by Raising Relatives | Aug 18, 2025 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
When you’re raising grandchildren or another relative’s children, it’s easy to put your own needs last. There’s always something else to do—another meal to make, a school form to sign, a ride to give. But here’s the truth: taking care of your physical health isn’t...
by Raising Relatives | Aug 8, 2025 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
As a grandparent, aunt, or other relative raising a tween or teen, your mindset matters more than you may ever realize. You are not just their caregiver — you are also a role model. Your inner attitude influences how well this young person grows into a confident,...
by Raising Relatives | Jun 11, 2025 | Relationship with Child’s Parent, Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents, Working Together For the Good of the Child In Your Care
Raising your grandchild, niece, nephew, or other young relative can be a blessing. However, it can also be challenging to navigate. When a child lives apart from their parent—especially due to addiction or substance use—it can create deep emotional stress for everyone...
by Raising Relatives | Jun 11, 2025 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
Raising your relative’s child is a sacred responsibility and a loving act that gives this child a safe space to land when their parents cannot care for them right now. Whether you’re a grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or chosen family, you can make a lasting...
by Raising Relatives | Jun 2, 2025 | Self-Care for Kinship and Foster Parents
In many tribal communities, raising children is a shared responsibility. Aunties, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and even close family friends who step in when parents cannot show extraordinary love, commitment, and community in action. You likely are reading this...
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...
