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Welcome to the official OhioKAN Blog, The Navigator. Please find entries from our OhioKAN staff and leadership with insights on navigating kinship and adoptive life.
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Kinship Care and Healthcare
In Ohio, many children are cared for by relatives or close family friends in kinship care arrangements, providing them with stability and familiarity during challenging times. Kinship caregivers-often grandparents, aunts,…
Why Understanding Kinship is Important to Schools
While your school may already strive to be welcoming for all children, there are several steps you can take to help children in kinship care be successful in school. Need…
Mental Health Support After Adoption
Everyone needs some form of support to help them overcome trauma, challenges, or tough times. According to the CDC (2023), over 1 in 5 youths between the ages of 13…
It’s Summer – Let’s Read!
Reading a book takes you places in your mind that your feet may not be able to take you. Let’s go! Literacy is a key to lifelong learning. When you…
Adoption and Its Effects on Birth Parents
In adoption, the separation of the biological parent from their child raises concerns about the impact of adoption and its effect on the birth parent. Adoption is a process whereby…
Trauma Informed Care for Grandparents with Little Ones
All families, and all people, experience trauma differently. Some factors such as a child’s age or the family’s culture may influence how the family copes and recovers from a traumatic…