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"Children"

Sep

2019

Adoption Barriers Faced by Deaf Lesbians

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Accommodation, Adoption, ASL, Children, Counseling, Deaf, Domestic Violence, Laws, Legal Issues, LGBTQAA, Medical, Mental Health, National, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Relationships, Therapy Tags: Adoption, Deaf Counseling, Deaf Counseling Center, Deaf Therapy, LGBT, National Deaf Therapy, Systemic Barriers, Video

Deaf Lesbians’ Systemic Barriers to Adoption Ella and Judy discuss the challenges they faced as first-generation lesbian mothers dealing with systemic barriers to adoption. Domestic Violence Led to Move Judy: I had five children who I brought with me to Kansas from Oklahoma due to domestic violence that caused a breakdown in spiritual growth, as well as physical, emotional and …

Sep

2019

Deaf Indian Adoption: Maureen’s Story

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Adoption, ASL, Assessment, Audism, Children, Counseling, Deaf, Health, Language, Medical, Mental Health, National, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Therapy, Videos Tags: Adoption, ASL, Deaf Counseling, Deaf Counseling Center, Deaf Therapy, Indian, Medical, National Deaf Therapy, Video

Advice for Prospective Adoptive Deaf Parents Maureen shares her Deaf Indian adoption experience and offers two important pieces of advice for prospective adoptive parents. Communication Access and Medical-Related Issues Hi, I’m Maureen Behrens. I’d like to share my adoption story, focusing on communication access and medical-related issues. I adopted my daughter about 10 ½ years ago, through the Holt International …

Sep

2019

Autism: Deaf Mother’s Tie Story

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Autism, Children, Counseling, Deaf, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Therapy, Videos Tags: Adult, Aspergers, autism, children, Deaf Counseling, Deaf Counseling Center, Deaf Therapy, National Deaf Therapy, Neurodiversity, Video

Important Autism Lesson Mother Learned Raising a son with autism: Tammy Jo, parent of a Deaf child with autism, shares a story about raising her son. Through this important lesson she learned, we can all benefit and increase our understanding of how to interact with children with autism. Son Identifying his Autism: Hi, my name is Tammy Ellis. I would …

Aug

2019

Deaf Parent Raising Children with Autism

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Accommodation, Autism, Children, Counseling, Deaf, Mental Health, Therapy, Videos Tags: autism, counseling, Deaf, Online Counseling, Virtual Counseling

As part of our Neurodiversity video series, Bobba shares from her heart about raising two children with autism. Hello! I have two children with autism – one girl who is 29 and one boy who is almost 28, both of whom are complete opposites. My daughter is easily overstimulated and has seizures, while my son is very under stimulated. It …

Apr

2018

How to Say No to Your Children

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Children, Counseling, Parenting/Families, Therapy, Videos

Transcript Sharon Duchesneau: Many of us parents have experienced trying to tell our children “no”, only to be met with arguing, giving us a hard time or refusing to accept our decision. How do you teach children that “no” means “no”? Consistency is Important The most important thing is being consistent and sticking to what you said. When parents are …

Mar

2018

Early Healthy Deaf Identity vs. Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Audism, Children, Conference, Counseling, Depression, Health, Language, Parenting/Families, Psychology, Videos

As the 17th Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) annual national meeting opens in Denver, Colorado, this weekend, Deaf Counseling Center’s licensed therapist, Sheli Barber, reminds everyone attending of the importance of paying attention to the Deaf child’s healthy identity. When language and culture are made accessible to Deaf children, the years of therapy needed to unpack the trauma associated …

Mar

2018

What is the Right Age for a Cell Phone?

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Children, Parenting/Families, Videos

Age vs. Maturity: Do you ever wonder when is the right age to give your children a cell phone? Many parents struggle with this decision. How do you decide? It is actually better not to look at age, but to look at maturity level. For example, a 14-year old might not be ready, while a 10-year old might be. Not …

Mar

2012

Child Assault Prevention Project for Deaf Children

By: Deaf Counseling Center Category: Children, Conference

The VSDB (Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind) Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing presents a free half-day conference celebrating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month Child Abuse and Neglect – Prevention & Perspectives from the Deaf Community Friday, April 27, 2012 1:00pm – 4:30pm The Virginia School for the Deaf …

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"Children"

Adoption Barriers Faced by Deaf Lesbians

Deaf Indian Adoption: Maureen’s Story

Autism: Deaf Mother’s Tie Story

Deaf Parent Raising Children with Autism

How to Say No to Your Children

Early Healthy Deaf Identity vs. Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

What is the Right Age for a Cell Phone?

Child Assault Prevention Project for Deaf Children

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