by Raising Relatives | Apr 22, 2025 | School Issues for Foster & Kinship Kids
As the school year winds down, it’s easy for kids to check out from their school routines. Spring breezes tempt them, and there’s nothing quite as enticing as hours of outdoor time with friends. Keeping your grandchild, niece, or cousin engaged and current...
by Raising Relatives | Apr 10, 2025 | Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care
Raising a relative child is likely not something you planned for this stage of your life. Your relatives (adult children, cousins, siblings) struggle to manage parenting independently, and stepping in to support them feels like the right thing for everyone who loves...
by Raising Relatives | Apr 3, 2025 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse
Across the state, Spring is springing up everywhere! Sending the kids outside to play relieves many grandparents and family caregivers. After all, many of us would agree that Winter means too much time inside for our kids, on screens, in their rooms, or getting on...
by Raising Relatives | Mar 28, 2025 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
The tween and teen years can get a bad rap – folks assume an adolescent will be rebellious, acting out, or stuck behind a screen with a sullen look on their face. While sometimes those things are true, it’s also true that the teen years can be rich with rewarding...
by Raising Relatives | Mar 21, 2025 | ADHD, Challenging Behaviors, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
You may hear from your grandchild’s teacher or your nephew’s pediatrician about their “executive function skills,” you might wonder, “What exactly does that mean?” Executive function is the set of neurological processes that helps...
