I would like to raise awareness about the importance of a strong first language foundation for every Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) children born to hearing parents. So, if you are a hearing parent of a DHH child, please, take a few minutes to read the information below — it may just change your life and the life of your child/ren. We all agree that any language is necessary for proper brain development, but when you prioritise speech production and listening skills and force to a DHH child to learn a spoken language in place of his/her natural language (sign language) during his/her critical language-learning years, it is called “language deprivation”.