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Scenario

How to explain permanent family changes to inherited children

I am raising my sister's son along with my own children but he keeps asking when his real mom is coming back and I do not know how much truth a six-year-old can handle.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The caregiver must balance honesty with hope while helping a child understand that love can continue even when circumstances cannot be changed.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African communal parenting traditions?”

Peri

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