When my son was born profoundly deaf, I suddenly understood how isolating it can feel when the world doesn’t reflect your experience. As a parent, I wanted him to see that his hearing loss didn’t define him, but I didn’t know where to start. I’d grown up as a child of deaf parents, but television never showed families like mine. We were invisible. And I feared my son would feel the same. That’s why the new Peppa Pig storyline, in which George (Peppa’s younger brother) is revealed to be deaf, feels so powerful. It’s the first time many children, and their parents, will see a character like George navigating hearing loss in a mainstream children’s show. It’s not just entertainment; it’s representation that can reassure children that they belong, and that differences are normal. Watching George go for a hearing test and start using a hearing aid is the kind of story I wish I’d had when my son was little. The storyline makes it clear that hearing technology can help, but it doesn’t fully …