# @mama.hu.hears on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKUlXyGRPR5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31083953-mamahuhears-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-31T14:40:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Michelle Hu•Hard of Hearing•Audiologist (@mama.hu.hears) — https://gondola.cc/mama.hu.hears

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Swipe or tap for the 4 Keys in helping a DHH child advocate for themselves...

What a blessing it is that we we get to go on this journey with our DHH patients and children.⭐

⭐We get to know them so well which really helps us take regular everyday situations and play it out.

⭐It is SO important for patients and children to advocate for themselves.

⭐We are not always physically there for them, they will not always have access to an audiologist or mentor, and it will truly do wonders for their confidence once they learn how to be their biggest advocate.

So here are the 4 big keys in helping them do that:

1- Give them LANGUAGE

✔️Vocabulary and/or signs around their disability.
✔️Use the proper terms so that anyone they communicate with about their needs will understand.

2- Give them
RESPECT & CONFIDENCE

✔️They have something you don’t have. Everyone experiences life differently than you do, and they have their own set of variables that are different from yours.
✔️Let them take ownership of their disability. Don’t let them go out into the world with the expectation that they need someone else to help them or that someone else will always take care of things every time they need something.

3- EMPOWER

✔️Show them when they speak up people will listen and want to help - be a role model. Ask them to help you during appointments.

4 - BUILD Communities

✔️Be engaged with community and school events.
✔️Encourage event fliers in your office or website so that they can build their village via YOU.
✔️If you haven’t explicitly said “I am a safe space for you to talk about your disability, your challenges and your triumphs,” please do so.

And don’t forget, if you’re looking for more support, I have a ton of resources. Just go to my bio to check them out!

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