• 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.

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

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    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

    Join Raising Deaf Kids Community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/rdkcommunity

    Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com

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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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  • What Do You Need to Double Down on Right Now to See Success?
    Jul 24 2025

    Tune in as Alaine talks about why we need to double- down on skills sometimes. What do you need to double- down on right now to get the skill learned?

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  • What Does Success with Hearing Loss Look Like to You Today?
    Jul 17 2025

    Alaine talks about what success looks like to you and your child today, and how our definition of success changes over time.

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    FREE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY: Access our free guides, connect with like-minded parents, and find additional support to navigate hearing loss.

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    Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com

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  • Hwo to Get Siblings Excited to Learn ASL with Hannah Jessen Conway
    Jul 10 2025

    Alaine and Hannah talk about how to get hearing siblings to learn ASL for their deaf/ hard of hearing siblings. They also talk about Hannah's book, Love Sounds Like.

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    FREE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY: Access our free guides, connect with like-minded parents, and find additional support to navigate hearing loss.

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  • How to Prep Your Kids for Successful Vacations and Outings
    Jul 3 2025

    Tune in today as Alaine talks about ways that she successfully prepares her kids to go anywhere, whether its on vacation or just to the grocery store! Learn how to prep your kids for any outing so that you have less stress and more fun!

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    FREE RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY: Access our free guides, connect with like-minded parents, and find additional support to navigate hearing loss.

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