There are peak periods for learning for the deaf child. If parents are not willing to seek help in these times, serious loss can occur. Children who have a moderate hearing loss may experience problems that fully deaf people will never face. This can present real problems to the children in choosing friends and working through the educational system. Often hearing-impaired children feel that they do not belong anywhere.
Communication is the most far-reaching problem for deaf children.
Every aspect of their life is affected by the disability. The parents can experience anger and frustration in trying to deal with their children, whom they cannot understand and who cannot understand them. Because of communication problems, deaf children must remain dependent on their family far longer than hearing children. This dependency can restrict their personality development. Deaf children, even more than hearing children must have clearly defined, stable expectations.