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Hearts & Hands

Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Deaf Children and Their Families

Hearts & Hands strengthens deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s social and emotional development.

GA number:  2025-1-AT01-KA220-ADU-000356904

Funded by: Erasmus+     Duration: 01/11/2025-29/02/2028

Challenge

Hearts & Hands introduces a family-centred, sustainable model that empowers parents and educators to actively support the social and emotional development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) children.

Innovation

Hearts & Hands trains parents and educators to support the social and emotional growth of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) children. Using play-based activities, interactive learning tools, and storytelling, the project helps parents build confidence and guide their children’s emotional skills at home. Educators are also trained to support families effectively, creating long-term, practical support structures. By combining hands-on tools, family learning, and expert guidance, Hearts & Hands empowers parents to foster resilience, communication, and self-expression in their children, ensuring sustainable support for social-emotional development beyond formal programs.

Action

Supporting parents to nurture emotional growth

A practical and easy-to-follow programme that empowers parents to strengthen their child’s emotional development, social skills, and ability to understand and express feelings.

Engaging families through play-based emotional learning

A hands-on toolkit with fun, play-based activities that guide parents in helping their children recognize emotions, express themselves, and develop social confidence, while strengthening the parent-child bond.

Equipping Educators to Foster Social Development in Children

A programme for adult educators and family learning professionals, giving them the tools and confidence to guide parents and support children’s emotional and social development at home and in learning settings.

Building children’s emotional skills through storytelling

Illustrated stories created with children reinforce their emotional understanding, self-expression, and social skills.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Project Partners

KMOP, Greece
InterAktion – Verein für ein interkulturelles Zusammenleben,
Austria
Ceangal Eolais Limited,
Ireland
INQUIRIUM LTD,
Cyprus
STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT, Netherlands

 

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