What do you think about 2 deaf parents having children?

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Ok, I'm not saying deaf people shouldn't have kids, so please don't think that. I have deaf family, so I have NOTHING against anyone with hearing problems. I'm just wondering what you think about how the kids will learn to talk? I've seen two different deaf couples with children and the kids have very limited speech ability at ages when kids should be talking up a storm.

Answer 1

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I don't think there would be anything wrong with it. Kids adapt very well. And if there are hearing relatives around they will learn from them.

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Answer 2

I think anyone willing and able to have kids and able to give them a good home should go for it no matter what other people may think.
If both parents are deaf the kids will learn sign language at an early age and they will have classmates to TALK too.

Answer 3

My American Sign Language level 1 professor is deaf. His wife is hard of hearing, she signs. Their two children sign and talk up a storm like crazy. It is because they are very active in their children's development. They will make sure they use sounds and words in the home. He can't speak too well of pronouncing, but lip reading and picking up key words at early age is just as good as two hearing parents.

His son said it is hard sometimes (keep in mind his son is 6 and daughter is 3) to have parents who are deaf or hard of hearing. All the things we hearing take advantage from yelling help, crying, music and just daily talking. Those grew up deaf have accepted it and in his dad's case, loves it! Some, don't or have a hard time adjusting if hearing loss due to injury or age.

He also takes them to a lot of deaf community events open to the public so they are exposed to other kids who are hearing, who are deaf and who have parents who are hearing/deaf. Gives them an enviroment for it to be ok for both.

I believe the children's development depends on the parent's ability to help them.

My American Sign Language professor level 2 is hearing, but he has a lot of deaf friends, family and his wife is hard of hearing. He states the same thing around children growing up in deaf culture.

Answer 4

i had a friend who was raised by a single death mother, she was able to communicate very well, and people were able to understand her very easily , she made a lot of facial gesture when she spoke. In her particle case it became very important , she was in a very bad car accident in her late 20 , till this day she remain in a semi coma state, but the interested things is any word that she said she can sign and she can spell it , she can say Jellloooooo yet her short term memory is non existence, she does not know what happen to her, she does not remember her husband but yet she can do sign language and spell the words.

Answer 5

Lucky them!! Won't have to put up with all that noise and crying!!! I'm joking. Yes, I believe that they shouldn't be punished for something that is not their fault. If they were not permitted (by God) to hear, why should they not be allowed to have their children? So what if they have speech ability at an older age? They will still catch up to the rest of us somehow. That doesn't make the children less intelligent or less worthy. Does it?

Answer 6

As long as they communicate (which children who learn sign language do earlier than those of us who have to wait until our muscle control in our mouths is up to speed), I think they will catch up when they get around other talking friends

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no source, just a guess.

Answer 7

I worked at a summer camp with some deaf kids. Most of them signed, but their communication skills were behind other kids their age. Well this one deaf kid, had 2 deaf parents. (I am told this was not to be expected, most both deaf couples will have hearing children). Anyhow, b/c this child was exposed to signing all of his life his communication skills (in Amsalan) were as good as any other kid's talking skills.

Answer 8

When I was in kindergarten,I had a best friend - Velina.Her mother and father were deaf and they had communication problems but they could understand each-other.I guess there's nothing wrong for 2 deaf parents to have children but there must be someone else to help them in some cases - like teaching the child to talk.

Answer 9

We have friends who are both deaf, and their kids are just fine. They are sweet tender children, and they are just like any other children their ages. Just because their parents are deaf doesn't mean their parents can't talk at all. Even if the deaf parent prefer to use sign language instead of talking doesn't mean that the kids won't be able to talk because they are around more than just the parents.

Answer 10

Why not?

Answer 11

i grew up with a neighbor that had two deaf parents, she was fine. i havent seen her in along time but im sure she still fine. her parents loved each other very much and they all loved each other. as long as people r grown and in luv with each other then, why cant they have kids? i believe no impairment should keep people from having children. as long as it wont affect the child, and they r able to care for the child.

Answer 12

I know one person that has two deaf parents... he is not deaf him self, ofcoarse he knows signe language and a very nice and succesfull person.

Answer 13

i did not hear a thing

Answer 14

I had a friend with two deaf parents, he was a very smart kid. No problems whatsoever.

Answer 15

I don't think it is a problem at all. As long as their children have plenty of social interactivity so it gives them an opportunity to talk and communicate like everybody else.

Answer 16

No problem!
Where there is love there is way....
There are many many ways the child can learn....
School.
Our family members.
Educational T.V.
and many more...

Answer 17

They're speach takes longer to develop, but they will always have a second language, once the child goes to school he/she will catch up...

Answer 18

i dont see a problem with it but perhaps the kids should be seeing speech therapists or at the very least be exposed to plenty of hearing people with normal speech so they can hear it, assuming their children will be born hearing.

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mom x3

Answer 19

I had a best friend when I was younger who had deaf parents. Her and her brother both talked just fine. They probably had trouble early on but once they entered school, then they pick up on speech better. I thought it was cool that they could both sign and talk.

Answer 20

i dont see a problem if the child is raised on knowing sigh language then its fine but they should see about a helper for when the baby cry's in the middle of the night...