by Raising Relatives | Apr 22, 2026 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment, Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care
When a child needs family to step in, many relatives answer that call with love. In many homes, the women (grandmothers, aunts, and older sisters) do much of the daily care. But children also need men in their lives. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and other...
by Raising Relatives | Apr 1, 2026 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents, Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
Sometimes the strongest support in your home isn’t only the adults caring for the children. It’s the connection between those adults. When relatives step in to raise children, daily life can quickly revolve around school meetings, doctor visits, court dates, and...
by Raising Relatives | Mar 24, 2026 | ADHD, Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
Sleep struggles are common among families raising grandchildren, nephews and nieces, or other relatives. When a child wakes often or comes into your room every night, everyone feels it. Lack of sleep can affect everyone: moods focus behavior patience at home family...
by Raising Relatives | Mar 20, 2026 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
Raising a grandchild, niece, nephew, or other relative means full, busy days! You may be working, cooking, helping with school, and trying to get the kids to lessons, therapy, and practice. Keeping this household going is its own full-time job, isn’t it? By the time...
by Raising Relatives | Mar 13, 2026 | Challenging Behaviors, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
Across the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, family has always stepped forward for family. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, and cousins often take on the role of caregiver so children can stay connected to their people, their stories, and their land. That...
