Parents

Question 1

What should you ask caregivers after the evaluation?

Answer 1

What they know about the hearing loss
What have they learned from the testing
What do they want to know

Question 2

What is objective self?

Answer 2

Things that you can describe about yourself
Age, gender, physical features, work or student status
Roles, relationships, personality
Interests
List of descriptors or qualities

Question 3

What is subjective self?

Answer 3

How I view myself
Not going to describe it to others
A continuous or stable perception
Parents and others shape this development
Awareness of how one effects one’s own life experiences
Awareness of the uniqueness or individuality of one’s life
An awareness of one’s personal continuity or stability

Question 4

What is infant communication?

Answer 4

Shaped by interactions with others in the environment
Important for parent/caregiver to be in tune with baby’s needs
Important for parent/caregiver to be attentive to what interests the baby
Educate parent/caregiver that communication may look different
When parents are in tune, the baby feels understood

Question 5

Are hearing mothers less responsive than Deaf mothers to Deaf baby’s communication efforts?

Answer 5

Yes
Based on a study

Question 6

If a parent does not fully accept their child’s hearing loss, will it be difficult for the child to fully accept themselves?

Answer 6

Yes
Hiding the hearing loss “one of the most serious threats to selfhood”
Positive self-concept develops when parents/caregivers consistently give positive messages to absorb

Question 7

How do you start conversations with children?

Answer 7

Invite the child to talk about experiences
“I start/you finish”
I am happy when:
I am sad when:
The think I like most in the world is:
The thing I would most like to change is:
Because I have a hearing problem,:
I’m afraid to:
I wish:
One thing I do very well is:
One thing I like about myself is:

Question 8

What can you do to help a child make a plan for achieving goals?

Answer 8

Most people chose growth in a supportive environment
Child will see how optimizing hearing will help them achieve goals
Have child finish an open-ended sentence
“I’d like to try _____”
“When I grow up, I’d like to ________”
Help child identify steps to achieve dreams and goals
In particular, where needing to address hearing loss is important