Parental involvement in the development of auditory skills with CI involves exploring the role of parents in supporting their child's auditory development with a cochlear implant. This includes strategies such as auditory verbal therapy, as well as ongoing use and maintenance of the CI. Parents play a crucial role in their child's development, and this topic examines how parents can support their child's progress with the CI.
The impact of CI use on parent-child communication and bonding focuses on how cochlear implants can affect parent-child communication and the relationship between parents and children. This topic explores both the potential benefits and challenges of CI use for parent-child interaction, including the importance of effective communication strategies and the potential for enhanced bonding as well as challenges with technology and other factors.
The decision-making process for getting a cochlear implant involves weighing the benefits and risks of the surgery, as well as the psychological and emotional considerations.
Post-operative recovery and adjusting to a new way of hearing can be a challenging process, both physically and emotionally, as individuals adapt to their new hearing abilities with the implant.
Challenges and successes in speech and language development with a CI highlight the unique difficulties that individuals with cochlear implants face in acquiring language and developing communication skills, as well as the strategies for overcoming these challenges.
Education and school experiences with a CI explore the ways in which hearing loss and cochlear implants impact a student's educational experience, including the challenges of classroom communication and the accommodations and support needed for academic success.
Coping with stigma and misconceptions about hearing loss and CI use address the social and emotional challenges of living with a hearing loss and using a cochlear implant, including the stigma and misconceptions surrounding hearing loss, as well as the strategies for coping and building resilience.

Want to participate as a Observer to inhance my experience for better future of my two cochlear implant children.

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm, that on behalf of the Cochlear Implant centers of the Radboud UMC in Nijmegen and Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam to invite you to attend the 16th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2023.

Yours sincerely, on behalf of the CI Centers at Radboud UMC and Erasmus MC,