Hearing Blog & News

The idea of narrating your life takes patience and creativity, but it can truly make a lifelong impact on a child working to develop a strong foundation of communication.

While CCHAT delivers services primarily in English, we stress the importance of communicating with your child in any language, whether English or your home language.

By integrating occupational therapy strategies into everyday activities, parents can support their children's development and help them thrive, turning daily moments into opportunities for growth and success.

Making modifications to everyday situations can ensure children who are deaf and hard of hearing find success in all avenues of their lives.

Hearing loss is the most frequently occurring birth defect, and more than 90 percent of babies with hearing loss are born to parents with typical hearing.

For parents of children with hearing loss, the outdoors can also provide plenty of opportunities to enhance listening and spoken language development. Even a simple walk can be an interactive learning experience.

With the support of our generous community, CCHAT continues to deliver unrivaled, life-changing hearing health resources to families in our region.

Playtime is such a valuable tool for children with hearing loss who are working to develop listening and spoken language. Children can explore their imagination while building communication skills during social play with others or pretend play by themselves.

The following pieces of advice come from CCHAT alumni families and students, as well as CCHAT staff members and current parents, who have experience in handling the challenges that come with a hearing loss diagnosis.

Ensuring that our students who are deaf and hard of hearing have access to optimal sound quality is a top priority at CCHAT. One way this is done is by conducting daily listening checks with each student in our program.