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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over the winter in the late evening hours we would occasionally hear this constant howling. We honestly thought it was an animal of some sort as we back to a wooded nature preserve, and thought that perhaps since we only heard it at night, it was something nocturnal. Maybe a fox or coyote. It occasionally wakes up our sleeping toddler when it gets our dog going.

We have newish neighbors a few houses down and one of their children is completely deaf. Well, not that the days are nicer and we are ourselves outside more and have windows open, we hear it even louder than before. It’s always well after dark, but after being outside this past weekend, we realize it’s the neighbor boy playing in his backyard! My husband theorizes that the boy can’t hear how loud he sounds.

We use fans and noise machine in our toddlers room, but the dog hears everything, even from our basement.

Do I need to just adjust somehow, or is there a tactful way to let the parents know? [/quote]

I have a profoundly deaf child, along with other deaf family members. First, I am a little confused from your post. Is the boy outside playing well after dark? How old is he?

I can honestly say, having deaf relatives and a deaf daughter, this has not been an issue in our family. My daughter has cochlear implants, but other family members use no amplification and use ASL to communicate. I was also frequently at events at a school for the deaf when I was young, and I don’t remember loud howling from the kids. My ADHD daughter actually was the one I needed to quiet down when my kids were younger, my deaf child was very quiet and calm.

I don’t think you should say anything, but I would be friendly and get to know the family. If they are hearing with a profoundly deaf son, it can be an isolating circumstance. Maybe they are a deaf family with a deaf son, and they do not realize how loud their son is.
Either way showing some interest and kindness would go a long way.

And I want to add, that my deaf daughter and my deaf relatives, whether they have cochlear implants or use ASL are amazing, kind, independent, well educated, people who despise any inkling of pity. So if this is a deaf family please keep this in mind.

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