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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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Boy in school uniform

First day at secondary school

Helen tells us all about Bodhi's first day of Year 7.
Boy outside in new school uniform

Kenzie starts school

Becky reflects on Kenzie's first day at primary school.
Cilla with her granddaughter, India

Why I wish I'd learnt to sign earlier

Cilla explains what it's like for her being grandma to her deaf granddaughter India.

Secondary school nerves

Tina has begun to think about Charlie starting secondary school and has a few worries.

Meeting new people with Charlotte

Making friends on a recent holiday, gave Sara and Charlotte a chance to pass on good deaf awareness skills.

Helping Alexa learn to talk

Kayleigh explains how Alexa begun to learn to make sounds and then to speak.

Self-isolation with nanny

Nanny Maria's diary reveals what they got up to in a period of recent self-isolation.

The blurred lines of being a sibling carer

Jennie explains what life is like for Olive's sister Connie.

Just words

Sara explains how she uses word games to improve Charlotte's vocabulary.

Featured Posts

Mum and teenage son

My tips for applying for Disabled Students' Allowance

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.