Dr Christina Clarke

10/03/2026

🌟Parent Drop-in Session - Fostering Connection with your kids

When? TUESDAY 17 MARCH 2026 - 9am-10am (Brisbane time)

Want to feel more connected to your child? Struggling to know what is going on in their internal world? This drop-in session will explore practical ways to strengthen your relationship with your child or young person, slow down and be present. Sharing ideas and approaches in a supportive space to help you engage with and understand your child better.

Online via Zoom. Spaces limited to 8 maximum.

$60 per family/parent/carer.

Suitable for Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing families. Presented in English with captions and Auslan interpreting.

To book - email: christina_clarke@outlook.com

10/03/2026

09/03/2026

Aussie Deaf Kids is an awesome website full of relevant and useful information and resources relevant to Australasian’s raising deaf and hard of hearing children. Highly recommend!

07/03/2026

Take care of yourself. Allow yourself to take breaks and relax. Remember to stop and breathe.

I hope you have a nice weekend. 💚

07/03/2026

I’ve grown and transformed my listening of the words “disability” and “hearing loss” over the years. Anyone will tell you that while I do not often choose to let it define me - I also will not deny the invisible weight on my shoulders.

Here are just a few of the unseen extras that go with living a life with as strong individual with hearing loss.

From the exhaustion that comes from constant vigilance, discomfort of adjusting to periodic programming changes, and the vacuum of missed sounds, social details and conversations.

Each of these can drain our mental energy from worry, coordinating, practicing, looking for, asking for repetition, etc. It's no wonder we need sound/hearing breaks and extra time for self-care! To those living this reality, know that your strength is seen, your challenges acknowledged, and your perseverance is recognized.

Together, we can make the invisible, visible.

07/03/2026

IT’S HERE! 🔥

Registration for our conference, Exploring Bimodal Bilingualism in Deaf Children is open for registration! We are SO excited to be offering you such an amazing line up of presenters 🇦🇺

This conference is perfect for speech-language pathologists, teachers of the deaf, early intervention providers, researchers, parents, and families! We can't wait to see you there!

Find out more at language1st.org/australia

Get involved 🔥🔥🔥

04/03/2026

Social anxiety and hearing loss

Social anxiety is common for young people with hearing loss, often because social situations take more effort and can feel unpredictable. Your child may worry about missing what others say, feeling different, or making a mistake in a fast-moving conversation.

https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/about-hearing-loss/specific-hearing-losses/adolescents-and-young-adults-with-hearing-loss/a-challenging-age-to-have-a-hearing-loss/
https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/mental-health-physical-health/stress-anxiety-depression/anxiety
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/advice-and-support/all-advice-and-support-topics/deafness-and-your-emotional-health-and-wellbeing/managing-stress-and-anxiety-deaf-young-person
https://www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/teens-dealing-with-social-isolation/
https://wafdc.org.au/managing-emotions/
https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/mental-health-physical-health/stress-anxiety-depression/anxiety-disorders

04/03/2026

03/03/2026

01/03/2026

The nervous system needs safety before it can learn.
Behind every behavior is a feeling asking to be understood, because behavior is communication, and connection is the response.
Big feelings need safe arms, not strong consequences.
When we connect first, everything changes.
Calm is contagious. So is love.
Co-regulation today builds self-regulation tomorrow. 💛☀️ 🤗