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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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Girl in dress and straw hat

How we help our daughter get a good night's sleep

Nicky explains the adaptations she's made to Isabelle's bedtime routine to make sure she sleeps soundly.

What's helped my mental health over the last year

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Danii explains what's been helping her mental health this year.
Photo shows a young boy in a yellow jacket and blue trousers swinging on a swing

Raising deaf awareness in our local community

Becky explains how she's tried to improve deaf awareness locally.
Mum and daughter outside

What I wish people knew about communicating with my daughter

Holly marks deaf awareness week by sharing her top tips for communicating with her deaf daughter Sybil.
Photo shows young girl with red hair in buns wearing a blue jumper, red and blue scout tie and purple and black spotted trousers

Deaf awareness at scout groups

Sara tells us about how they explained Charlotte's deafness to her scout group.
Photo of a mum and daughter, wearing a cloth face mask and a clear plastic face mask

Face masks in class

Josie explains the adjustments they've made for their daughter Maia on going back to school.
Photo of a teenage boy wearing a red jumper standing against a brick wall holding a certificate

Big Story Challenge: Runners-up

Hear from the runners-up to our Big Story Challenge competition about why they entered.

A brotherly bond

Esme tells us all about her son's Isaac and Jude's close bond and how they do everything together.
Photo shows three children alongside each other on a set of swings outside. Picture shows two girls in dark blue jackets and a boy, closest to the camera, in a bright red jacket

Alex's superhero sisters

Maria explains how she makes sure Alex's sisters feel included and special.

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.