Reading Posts Tagged ‘Deaf Parenting’
Les Brown- Inspired and Motivated Us.
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This weekend Raz and I attended the inspirational seminar, “Discover Your Power Voice” with Les Brown. Les Brown is the Emmy award-winning, world renowned motivational speaker, author and television personality. The seminar was truly inspirational. Les Brown OVER DELIVERED CONTENT! The topics, materials, the guest speakers and the warm family environment were sensational. The sessions...
Ten Top Tips for Parenting a Special Needs Child
Parenting a special needs child is challenging, have faith and make sure you have a good support system of family, friends, and people from your child’s school system.
Make the welfare of your child a high...
Raveena Jasleen Stephen’s Dedication at Grace Chapel, MA
On a beautiful and sunny Sunday, May 30th 2010, we had Raveena’s dedication to God and a celebration party. Raveena was born on August 3rd 2008 on a beautiful sunny Sunday. She is hearing. The name “Raveena” means beauty of the sun. Her middle name “Jasleen” means absorbed in singing the praises of God. Amrit and I chose both her...
A Call to Fathers of Special Needs Children
If you are a father of a special needs child and reading this blog, hooray! We are so happy that you are involved in your child’s life! We really, really want to congratulate you and encourage you. If you are a mother reading this blog, and you will like your husband or spouse to become more involved...
Building Your Deaf Child’s Self-Confidence
It is important to build your child’s self-confidence, and this applies to all children. One of the easiest ways to build your child’s self-confidence is to support his or her passion. For example if your child loves soccer, music, swimming, gymnastics or another activity, use this activity to build their...
A New Year, A New Decade, Time for New Efforts.
It is the first week of February 2010, January is all gone! I feel this year 2010, is a very special year! It is start of a new decade! So even if it is February it is not too late to make New Year’s resolutions or set goals.
If you recently found out your child is deaf, do...
Deaf Parenting: Holidays Communication Tips for Families with Deaf Children
Well, it is the busy holiday time again! Such a wonderful time for celebrations and family at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, and New Years. You are so busy. There is shopping to do; travel plans to make; relatives coming to visit; going to relatives to visit; cooking to be done; going to worship; the list just...
Deaf Parenting: An Individual Education Plan to Effectively Meet Your Child’s Educational Needs.
It is important for parents of deaf and other special needs children to understand what an Individual Education Plan is and how to ensure your child’s education needs are being met in his or her IEP.
In this article, I will discuss:
What is an IEP
Give tips for having an effective IEP that meets your child’s educational...
Parenting a Deaf Child as a Hearing Parenting, You Must Learn American Sign Language: Deaf Parenting.
Alex and I were very young parents when we found out Larry was deaf. Larry is now a successful Deaf adult. Based on our experience we feel it is very important for hearing parents to learn American Sign Language (ASL). Here are my thoughts on hearing parents learning ASL.
Having a deaf child was totally new...
American Sign Language Teachers Association- Deaf Parenting.
I will be attending the American Sign Language Teachers Association conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference occurs from Wednesday October 28 to Sunday November 1, 2009. Membership in the American Sign Language Teachers Association is open to teachers of American Sign Language, Deaf Studies and other ASL fields.
I have looked at the list of...
