The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual: A Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Birth Through Kindergarten by Fertman, Will

The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual: A Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Birth Through Kindergarten

A direct and approachable guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children. About 90% of...
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Author: Will Fertman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual: A Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Birth Through Kindergarten by Fertman, Will

The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual: A Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Birth Through Kindergarten

$118.99 $66.38

The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual: A Guide for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children from Birth Through Kindergarten

$118.99 $66.38
Author: Will Fertman
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A direct and approachable guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children.

About 90% of all deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children are born to parents with typical hearing, so for many moms and dads, their baby will be the first DHH person they've ever met.

In The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual, Will Fertman provides the essential information parents need to support their kids from birth through kindergarten and beyond. Fertman not only draws on his own experiences as the father of a deaf child but also includes insight and advice from the experts: Deaf educators and researchers who have both the topic knowledge and first-hand experience growing up DHH. The manual begins with a quick-start guide to get parents oriented with the basics, and then dives into day-to-day caregiving, family dynamics, medical and educational topics, and parental self-care. Fertman tackles complex issues-from learning sign language and navigating IEPs to considering cochlear implants and avoiding language deprivation-with honesty and humor, breaking out key information into FAQs for easy reference and adding dad jokes along the way.

The first years of a deaf or hard of hearing child's life are critical to their later success, and The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual gives families Deaf-approved, research-supported dos and don'ts, empowering them to raise happy, healthy kids.

Author: Will Fertman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 04/16/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798765189375

About the Author
Will Fertman is a writer and full-time father living in Northern California. In 2018, Will's second son was identified with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in the hospital's newborn hearing screen. Will has since co-authored articles on caring for deaf and hard of hearing children for the CDC's pediatric deafness response group EHDI, where he serves on the interagency parent-to-parent advisory panel.

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