by Raising Relatives | Jan 9, 2025 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Helping A Child Heal from Sexual Abuse, Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care
When a child has experienced abuse, neglect, or loss, they often take those events into their hearts and minds and then believe things about themselves that are untrue. They frequently feel guilt or shame as if the abuse or chaotic conditions of their life are their...
by Raising Relatives | Jan 6, 2025 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse
Very few humans willingly embrace change. Even the most straightforward changes can create uncertainty, and learning to handle life’s ups and downs is part of normal growth and development. We handle these changes differently, influenced by our personality, life...
by Raising Relatives | Dec 19, 2024 | Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
When a child’s developing brain is impacted by exposure to drugs and alcohol during pregnancy, early loss, neglect, or other trauma, they may struggle to understand money. Learning the value of money and how to manage it can also be an overwhelming task for kids with...
by Raising Relatives | Dec 19, 2024 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse
During the holiday season, your family may anticipate long days off from school, extra sweets and unique food, and seasonal events. However, you may also feel increased stress and anxiety. After all, there are more things on your To Do list. Your grandchild...
by Raising Relatives | Dec 19, 2024 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse, Impacts of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Drugs
Many of the children you are raising have experienced painful losses or abuse. Others were exposed during pregnancy to alcohol or drugs. Still, others have both of those challenges in their history and are living with the impacts today. Those impacts may show up in...
by Raising Relatives | Dec 19, 2024 | Challenging Behaviors, Healing from Trauma/Neglect/Abuse
Anger is a normal human emotion, but it can be scary for many of us to express or manage. When a child grows up with unsafe expressions of anger, or when they are no taught appropriate ways to work through their angry feelings, they may bubble over and act out anger...
