Siblings: Our most enduring relationships!

I made a mistake*. In a previous post, I discussed siblings in the way that everyone always does: how to minimize feelings of jealousy and rivalry between brothers and sisters. But I was wrong in only focusing on that negative aspect of sibling relationships. Perhaps I am influenced by TV and other media where fighting [...]

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Supporting Siblings of Children with Hearing Loss

Sibling relationships are both incredibly enriching and important connections for children (and adults!) and can cause complicated, very emotionally-draining conflicts in families. They are so complex and individual that it is very hard to talk about them in general terms. But I will try to talk about them in general terms because parents are searching [...]

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The Inspiration for Hearing Families

More than 50 children with hearing loss (and cochlear implants) participated in my research program at the University of Maryland in College Park. I recruited children from every organization and parent group that I could find. I got in touch with wonderful group of parents had developed an organization to share information and created a [...]

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