This practice is often frustrating to the deaf children as they do not understand what the person is saying. This method forces anyone dealing with the deaf person to communicate from a straightforward position, which can be very frustrating to the hearing person. These are the realistic limits of oralism. With sign language or finger spelling, communication becomes much easier. The signs learned by the children and parents give language a clear meaningful symbol.
Signing allows for a much richer communication between the children and the members of their family.
Parents should not call attention to their children's deafness. They will learn that they are unable to hear in time. It is much better for them to be treated as normally as possible. Deaf children should learn that although their deafness presents limitations, other children sometimes have problems greater than deafness. Children who have been deaf from birth do not feel as shut out from the world and family as children who lose their hearing after a few years.