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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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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…
Mum Becky smiles with son Kenzie (3)

A mother's story: Part 3

For this Mother's Day, Becky shares the emotional rollercoaster of being a single mum raising a deaf child.

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Mum and teenage son

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Ann shares her top tips when applying for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).
Boy kicking a football away near a goal post

Jack's a goalie with progressive hearing loss

When Jack started to lose his hearing at age 6, he embraced his new deaf identity and dreams of playing for En…
Boy in an audiologist office with earmould plasticene in his ear

Oliver's audiology appointments

How Oliver's audiology appointments have changed from when he was 3 to now when he's 10.