skills?

    Join Play Your Way to Language Academy monthly membership!

    Go from worried and confused to confident and effective using simple play-based strategies that fit into your daily routine.🙌

    Inside of the membership you get monthly activity guides, monthly coaching calls, and a supportive community of parents who understand your journey.

    🔗 Get on the waitlist: raisingdeafkids.com/academy

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    Related episodes:

    122: The Communication Breakdown Cycle That's Causing Your Toddler to Constantly Meltdown

    31: STOP Winging Your Child's Daily Schedule! How Using a Visual Schedule will Transform Your Home Life with Sara Olsher

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  • 122 | The Communication Breakdown Cycle That’s Causing Your Toddler to Constantly Meltdown
    Sep 23 2025

    Your child is trying to tell you something important, but you can't understand each other - and the frustration is building for both of you.

    Today we're going to talk about WHY your toddler is melting down and go over the cycle that keeps both you and your toddler stuck in meltdown mode

    --> Ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling confident with growing your child’s language skills?

    Join Play Your Way to Language Academy monthly membership!

    Go from worried and confused to confident and effective using simple play-based strategies that fit into your daily routine.🙌

    Inside of the membership you get monthly activity guides, monthly coaching calls, and a supportive community of parents who understand your journey.

    🔗 Get on the waitlist: raisingdeafkids.com/academy

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    Related episodes:

    99- 4 Mindset Shifts You Can Make Today to Be a Better Parent

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  • 121 | One Simple Strategy to Make Hearing Devices Feel Normal for Your Toddler
    Sep 18 2025
    In episode 120, we talked about WHY your child keeps removing their hearing aids or cochlear implants. In this episode I'm giving you one strategy you can try TODAY that will make your child's devices feel normal and useful instead of uncomfortable and a nuisance. By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how to start shifting your child's relationship with their hearing device.

    Ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling confident with growing your child’s language skills?

    Join Play Your Way to Language Academy monthly membership!

    Go from worried and confused to confident and effective using simple play-based strategies that fit into your daily routine.🙌

    Inside of the membership you get monthly activity guides, monthly coaching calls, and a supportive community of parents who understand your journey.

    🔗 Get on the waitlist: raisingdeafkids.com/academy

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    Related episodes:

    120- Your Toddler Won't Keep Their Hearing Devices On? Here's 3 Reasons Why.

    76- 3 Strategies to Introduce Wearing New Devices to Your Kids with Hearing Loss

    75- 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Cochlear Implant Activation Day with my Deaf Child

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  • 120 | Your Toddler Won't Keep Their Hearing Devices on? Here's 3 Reasons Why.
    Sep 16 2025

    Your child rips off their hearing aids or cochlear implants the second you put them on - here's why your child keeps taking them off and why forcing the devices back on them backfires on you!

    In this episode we're going to talk about:

    1. The loop that is keeping both you and your child stuck

    2. What Audiologists and Speech Therapists aren't telling you about keeping devices on your child

    3. Why your toddler keeps taking their devices off

    4. Why just putting the devices back on doesn't work.

    If you've been scratching your head because you can't figure out how to keep those hearing aids or cochlear implants on your toddler's head, this episode will be eye- opening for you!

    Ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start feeling confident with growing your child’s language skills?

    Join Play Your Way to Language Academy monthly membership!

    Go from worried and confused to confident and effective using simple play-based strategies that fit into your daily routine.🙌

    Inside of the membership you get monthly activity guides, monthly coaching calls, and a supportive community of parents who understand your journey.

    🔗 Get on the waitlist: raisingdeafkids.com/academy

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  • Classroom Accomodations to Consider This School Year for Your Child
    Aug 22 2025

    Tune in today as Alaine talks about accomodations that have worked for her kids in their classrooms over the year. Alaine gives tips and ideas of accomodations that parents can talk to their IEP team about this year. We hope that this episode serves to "get the juices flowing" and gives you some ideas to consider for a successful school year!

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  • How to Have a Successful IEP Meeting for your Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child
    Aug 14 2025

    3 Tips for a more sucessful IEP meeting this fall!

    Tune in today as Alaine talks about ways that she prepares for each IEP meeting so that both her and her IEP team can make the best decisions for her children's academic success.

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    18 m