Featured Resources by Topic
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
Describes caring for multiple family members at the same time and strategies for self-care and managing stress.
Intergenerational Risk and Resilience
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
Discusses how both risk (trauma) and resilience factors are passed down through generations
Understanding Grief and Loss
Tip Sheets for Kinship Caregivers
Tip Sheets for Kinship Caregivers
- Embracing Grief: Understanding Family Dynamics and Coping Strategies
- Ambiguous Loss
Tip Sheets for Kinship Caregivers
Tip Sheets for Kinship Caregivers
Tip Sheets for Kinship Caregivers
- Navigating Your Relationship with Your Adult Child
- Navigating a Parent's Absence
Caring for Multiple Family Members at Once
Unique Needs and Silver Linings in the Sandwich Generation
This presentation is by school psychologist and author Christy Byrnes Yates. You can learn more about Christy and gain additional resources at https://www.christyyates.com/
Intergenerational Impacts
Intergenerational Risk and Resilience
Dr. Ashley Hicks, a professor at The Ohio State University and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, discusses how both risk (trauma) and resilience factors are passed down through generations.
Grief and Loss
Embracing Grief: Understanding Family Dynamics and Coping Strategies
Dr. Ashley Hicks, Ph.D, IMFT-S is a clinical associate professor of Human Development and Family Science at the Ohio State University and the Director of the OSU Couple and Family Therapy Clinic. She presents on the topic of grief, including describing different types of grief and ways it can show up, as well as strategies for coping with grief through loss and changing family dynamics.
Ambiguous Loss by Beth Tyson
In this video, Beth Tyson from https://www.bethtyson.com/ breaks down the concept of ambiguous loss for children in kinship care and foster care, such as how being separated from their birth parents can affect their mental health. She also presents strategies for talking to children who have experienced ambiguous loss and supporting them as caregivers.
Check out her book for kinship families, A Grandfamily For Sullivan as well
Navigating your Relationship with Your Adult Child Tip Sheet
Resource by Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network
Download PDFFamily Communication around Caregiving
Parenting: Nurture and Structure
In this presentation Dr. Jennifer Heston-Mullins from Miami University discusses strategies for positive communication around caregiving arrangements within families.
Kinship Caregivers Connect
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