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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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Isaac (6) stands next to a little girl looking at some alpacas

Joining our local group

Emma shares her experience joining her local NDCS group and how glad they are to be meeting up in person again…
Charlotte (8) standing by a pond with her three older brothers

Being big brothers to a deaf sister

Charlotte's three older brothers share with their mum Sara what it's like to have a deaf sister.
Baby Freddie stretches his arms up toward the sky

Freddie's unilateral deafness

Freddie (1) has been identified as having hearing loss in his left ear. The family travel a lot, so mum Beth h…
Kenzie (3) holds up a poster titled 'My magic ears' with images of his deaf journey.

Deaf Awareness Week and Kenzie’s magic ears

Kenzie helped his classmates become more deaf aware by sharing his hearing journey at show-and-tell.
Cilla, grandparent to India

Enjoying music with India

When India was diagnosed as deaf, grandmother Cilla worried how she would enjoy music.
Kenzie (3) does a street dance move

Kenzie starts street dance class

Due to his condition, Kenzie can't join high-impact sports, but mum Becky found a solution: street dance!
Isabelle (4) smiling behind a giant balloon in the shape of a 4

Navigating parties

Nicky shares how she helps Isabelle (4) get her needs met at noisy birthday parties.
Kenzie (3) rolling his suitcase at airport check-in

Kenzie’s first time on an aeroplane

Kenzie's first time on an aeroplane went so well that mum Becky is ready for a longer flight!
Isaac (6) with hearing mould putty in his ear

Hearing aid mould appointments

Isaac's mould appointments have become easier as he's grown older, and he's now learning to manage his hearing…

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.