The Parent’s Portal is designed for parents, pastors, teachers, and other interested adults to get insights and tools for understanding and interacting with their Deaf children.
Among hearing parents of Deaf children, about 25% learn to communicate with their children beyond the surface, or behavioral, level. We are here to help you change that, because we know you want to communicate your highest values to your children. We intend to build resources in this area that focus on live faith-building interaction with your children, no matter whether or how well you use ASL.
What we have for you at the moment are a few testimonies and some resource information. Thank you for your patience, and we appreciate your input.
I like it but I wish you would seats a little bit more vocabulary other words that you use before you tell a story or sing a song that would be a lot more helpful I am a parent of a deaf child
I would like to have any books you have on sign language so I can learn all the words and do the sign language hand motion for people who are deaf. Do they cost money & how much do they cost. Let me know how much they cost so I know if I have to pay a lot or a little or nothing at all for them. Thankyou Merna Adamson
Hello Merna, thanks for writing. We do not have resources for teaching sign language, but we can point you to some. Your best option for learning any language is always to spend time communicating with the people who use it regularly. Look into “Deaf Coffee Chat” or local community colleges, libraries, or churches that offer sign language classes. Online, look at ASLDeafined.com and ASLUniversity.com or the resources produced by Dawn Sign Press. Best wishes in your studies!
Hello Lindsey, thanks for writing! We’ll consider your suggestion. At the moment we’re trying to get some of our other ideas finished up. We do have the few “signs to watch for” at the beginning of each episode. If we make a vocabulary list, we’ll probably start there. Depending on the age of your child, you may want to check with your local Deaf services organization to see if they have language mentors available in your area. These are people who will come to your family on regular visits and support your learning of ASL through communication practice. They provide a language model for your child and helpful feedback for you. Best wishes as you grow in the language, and in communication with your child.
Tony Ortiz GF asl sign music like laugh
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I would like to have your address so when i move i can write to you & give you my new address ok.
Hello Merna, we’d love for you to write us! Send your letter to God Loves Deaf Kids, PO Box 361366, Indianapolis, IN 46236. We look forward to hearing from you!
I am physically handicapped person ( deaf and mute ) loss hearing so difficulty understand but they do not love deaf boy.
Hello Subash, thanks for writing! Being deaf certainly makes life different. It’s very sad that so few people give time and effort to communicate with people different than themselves. We could learn so much from one another if we saw differences in people as new ways to explore our world. I think that kind of sharing is part of what God had in mind when He made each of us. I’m sorry the people in your life don’t celebrate you well.
But here’s the good news – Jesus knows and loves you. He understands you, no matter how you share your heart with Him. See how Lisa explains that here: https://subsplash.com/silentblessingsdeafministries/lb/mi/+mnq78kh
Lexie I’m surgery feeding a puppy hospital change my blood bleeding ultrasound quit crying and blood number and doctors
Hi Lexie, sounds like you’ve got a lot going on. Hopefully the doctors will understand the problem and help you heal, and the puppy bring you comfort & many reasons to smile. Jesus walks with us through the hardest times, He knows every language and loves every person — that includes you. May He help the doctors (and the puppy) restore you to good health.