title: Parental restriction of children's access to cochlear implants: case studies.
abstract: This article reports on four retrospective case studies in which parental behavioral management of the implanted child included withholding the cochlear implant or activities associated with it as a disciplinary measure or as a means of preventing device loss or damage. The need for parental counseling by health care and educational professionals as to the importance of a child's connection to the hearing world all day long through the implant for optimal speech, language, academic, and psychosocial development is emphasized.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schoepflin
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Linstrom
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gilston
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DeRose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032763:Behavior Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011678:Punishment; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Cochlear implant; Counseling; Parental efficacy; Parental involvement; Restriction