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Are you tired of spending your precious time after the kids go to bed googling and scrolling Instagram for answers, like “How do I learn sign language?” Do you feel overwhelmed by all of the decisions that you have to constantly make for your child? Do you dream about a day where you can just enjoy your family without worrying about language access or IEP goals? Hey! I’m Alaine Iacobs and I’m so glad we found each other on the Raising Deaf Kids podcast! I remember what it felt like to learn ...
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EMMAUS | A Jesus Church

EMMAUS | A Jesus Church

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EMMAUS exists to be an authentic community, building family around the Scriptures and empowering every believer in their God-authored mission. For more information about EMMAUS, visit emmausrdu.com.
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The FWC Florence podcast is your quick, easy and free way to hear the latest sermons from Family Worship Center and Pastor Steve McCartt. FWC is an exciting, energetic church for all ages and cultures with locations in Florence, Georgetown and Columbia, SC. For more information on our church, please visit http://fwcchurches.com.
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I’m excited to bring you this conversation today with author Valerie James Abbott and her daughters Mary Clare and Bridie. Bridie was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 3 years old, and today we sit down and chat about living with hearing loss in the house, being a sibling of a person with hearing loss, advocating in school for your child, and we e…
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Building confidence and resilience in our kids is so important! These skills are what take them through life and allow them to try new things, fail and keep moving forward. Especially for kids who are Deaf or hard of hearing, who most likely will come up on extra challenges in their life simply because of their hearing loss. Today we’re going to ta…
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Today on the podcast I welcome Erin Falacho from @erinfollowsjesus and @sincerelybygod Erin gives such great encouragement to mainstream churches about how to welcome everybody into their community, and we had a great conversation about welcoming the deaf and hard of hearing community into church and how to give our deaf and hard of hearing kids ac…
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How many times have you wanted to put your child in an extracurricular activity, but you stopped short because you didn’t think your child would understand or would be able to hear what was going on? Language access in school is one thing, and we often fight hard for that. Language access in extracurricular activities is almost non-existent for our…
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Mark 5:21-43 ● 2024-06-30 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell […]Rock Of Ages - Payson による
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This episode is for you if you have devices for your child and you’re wondering how the heck to get them to wear cochlear implants, hearing aids, bahas or even glasses! When you get the new devices there’s an introduction period, and today we’re going to talk about 3 strategies to help you work through that new device period and encourage your kids…
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You made it all the way through a hearing loss diagnosis, MRIs, a full surgery, and now you’re ready for the cochlear implants to be activated! It is a super special day, one that is going to change your life and your child’s life. However there is a lot of hype and misinformation around cochlear implant activation day as well. Today I’m going to t…
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Summer is the perfect time to do all of the activities! I like doing fun activities with my kids that improve their language… and summer activities are some of my favorite because you have the whole outdoors to explore and experience through language! Today I’m going to share my favorite 3 summer activities that practice language skills with my kid…
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This is a really special one today! I got to sit down with the author of Mighty Mila, Katie Petruzziello! Katie and I chatted about how she chose books as a medium to spread positive awareness of deafness, helping your child learn to advocate for themselves in simple ways and how to step into leadership roles in our communities. Katie brings such g…
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Is summer with kids already getting away from you? It gets super busy all of a sudden when the kids are all home, and if we aren’t careful language practice can definitely fall by the wayside during the summer! However, the summer can also be a really great time to practice language a lot with your deaf or hard of hearing child! Today we’re going t…
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Colossians 1:3-8 ● 2024-06-16 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for […]…
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As a parent of a child with hearing loss, it can be challenging to know how to encourage your child’s language development. However, you know it’s important to start to strengthen those language skills early! Today I’m going to give you 3 of my favorite play- based activities that I use to help my kids practice more language everyday. ********* Gra…
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Welcome to the midweek minisode! This week I'm talking about why sensory input is actually a big deal for kids with hearing loss, and what I noticed in my own kids that your therapists are likely NOT telling you about sensory needs for deaf or hard of hearing children! ********** Get the Sensory Activity Play Guide here --> https://alainejacobs.myf…
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Congratulations! You made it this far in the process of getting cochlear implants for your child, and now you are almost to the cochlear implant surgery day. Getting this far is a big milestone. One that was filled with evaluation appointments, a life- changing diagnosis and making decisions about which cochlear company to choose. You have already …
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Visual systems- are you doing them yet? These are so easy to put together and have been a game- changer in our house for communication with all of our kids! When kids are learning language, and especially when they are younger, language is going to break down and then frustrations are going to happen. Using visual systems in your home is a great wa…
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In this episode I talk about our decision to get both of my kids cochlear implants, how I felt cochlear implants were "marketed" to us, and the one thing that I wish I knew BEFORE getting cochlear implants for my kids. If you are considering cochlear implants for your child, I hope this episode encouraged you and gave you some good information to t…
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This episode is a next step from episode number 63 last week. This week we’re taking the answers to those questions that we asked last week and we’re turning them into a simple communication plan so that your entire family can bond and connect through language at home! I’m going to walk you through the entire process, and for this episode you’ll ne…
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Deuteronomy 5:12-15 ● 2024-06-02 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son […]…
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Are you overwhelmed with all of the decisions that it takes to raise a child with hearing loss? Are people and organizations constantly contacting you about your child? It can be a lot, especially at the beginning of raising a deaf or hard of hearing child. By doing this one thing you can instantly change the way that you see this mountain of decis…
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We have such a great episode and a special guest for you today! My guest on the podcast episode today is Charlotte Haggie. Charlotte has a 2.5% globally ranked podcast called The Managing Mum, where she helps working moms who are seeking balance in their life between working and raising your kids. Charlotte is also a balance and boundaries coach, a…
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Today, we're going to talk about something that you’ve probably never thought about before, but you 100% need to communicate effectivly with your child. And that’s creating a communication plan for your family! Everyone talks about what language our child is going to talk, and no one tells parents of kids with hearing loss that what they actually n…
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Romans 8:12-17 ● 2024-05-26 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will […]…
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Hearing loss is something that you likely didn’t expect. You probably had a lot of expectations around what hearing loss would be like in your child, and I can assure you it will turn out differently from what you expected. Today I’m going to share a little about our own hearing loss journey with our boys and tell you what I expected when I learned…
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Do you feel like you are so far behind in helping your child with hearing loss learn language skills? Does it feel like everyone in the world knows more than you do about raising your own child? Friend, I want to encourage you today that you are NOT falling behind! You are the perfect mom for your child and you are exactly where you need to be. Tod…
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A few of our facebook group members have asked some really great questions recently, and one of those questions is, “knowing if my child can hear me or not?” That’s a question that I get asked a lot. How do I know that my deaf or hard of hearing child is hearing me, and do I know if my child is understanding me? Hearing and understanding are two to…
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John 15:26-27 ● 2024-05-19 ● Pentecost Sunday ● Listen ● Print There is an investment service company which takes an interesting approach to getting its message out. You might have seen one of their commercials which they have aired during the super bowl for many years. The basic approach to their commercial is that they […]…
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One of our Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group members said, “Currently, we are struggling at bedtime and waking up without his CI.” Bedtime can be a little difficult with kids with cochlear implants or hearing aids because they typically don’t sleep with these on, and so if your child wakes in the middle of the night or isn’t easy to get to sleep, th…
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Teaching your child language is tiring! As a parent you want your child to learn languae quickly... but what if it happens slower than you expected? Today on the podcast we're going to explore how to have patience and endurance while in the middle of language learning with your deaf or hard of hearing child. ********** Galatians 5:22 --> https://ww…
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One of our members of the Raising Deaf Kids Facebook group said, “we don't know a lot of sign language both of us, My current struggle is feeling we don't have enough language to communicate.” Do you feel like you’re in that middle part of communication where your deaf or hard of hearing child just can’t communicate yet? Do you both feel frustrated…
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Psalm 124 ● 2024-05-12 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Listen If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,5 the raging waters wo…
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I know that if you’re new to hearing loss you are most likely seeing multiple therapists or interventionists during the week. This takes up a large part of your schedule each week just getting therapies for your child! And every specialist wants you to take advantage of their services. How do you balance it all in your week? Today we’re going to ta…
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Are you burned out and overwhelmed as a busy mom? Are you looking for ways to add more self care into your schedule so that you can recharge your own batteries? Showing up for our families is SO important! Today we're going to talk about 5 simple ways that you can recharge your own batteries in a way that fits into your busy schedule. ********** Co…
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Do you have a very active child who doesn’t seem to want to sit still and practice any language skills? Having a deaf or hard of hearing child with ADHD makes language learning a little different, and requires us to be more creative about finding ways to practice speech and language goals with our kids. Today we’re going to talk about how to get yo…
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Ephesians 4:7-16 ● 2024-05-05 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Listen 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” 9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who…
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Jerusalem Will Wake to A New Day of Freedom View Isaiah II series | listen to audio Agree or disagree: “When a Christian spots someone passed out in a public park and it is clearly due to drug abuse or alcoholism, they ought to feel nothing but pity for that person.” The previous section depicted […]…
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