PEEP This! Hide & Seek

Parent tested and approved! Did you know, playing hide-and-go-seek with children, in doors or out, can be a fun listening game and build language. We don't recommend the old fashioned silent game of hide and seek anymore. Instead, ask your child to count while you go hide. Give your child verbal cues to come find you. You can make noises of varying pitches and volumes, or you can shout hints to build language. "I'm inside something green" or "I'm near something you can wear." You can change up your hints to compliment your therapy as well from rooms of the house, to things found outside. You'll be helping your hearing impaired child build language, localize sounds, and verbalize instruction as well so be sure you take turns!

These therapy tips may or may not have come directly from a speech-language pathologist or auditory verbal therapist, nor is it meant to replace any current therapy. Should you have questions, ask your child's therapist!

PEEP This! Fast Fact on CRS & EI

Did you know, children under the age of three who qualify for early intervention (EI) services can receive therapies such as (OT) Occupational Therapy, (PT) Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy (just to name a few), or even a combination of therapies, from their natural environments such as home, daycare, etc.?
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Did you know, CRS (Children's Rehab Services) can serve any Alabama child younger than 21 who has special health care needs? According to their booklet,

"Families participate in the cost of services for their child based on a sliding fee schedule and by using any Medicaid or insurance coverage."

Some families, according to their household income, may not be required to pay any portion of certain medical care when provided through CRS. To find out more click here.

PEEP This! Show & Tell

When describing your child's hearing loss to their school or childcare provider, having a copy of an audiogram such as this or the one found here (click link for another example) , may help them to visually see what your child can and cannot hear. A copy of their personal audiogram from the audiologist (if you can provide one) paired with one displaying where speech sounds fall like this chart, may help provide a better understanding of your child's hearing loss. Keep in mind, classrooms and daycares are much noisier than the sound proof booths that the audiologists use for testing so remind them that background noises can certainly lesson what they may see on paper as the amount of hearing your child has with his or her hearing device(s).

PEEP's Survey

Please take a moment to complete our parent survey for those who live in Alabama, to help PEEPs better serve you! This is a nine question survey and takes approximately 3 minutes. Thank You!
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PEEPS at the Park

PEEPs would like to thank Christie Rather Photography for donating her time to come out to the PEEPs picnic and take photos of the event. The Charity League ladies were also out volunteering as well. The temperatures soared but the children had fun, and the parents did as well. Events like these give parents a chance to talk to other parents in similar situations. PEEPs hopes to have more events like this in the future around the state for those who may not live in the Birmingham area. Again, thank you for coming out, we had a blast, and we can't wait to see you all again real soon!

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