---
title: "Kinship Caregivers Guide:  How to Support Older Youth with Foster Care Experience through Co-Regulation"
description: "**Summary: ** The need for kinship support is important.  This article gives specific bullet points on supporting older youth through co-regulation.  It describes co-regulation clearly, gives clear ideas where co-regulation would benefit, and describes what co-regulation looks like and why it…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/kinship-caregivers-guide-how-to-support-older-youth-with-foster-care-experience-through-co-regulation/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Families
---

# Kinship Caregivers Guide:  How to Support Older Youth with Foster Care Experience through Co-Regulation

**Summary: ** The need for kinship support is important.  This article gives specific bullet points on supporting older youth through co-regulation.  It describes co-regulation clearly, gives clear ideas where co-regulation would benefit, and describes what co-regulation looks like and why it is so important.  “Co-Regulation not only supports youth; it also strengthens relationships between youth and their kinship caregivers.”

 

**Application:** The practical examples at the end of the article are critical to see how this works.  Kinship caregivers would have to practice to learn these skills – but would be rewarded with their use.

 

**Source: **Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families

 

[Read More](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/kinship-caregivers-guide-how-support-older-youth-foster-care-experience-through-co )

 

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