children Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/children/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png children Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/children/ 32 32 Rate of Deafness Among Children Is At An All-Time High in China https://deafniche.com/rate-deafness-among-children-time-high-china/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 06:59:09 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9561 Chinese children are becoming deaf at an alarming rate of 30,000 per year since 2008. The reason may surprise you: improper use of antibiotics. Imagine that it’s winter time and you are the parent of sick children who have missed a week of school already and they need something stronger than the usual home remedies […]

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]]> 5th Grade Class Learns Sign Language for Deaf Classmate https://deafniche.com/5th-grade-class-learns-sign-language-deaf-classmate/ Mon, 30 May 2016 11:33:50 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9121 Talk about a fun way to learn a new language and culture! Note: This article was written by Joi-Marie McKenzie for ABC News which can be found here: [su_button url=”http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/5th-grade-class-starts-american-sign-language-club/story?id=37195224″ target=”blank” style=”flat” background=”#ff5b54″ size=”7″ radius=”0″ icon=”icon: globe” desc=”5th Grade Class Starts American Sign Language Club to Better Communicate with Deaf Student”]Students at Mark Bills Middle […]

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]]> Deaf Boy Wins a Spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2016 https://deafniche.com/deaf-boy-wins-scripps-national-spelling-bee/ Mon, 30 May 2016 07:57:31 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9113 Neil Maes from South Carolina just won a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee A young boy from South Carolina just won the National Spelling Bee, beating out many other children vying for spots in the Scripps competition. That boy is Neil Maes. Maes, a fifth grader, was born deaf. He has cochlear implants […]

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]]> Nyle DiMarco for People Magazine https://deafniche.com/nyle-dimarco-people-magazine/ Sat, 28 May 2016 08:59:53 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9102 Check it out, People Magazine did a spot on the latest winner of Dancing With the Stars! Nyle DiMarco, the deaf model who won both America’s Next Top Model and Dancing With the Stars did an interview spot with the popular celebrity magazine People Magazine. Here, you can see him talk about his feeling on […]

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]]> Did you know that Dr. Helen Taussig, the doctor who established Pediatric Care, was deaf? https://deafniche.com/helentaussig/ Thu, 26 May 2016 04:03:58 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9069 Dr. Helen Taussig was the first doctor to establish intensive pediatric care; she dedicated her life’s research to a condition called Blue Baby Syndrome. This is a condition where the babies are born with a heart defect, causing poor blood circulation and giving them the blue skin. Many babies died from this condition as no […]

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]]> Remembering: And Your Name Is Jonah https://deafniche.com/remembering-name-jonah/ Sun, 22 May 2016 06:50:14 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9064 This movie came out shortly after American Sign Language was recognized as an official language in the United States And Your Name Is Jonah is a movie made in 1979 about a deaf boy who was mistakenly diagnosed as mentally challenged. He grew up in a hospital until his mother figured out that he was […]

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]]> Teach Your Kids About Money Early https://deafniche.com/teach-your-kids-about-money-early/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:48:36 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=8686 Many kids are going to college without any knowledge about money, how to save, or how money works in general. This is setting them up for a hard financial road, but you can prevent this from happening to your kids by teaching them early. Here are a few tips for getting them started young: 1. […]

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