03/31/2026
Here is some great advice from .hu.hears about thing to do when talking to your D/HH child about their hearing loss:
"Hearing parents of DHH kids - I see you.
I see the worry you carry quietly.
The late-night Googling.
The way you scan rooms, conversations, classrooms, trying to make sure your child is okay.
I see the space you hold for them - even when you're not sure who is holding space for you.
There's something I don't talk about often.
I remember seeing my mom cry when I was little. She told me she wished she could take my hearing loss from me. She wished she could carry it so I wouldn't have to.
And in my toddler wisdom, I told her, "Maybe this is just the way I was meant to be."
That moment has stayed with me.
Parents, your instinct to protect is fierce and beautiful. Of course you would take it if you could. Of course you would carry it for them. That's love.
But hear this from someone who was once the child in that story: your child is not broken. They are not incomplete. They are not a burden to be lifted.
They are becoming exactly who they are meant to be.
You don't have to erase their hearing loss to love them well. You don't have to fix it to be a good parent. You just have to support them, advocate for them, and give them space to grow into their own identity.
Hold them. Fight for access. Ask the questions. But also breathe.
They don't need you to take it away.
They need you to walk beside them."
And you are doing that more beautifully than you know.
