Should you treat a deaf kid the same way you would a hearing kid?

They did that hundreds of years ago and you ended up with someone who could not communicate, or read , or write.

Then in adulthood, they got the privilege of serving as the village idiot and doing hard labor for scraps.

So I think no, you need to work a little harder with a deaf kid to give them a future.
 
It depends on what you mean.

Like if it is about expecting them to adjust to hearing needs 100% without any adjustments to meet their deaf needs, no.

But if it is about letting them have the freedom to explore, make mistakes, grow on their own, play sports or get invovled with activities, and have jobs when they are teeangers, then yes.
 
My mother says she treated me the exact same way she treated my sisters.

For example, if a kid starts to scream in a restaurant. The kid is hearing. What would you do? What if the kid is deaf? Would you do the same thing? Or would you pause, and say...wait. Does he even know what a scream is? Is this how he communicate? Would his deafness factors in how you discipline him? Would your expectations be the same?
 
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For behavior yeah but the communication its always different. If he's screaming because of lack of communication, making excuses for his behavior isn't helping.
 
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depends on the kid! tailor your care tending to the individual not what you get from a book. some deaf and some hearing will need more attention than others.
 
deafbajagal said:
My mother says she treated me the exact same way she treated my sisters.

For example, if a kid starts to scream in a restaurant. The kid is hearing. What would you do? What if the kid is deaf? Would you do the same thing? Or would you pause, and say...wait. Does he even know what a scream is? Is this how he communicate? Would his deafness factors in how you discipline him? Would your expectations be the same?
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As a deaf person myself, I would treat both the same. Take them outside until they have calmed down and explain that screaming or behaving that way isnt acceptable in a restaurant (if they are at a certain age).
 
shel90 said:
It depends on what you mean.

Like if it is about expecting them to adjust to hearing needs 100% without any adjustments to meet their deaf needs, no.

But if it is about letting them have the freedom to explore, make mistakes, grow on their own, play sports or get invovled with activities, and have jobs when they are teeangers, then yes.
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**nodding agreement**
 
If you mean about treating them in normal everyday life (not focusing on commuication, deafness etc). Then Deaf kid should be treated the same as hearing kid. If hearing kid get trouble doing this then so should Deaf kid. If hearing kid get treat for something then Deaf kid should as well. Don't treat Deaf kid easier or harder than hearing kid. My parents treated me differently to my sister and was harder on me, my sister got treated easier and get treats and stuff.

If you mean about treating them in education, learning, communication, etc then you can't treat Deaf kid same as hearing kid, you have to work harder to make sure Deaf kid is on equal level to hearing kid.

It depends on what you mean.
 
Speedy Hawk said:
If you mean about treating them in normal everyday life (not focusing on commuication, deafness etc). Then Deaf kid should be treated the same as hearing kid. If hearing kid get trouble doing this then so should Deaf kid. If hearing kid get treat for something then Deaf kid should as well. Don't treat Deaf kid easier or harder than hearing kid. My parents treated me differently to my sister and was harder on me, my sister got treated easier and get treats and stuff.

If you mean about treating them in education, learning, communication, etc then you can't treat Deaf kid same as hearing kid, you have to work harder to make sure Deaf kid is on equal level to hearing kid.

It depends on what you mean.
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