Raising Deaf Kids- Hard of hearing, Hearing Loss, Sign Language, ASL, Listening and Spoken Language, Hearing Impaired

alainejacobs

Do you want to know how to practice language skills at home with your child? Are you searching for steps to practice more language at home without taking up too much of your time? Do you dream of being able to fully communicate and connect with your child? You are in the right place! This podcast is for parents of kids with hearing loss who want to find better ways to practice language at home without it taking hours of your time. This podcast will teach you how to fit language practice into your busy day, know what language strategies to practice each day, and find ways to keep your kids engaged so that language practice feels more like play and less like a chore! Hey, I’m Alaine. A mom, wife, and a parent of 2 deaf kids. I remember when I had two kids with hearing loss, and I was faced with practicing two different sets of speech goals everyday while parenting a 2 year old and 4 year old. All while keeping up the day-to-day in the home! I had to QUICKLY figure out how to balance it all and practice those language goals if I wanted my boys to move forward in language learning. So I relied on my knowledge as a former high school spanish teacher of HOW to most effectively teach someone a language while focusing on fun language activities that engaged my kids and allowed us to practice language goals in the fastest amount of time as possible. Language learning HAS to get done for your kids to communicate with you. So let me help you figure this all out! If you’re ready to find more time in your day to practice language skills, learn how to practice so your child achieves the goals in less time, and finally connect with your child via language, then this community is for you! Grab your caffeine of choice and grab some fun toys nearby, because it’s time to up level your child’s language skills! I’ll see you inside! read less
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Episodes

65 | Overwhelmed With A Mountain of Decisions for Your Deaf Child? Do This 1 Thing to Create Instant Ease in Your Life Today
2d ago
65 | Overwhelmed With A Mountain of Decisions for Your Deaf Child? Do This 1 Thing to Create Instant Ease in Your Life Today
Are you overwhelmed with all of the decisions that it takes to raise a child with hearing loss? Are people and organizations constantly contacting you about your child? It can be a lot, especially at the beginning of raising a deaf or hard of hearing child. By doing this one thing you can instantly change the way that you see this mountain of decisions in front of you and bring more ease to your life today.    ********** If you need help sorting through your to-do list and deciding what is most urgent to tackle first, sign up today for a 1:1 coaching session at raisingdeafkids.com/coaching   Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!  Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
64 | Do This One Thing to Manage Your Stress and Show Up With More Joy to Your Family with Charlotte Haggie
3d ago
64 | Do This One Thing to Manage Your Stress and Show Up With More Joy to Your Family with Charlotte Haggie
We have such a great episode and a special guest for you today! My guest on the podcast episode today is Charlotte Haggie.  Charlotte has a 2.5% globally ranked podcast called The Managing Mum, where she helps working moms who are seeking balance in their life between working and raising your kids.    Charlotte is also a balance and boundaries coach, and she helps working moms regulate your emotions so that you can feel less stressed and more in control of your time and your life.    On the podcast today, Charlotte and I talk about how to know when your mind and body are not regulated, what self- regulation is,  how we feel certain emotions in our body, and how to tune back in to feeling the emotions in our body and not just in our mind.   Charlotte also gives some really helpful tips of ways that you can start becoming aware of whether or not your emotions are regulated, as well as one, big tip about how to start regulating your emotions right now.   ********** Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!  Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw   Listen to Charlotte's podcast, The Managing Mum --> https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-managing-mum-mom-stress-more-time-set-boundaries/id1701636857   Connect with Charlotte --> https://charlottehaggie.com/
63 | Family Not Communicating Together? 3 Questions That Will Help You Build a Family Communication Plan Today
4d ago
63 | Family Not Communicating Together? 3 Questions That Will Help You Build a Family Communication Plan Today
Today, we're going to talk about something that you’ve probably never thought about before, but you 100% need to communicate effectivly with your child.   And that’s creating a communication plan for your family!   Everyone talks about what language our child is going to talk, and no one tells parents of kids with hearing loss that what they actually need is a communication plan that works for the family and builds your child’s language skills at the same time.   ********** If you need help with creating an effective communication plan for your family, sign up for a 1:1 coaching call with me today at raisingdeafkids.com/coaching    Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!  Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
60 | How Do You Know if Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids Can Hear You?
May 21 2024
60 | How Do You Know if Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids Can Hear You?
A few of our facebook group members have asked some really great questions recently, and one of those questions is, “knowing if my child can hear me or not?”    That’s a question that I get asked a lot. How do I know that my deaf or hard of hearing child is hearing me, and do I know if my child is understanding me?   Hearing and understanding are two totally different skills, but they both work together to build the foundation of learning a language. Today we’re going to talk about the difference between hearing and understanding and how you can check for hearing and understanding with your child.   ********** Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
59 | Create a Smoothe Bedtime Routine Tonight with Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids
May 16 2024
59 | Create a Smoothe Bedtime Routine Tonight with Your Child with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids
One of our Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group members said, “Currently, we are struggling at bedtime and waking up without his CI.”   Bedtime can be a little difficult with kids with cochlear implants or hearing aids because they typically don’t sleep with these on, and so if your child wakes in the middle of the night or isn’t easy to get to sleep, they can’t hear you in the process of it all.   And this is all happening at the time of the day where everyone is the most tired and cranky! The last thing we need are cranky pants moms and kids! Today we’re going to talk about how to make the bedtime routine a little more smooth for your deaf or hard of hearing child who wears cochlear implants or hearing aids.   ********** Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
58 | Midweek Minisode- How to Have Patience in the Messy Middle of Language Learning with Your Child with Hearing Loss
May 15 2024
58 | Midweek Minisode- How to Have Patience in the Messy Middle of Language Learning with Your Child with Hearing Loss
Teaching your child language is tiring! As a parent you want your child to learn languae quickly... but what if it happens slower than you expected? Today on the podcast we're going to explore how to have patience and endurance while in the middle of language learning with your deaf or hard of hearing child.    ********** Galatians 5:22 --> https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205%3A16-26&version=NKJV   Romans 2: 6-7 --> https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A+6-7&version=NKJV    Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
57 | Don't Have Enough Language to Communicate with Your Deaf Child? 3 Things You Can Do Today to Instantly Start Communicating Better
May 14 2024
57 | Don't Have Enough Language to Communicate with Your Deaf Child? 3 Things You Can Do Today to Instantly Start Communicating Better
One of our members of the Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group said, “we don't know a lot of sign language both of us, My current struggle is feeling we don't have enough language to communicate.”   Do you feel like you’re in that middle part of communication where your deaf or hard of hearing child just can’t communicate yet? Do you both feel frustrated daily at the lack of language skills that your child has? Today on the podcast we’re going to talk about what steps you can take today to start communicating better with your child with hearing loss.    ********** Podcast episode 31 with Sara Olsher about visual schedules --> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/31-stop-winging-your-childs-daily-schedule-how-using/id1706831550?i=1000647486384    Friend, I want to hear from you! I have a really fun way for you to get a quick 1 minute coaching quickie. Leave me a message on Speakpipe! You can ask a question and I’ll answer it live on the podcast, or you can let me and others know how the podcast has impacted you and your family. I’ll air your message live on the podcast each week! Go to raisingdeafkids.com/contact right now to leave me a message!    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
56 | How to Balance Multiple Therapy Appointments for Your Deaf Child Without Going Crazy
May 9 2024
56 | How to Balance Multiple Therapy Appointments for Your Deaf Child Without Going Crazy
I know that if you’re new to hearing loss you are most likely seeing multiple therapists or interventionists during the week. This takes up a large part of your schedule each week just getting therapies for your child! And every specialist wants you to take advantage of their services. How do you balance it all in your week? Today we’re going to talk about how to balance multiple therapy appointments for your child with hearing loss without going crazy!   ********** Coaching Quickie- Leave Alaine a message raisingdeafkids.com/contact   Friend, I invite you to join me in a 60 minute Language Strategy Session! This is a 1:1 coaching session that that is gonna help you find time to practice language with your child, know what to practice, and get clarity on the most effective methods to practice language with your child. Teach your child to learn language in less time! Head right now to book your FIRST coaching session at https://raisingdeafkids.com/coaching    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
54 | 3 Ways to Teach Your Deaf Child with ADHD Better Language Skills Without Getting Frustrated
May 7 2024
54 | 3 Ways to Teach Your Deaf Child with ADHD Better Language Skills Without Getting Frustrated
Do you have a very active child who doesn’t seem to want to sit still and practice any language skills? Having a deaf or hard of hearing child with ADHD makes language learning a little different, and requires us to be more creative about finding ways to practice speech and language goals with our kids. Today we’re going to talk about how to get your child with hearing loss who has ADHD to practice language skills without getting frustrated.   ********** Coaching Quickie- Leave Alaine a message raisingdeafkids.com/contact   Friend, I invite you to join me in a 60 minute Language Strategy Session! This is a 1:1 coaching session that that is gonna help you find time to practice language with your child, know what to practice, and get clarity on the most effective methods to practice language with your child. Teach your child to learn language in less time! Head right now to book your FIRST coaching session at https://raisingdeafkids.com/coaching    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw
47 | 3 Tips to Support Your Deaf Child's Language Development at Home As a Busy Mom
Apr 18 2024
47 | 3 Tips to Support Your Deaf Child's Language Development at Home As a Busy Mom
I know that you are SUPER busy, so I’ll make this one quick! You want to support your child’s language development and get those language skills boosted… but you’re tired. And busy. And you’re doing all the things. What’s a mom to do and how do we add yet another thing into our busy schedules? Today I’m going to give you 3 tips about how you can still support your deaf child’s language development even if you’re super busy and don’t have a minute to spare!   ********** I want to invite you to my FREE 1-hour live workshop called Take Control of Your Time! I want to help you sift through the time in your day to make sure that the way you’re spending your time aligns with your values and mission of your family.  You will walk away from this workshop with a clear understanding of what you can take out of your day and what you should put into your day to make everything flow like a peaceful river. The best part is I’m going to make it super easy for you and hold your hand through the whole thing. The 1 hour live workshop is on April 30 and I’m pumped to meet you! Sign up for the workshop at  https://alainejacobs.myflodesk.com/timechallenge    Connect with other parents in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingdeafkids    Questions or comments about the show? Contact Alaine at hello@raisingdeafkids.com    Read the transcript for the episode -->  https://docs.google.com/document/d/19mQx_7My57sru8cg429HLDeeNlKJy0MC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107780401743888028515&rtpof=true&sd=true    Listen to the episodes with closed captioning on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_eBB2dpyVE7LSfpWOmeUw