by Raising Relatives | Feb 17, 2026 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Raising Adolescents (tweens/teens), Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
Raising a tween or teen relative in your home can feel very different from caring for a younger child. Bodies are changing, emotions can feel bigger, and independence starts to matter more. For relative caregivers — grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, or...
by Raising Relatives | Feb 5, 2026 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
Sometimes, the children in your care may feel sad or worried because of leaving their familiar setting, their parents’ struggles, or relationships at home, school, or with friends. Those feelings can be quite developmentally normal. But when sadness or worry lasts a...
by Raising Relatives | Feb 5, 2026 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
When a relative child comes into care unexpectedly, whether you’re an auntie, uncle, cousin, grandparent, or other relative, it can turn life upside down. In Cherokee families, stepping in for children is not new. We have always believed children belong to the whole...
by Raising Relatives | Jan 6, 2026 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Raising Adolescents (tweens/teens), Supporting Healthy Relationships/Attachment
When your tween or teen relative can no longer live safely with their parents, moving to a relative’s home can bring many mixed feelings. They may feel relief, fear, anger, or guilt. The feelings are mixed for you, too: uncertainty, hope, or even overwhelm. All of...
by Raising Relatives | Nov 12, 2025 | ADHD, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
Many of the grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other kids you care for have been through hard things, such as neglect, abuse, loss, or exposure to alcohol or drugs before birth. These early experiences can shape how a child’s brain and body respond to the world...
by Raising Relatives | Nov 5, 2025 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
Does this sound familiar? Your grandchild starts yelling, crying, or storming off in the middle of the grocery store. Your heart starts racing, and you feel like all eyes are on you! Do you need better tools to handle your grandchild’s or other relative child’s...
