Summertime Tips for Kids with Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
Summer time is filled with hot days and water fun! Below are some tips and tricks for maintaining cochlear implants and hearing aid equipment for kids with hearing loss throughout the warm months to avoid damage. Hearing Aids Earmold care Develop a routine for rinsing off earmolds to eliminate any sunscreen/bug spray/bubbles that may have […]
How to prepare your DHH child for Camp – Tips from the FHSR Education Coordinator
Going to camp for all kids is exciting but if your child has hearing loss, it can also require planning. Ensure success at camp by making sure your child and their camp team are well prepared. It may be your child’s first camp or tenth camp. It is still important to think through all of […]
Growing Up Together: Roselynn and FHSR
Back in 2022, we introduced you to Roselynn – a vivacious, talkative preschooler with bilateral hearing loss. With your support and FHSR behind her, Roselynn has been thriving. She’s now a happy, confident kindergartener with a song in her heart and only the sky as her limit! First diagnosed in 2018, Roselynn originally wore hearing […]
Prevent Summer Slide – Tips from the FHSR Education Coordinator
Summer is quickly approaching and we are all eager for the long summer days and warm nights. Before the school year ends, take a moment to review your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan, and all necessary accommodations and modifications are in place for their new classroom environment. To assist you in navigating […]
Tips for Successful Virtual Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids
2020 has not looked like any other year we have seen, causing parents and caregivers to wear even more hats when it comes to their children’s education. Parents and Caregivers have become science teachers, gym teachers, lunch room helpers and art instructors (to name a few) as schools have moved to online classrooms. With a […]
A Move for the Kids Interview with Mal and Jen Evangelides
FHSR sat down with the amazing Mallory Evangelides, team captain for Mal’s Pals, and her mom Jennifer Evangelides, to chat about the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Move for the Kids 5K Run/Walk event. Please join us at Move for the Kids on Sunday, May 19th at 9:00 am on the Chicago Lakefront!
