Caregiving can be very challenging, and often, much of a family’s time, energy, and attention are focused on the person with an illness or disability. Children adapt by taking on caregiving roles like acting as the memory for someone with a brain injury or dementia, cooking dinner when mom is feeling under the weather, or acting as a translator for a parent who can’t hear or speak English.

The tools on this page were created to help parents support and empower the young caregivers in their household.