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Fun Ways to Create a Secure Attachment with Young Relative Children

While raising this young toddler or school-aged child in your home, you have a special opportunity to help them feel safe, loved, and strong. One of the best gifts you can give them is a secure attachment. This bond tells your grandchild (or nephew or cousin): “You...

When Siblings Harm Each Other

In this community, we value “family” as much bigger than just parents and children.  This is one of the most common reasons that grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives step in to help raise a child when the parents can’t. The strength of kinship care helps...

When Your Grandchild Needs Help Making Friends

Making friends can be hard sometimes. For children who have experienced trauma, loss, big changes, learning differences, or prenatal substance exposure to drugs and alcohol, making friends may feel extra hard. As a grandparent or related caregiver to this child, you...

Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse

Connecting with Tweens and Teens

Connecting with Tweens and Teens

Raising your grandchildren (or nephews or cousins) can be a deeply rewarding and joyful experience in this season of your life. However, sometimes, these precious children become grumpy, sweaty, almost adult-sized beings you don't recognize for a moment. Suddenly,...

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Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs

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Challenging Behaviors

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ADHD

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Disrupting Birth Order

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Helping A Child Heal from Sexual Abuse

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School Issues for Foster & Kinship Kids

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Technology/Internet and Our Kids

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Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents

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Relationship with Child’s Parent

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Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care

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