Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Hi, I have a question for the group on behalf of a friend of mine not on this list. Her daughter (moderate to severe HOH, bilateral HAs) started mainstream kindergarten this week. Apparently, her teacher explained to the class that she was wearing a microphone (for the FM) because this girl wears hearing aids (with no other explanation about the hearing aids, hearing loss, etc.). Two other little girls subsequently told this child they could not be her friend because she was a " monster " and they were afraid the hearing aids would hurt them. Now that this has been brought up in the wrong way, does anyone have suggestions as to how it can be rectified? Can you go back and have someone thoughtfully explain hearing aids to the class? I seem to remember someone mentioning something a while back that would accomplish this, but I can't remember what. My heart is breaking for this child and her mom; any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, Stefanie mom to Ben, 6, severe to profound HOH, and Isabella, 9, mild loss, unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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