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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.
LATEST POSTS FROM The Navigator
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…
The Journey Is Only Beginning
I have spent the past twenty-five years providing social services for children afflicted with trauma. I began my career working with children who lived in a domestic violence shelter. I…
Mind-Lists Vs. Mindful
Please close your eyes and focus on one sound you hear. Open your eyes and look around the room and focus on one item. What color is that item? Think…
What Celebrating the Holidays Looks Like for Kinship Families
When you sit and think about your favorite childhood memories, what comes to mind? For me, it’s the holiday season. It starts with Halloween, goes right into Thanksgiving and Christmas…