Members area

Loading...

Register

Don't have a login?

Join us

Become a member

  • Connect with others through events, workshops, campaigns and our NEW online forum, Your Community
  • Discover information and insights in our resource hub and receive the latest updates via email
  • Access one-to-one support and tailored services which help reduce barriers for deaf children
Donate
Open Search popup
Menu Open mobile desktop menu

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]. 

When changing the value in the drop-down below it will automatically update the search results

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.
A young boy playing with a toy in an audiology waiting room

Our audiology wish list

Kirsten shares her top five ideas to help improve audiology visits.
Parents Louise and Daniel hold their children George (2) and Sophia (1)

George meets his new baby sister

George wasn't sure about all the noise coming from his new sister, but he's now getting used to it!
A little boy wearing a tractor-themed raincoat and backpack faces away from the camera. He's wearing cochlear implants.

What I wish strangers knew when talking to me about my son’s deafness

After an encounter with a stranger, Tess shares how she wishes people would talk about her son and his deafnes…
Isabelle (5) standing in front of her house wearing her school uniform.

Isabelle's back-to-school prep

Nicky shares how she's preparing for Isabelle to go back to school this year.
Elina (2) sitting at the beach wearing a sun hat. She faces away from the camera.

Holidays and hearing aids

Zoe shares her top tips for traveling with hearing aids.
Isaac (9) in a swimming pool near the bottom of a slide.

Communicating with my son at the swimming pool

Emma finds ways to communicate with Isaac when he's in the swimming pool.
Kenzie (5) holds up a 'Jake and Jasmine to the Rescue' book and a hand-drawn picture.

Kenzie's a deaf awareness champion

Kenzie has been raising deaf awareness at school and in his community.
Chloe (10) stands in front of a Bluey cartoon poster

Chloe's additional needs

In addition to being deaf, Chloe has 9p minus syndrome and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

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.