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About Parent Mentoring
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

About Parent Mentoring

After learning your child is deaf or hard of hearing you may have many questions. Our Parent Mentors are here to help with our free ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Recognising hearing trouble in children

Hearing loss in children can be treated and managed. The signs and symptoms of hearing loss can be different for each child. Even if your ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Good vibrations: How deaf kids can experience music

Think deaf and hard of hearing kids can’t enjoy music? Think again! In fact, taking part in musical activities can help DHH kids have fun, ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

How Do I Know If The Advice I Am Getting Is The Best Option?

“There's so much information out there [and] lots of gaps in what you understand. And that's the hard bit: you've been given this ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

How Will My Extended Family Learn to Be Deaf Aware?

Discovering that your child is deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) will affect you, your other children, and your extended family members. People ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Talking to the opposition

Unlike most physical disabilities, deafness is not visible. If you have a deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) child or young person on your team, ...

Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Helping My Child Accept Their Hearing Loss

It's only natural for parents to wonder whether their child will accept who they are and be accepted by others. This concern may be ...

Deafness and Attention in Deaf Children
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Deafness and Attention in Deaf Children

Mothers play an integral role in the early years of their child’s development.

Parents with lived experience raising Deaf Plus children
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Parents with lived experience raising Deaf Plus children

The acceptable term referring to deaf or hard of hearing children with additional needs is deaf plus.

Listen Hear! The Economic Impact and Cost of Hearing Loss in Australia
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Listen Hear! The Economic Impact and Cost of Hearing Loss in Australia

A study that looks at the economic impact, causes, prevalence, assessment, health and other social costs, impact on individual lives, ...

Prevalence of Additional Disabilities with Deafness: a Review of the Literature
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

Prevalence of Additional Disabilities with Deafness: a Review of the Literature

The extent to which deafness may be associated with other disorders has received less attention and the few published estimates vary ...

What can we learn from the Hearing Parents of Deaf Children?
Flying Colours 17 March 2026

What can we learn from the Hearing Parents of Deaf Children?

What was this study about? Whilst many parents can agree that upon learning their child is deaf or hard of hearing, they can experience a ...

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