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Family blogs

We've put together a group of amazing bloggers who are parents or family members of a deaf child or young person. You can search the blogs by topic or see the latest below!

If you'd like to see a blog on a particular topic or want to be a family blogger yourself, please email and let us know at [email protected]. 

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Ffion-Haf (13) with her brother Macsen (16)

National Siblings Day: Ffion-Hâf and Macsen

Big brother Macsen shares what it's like having a deaf sister.
Benji (4) sitting in a car seat

Car journeys with a deaf child

Kirsten shares her top communication tips for car rides with her son, Benji, who is profoundly deaf.
Nicky with her daughter Isabelle (5) and son Jack (1) on a boat

Easter travel tips

Nicky shares her best travel tips ahead of the Easter holidays.
Mum Becky gives her son Kenzie (4) a smooch

The best part about being Kenzie's mum

For this Mother's Day, Becky shares what she loves best about being a mum.
Oliver (8) smiling in his football kit next to a football goal

Oliver's debut football match

Oliver trained hard and finally got to play his first football match, helping his team win 5-0!
Charlie wearing a National Deaf Children's Society t-shirt

How attending events has helped our family

Tina shares how face-to-face events for deafness and microtia have helped their family.
Kenzie (4) in a swimming pool locker room with cap and swimsuit on

Kenzie starts swimming lessons

Kenzie is thriving in his new swimming lessons thanks to his aqua kit and a supportive instructor.
Benji (4) walking in a field with a puppy

Benji's delayed diagnosis

When Benji was diagnosed as profoundly deaf at nearly three years old, mum Kirsten felt a huge sense of relief…
Parents Louise and Daniel hold their baby son George

Our diagnosis story

Louise shares her experience when she and her husband Daniel found out their baby son, George, is deaf.

Featured Posts

Young girl sitting in a theatre seat

Subtitles make all the difference

For Nicky and her family, subtitles play an important role in giving them access to theatre and film.
Dylan (8) wraps his arm around little sister Millie (2). Both are wearing cochlear implants.

Both my children are deaf

Chloe shares how she felt when they found out their second child was also profoundly deaf.
Isaac (9) sitting in a restaurant booth, smiling

My son wants to know why he's deaf

Isaac has started wondering why he's deaf, and why he's the only one in the family who wears hearing aids.