Objectives:
To study the experience of parents in online activities of digital auditory training used as support in the rehabilitation of children with hearing impairment.
Methods:
Research developed as part of the construction of the website “Learning to listen: listening activities for children and their parents” (https://aprendendoaouvir.fob.usp.br/). The methodological design for building the website followed two steps: 1- analysis and planning; 2- modeling. In step 1, a questionnaire was applied to investigate the experience of parents in online auditory training activities, consisting of 29 questions and inserted into Google Forms platform.
Results:
Sixty-two people (≥22 to ≤62 years old) from 12 different Brazilian states answered the questionnaire, being 55 (88.7%) mothers, three (4.9%) grandparents, two (3.2%) parents, and two (3.2%) siblings. A total of 40 (64.5%) use online auditory activities to stimulate children’s hearing, while 22 (35.5%) answered “no”. Justifications of the 22 participants for not accessing the online activities: 4.5% answered “activities are very difficult”; 4.5% answered “activities are very easy”; 13.7% answered “lack of time”; 18.2% answered “other causes”; 18.2% answered “activities are paid for”, and 40.9% reported not knowing about the existence of digital training. Among participants, 95% agreed with the statements: 1- auditory activities support speech therapy; 2- auditory activities help improving children's auditory development; 3- auditory activities support and encourage family members. The answers obtained served as a basis for planning and building ludic auditory activities with synthetic and analytical strategies, and for recording, selecting and organizing the audios consistent with the reality of children and parents.
Conclusion:
The website met relevant priorities regarding technological innovations and their impacts, and the inclusive demands of identity, readability, content, usability and playability, and enabled a specialized and accessible product for the target audience. The content developed encompassed the aspects listed by parents as essential in the organization of auditory activities that are attractive for children and facilitator for family members. It is expected that the website will act as a tool for adherence, support and empowerment of parents regarding their participation in auditory rehabilitation, and breaking down geographic barriers that hinder the therapeutic process in Brazil.

Objectives:
To study the experience of parents in online activities of digital auditory training used as support in the rehabilitation of children with hearing impairment.
Methods:
Research developed as part of the construction of the website “Learning to listen: listening activities for children and their parents” ([https://aprendendoaouvir.fob.usp.br/](https://aprendendoaouvir.fob.usp.br/)). The methodological design for building the website followed two steps: 1- analysis and planning; 2- modeling. In step 1, a questionnaire was applied to investigate the experience of parents in online auditory training activities, consisting of 29 questions and inserted into Google Forms platform.
Results:
Sixty-two people (≥22 to ≤62 years old) from 12 different Brazilian states answered the questionnaire, being 55 (88.7%) mothers, three (4.9%) grandparents, two (3.2%) parents, and two (3.2%) siblings. A total of 40 (64.5%) use online auditory activities to stimulate children’s hearing, while 22 (35.5%) answered “no”. Justifications of the 22 participants for not accessing the online activities: 4.5% answered “activities are very difficult”; 4.5% answered “activities are very easy”; 13.7% answered “lack of time”; 18.2% answered “other causes”; 18.2% answered “activities are paid for”, and 40.9% reported not knowing about the existence of digital training. Among participants, 95% agreed with the statements: 1- auditory activities support speech therapy; 2- auditory activities help improving children's auditory development; 3- auditory activities support and encourage family members. The answers obtained served as a basis for planning and building ludic auditory activities with synthetic and analytical strategies, and for recording, selecting and organizing the audios consistent with the reality of children and parents.
Conclusion:
The website met relevant priorities regarding technological innovations and their impacts, and the inclusive demands of identity, readability, content, usability and playability, and enabled a specialized and accessible product for the target audience. The content developed encompassed the aspects listed by parents as essential in the organization of auditory activities that are attractive for children and facilitator for family members. It is expected that the website will act as a tool for adherence, support and empowerment of parents regarding their participation in auditory rehabilitation, and breaking down geographic barriers that hinder the therapeutic process in Brazil.

Construction of a website to support parents in the process of developing auditory skills for children with hearing impairment

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,