At their discretion, parents participated in the interviews individually or with a significant other person. All were
hearing parents, and the 17 interviews involved a total of 21 individuals, with participation as follows: 10 mothers
alone, 1 grandmother (the child’s main caregiver), 2 fathers, and 4 mothers and fathers together. Two of the families
also had a second child with a hearing loss. Fifteen of the 17 families lived in an urban center. The majority of parents
(11 of 17) had experienced the diagnostic process for a period of less than 3 years (range = 11–44 months) prior to
participating in the interviews. All interviews were conducted in English.