{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Keeping up with your child","description":"The uphill climb of the early days is now behind you. As new vistas open up, you’ll find that  the gradient has eased and the pace of your child’s learning has gained considerable momentum.\n\nAs comforting as it may be to linger in the familiar, growth thrives in novelty. By balancing observation with intuition, you can stretch and challenge your deaf or hard of hearing child without overwhelming her. Let go of repeating the same routines the same way. Instead, favour fresh turns of phrase, richer vocabulary, and more complex thinking. This fluidity makes your child nimble minded.\n\nPlan and marvel at how your child embraces this change of pace: staying attentive, curious, and receptive to every new idea that she discovers!\n\nThis is The Sound Steps Podcast.\n\n🎧 Top Tips from Episode 14\n\nEye gaze and engagement matter. Your child’s gaze and attention tell you she is processing what you say.\nPacing is key. Observation tells  you when to move on.\nManaging the developmental gap. Stimulate your child without overwhelming her.\nMoving on: Explore using new ways to convey familiar meaning.\nMatch your child’s pace. This keeps your child wanting to listen.\nStaying an enthusiastic listener. Your child learns that paying attention brings new discoveries.\n\nTime Stamps:\n\n00:00:00 Introduction\n00:01:42 Introducing our guests in this episode\n00:02:00 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents\n00:02:10 Choosing Auditory-Verbal Therapy for your deaf or hard of hearing child\n00:02:38 AVT facilitates age-appropriate development\n00:03:10 Abundant choices open up through AVT\n00:03:38 Early identification and the fitting of early and optimal amplification.\n00:03:46 A life free of limitations\n00:03:56 Show notes, Top tips and Time Stamps\n00:04:05 Links and contact details\n00:04:13 Resources\n00L04:36 Trust that your child is listening with optimal amplification\n00:05:08 Subtle signs of comprehension\n00:05:15 Pacing is key\n00:05:30 Move forward\n00:08:11 Stay intuitive\n00:08:38 Keep changing the manner in which you convey familiar content\n00:11:00 Stretch and challenge\n00:15:41  Learning in session\n00:16:40 An enthusiastic listener\n00:17:58 Reflection\n00:18:44 Our next episode: Firing imagination through play\n\nResources:\n\n💬 Submit your question to the show: https://www.soundsteps.uk/podcast-ask-question/\n👩‍⚕️ Face-to-face AVT with Shefali Shah (London): https://soundsteps.uk\n🌐 Online AVT sessions available via AVT Direct: https://avtdirect.com\n🎓 Train online as an LSL professional in AVT: https://learnavt.com\n📧 Contact Shefali directly: shefalishah@soundsteps.uk (mailto:shefalishah@soundsteps.uk)\n\n📚 Resources\n\nEstabrooks, D., Morrison, M., & MacIver-Lux, K. (2020). Auditory-Verbal Therapy: For Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families, and the Practitioners Who Guide Them (2nd ed.). Plural Publishing.\nNational Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004, updated 2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function. Harvard University. Center on the Developing Child – Harvard","author_name":"The Sound Steps Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5160349-the-sound-steps-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43574263/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}