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Kathy Holliday

Matt Holliday's mother

Sep 2, 2026

18:34
And speaking of emotional adjustment, Kathy, what are some of the most common emotional journeys and navigations that you see these children experiencing when they move to not just a new family, but a new country?
18:47
Well, especially with kinships, you know, a lot of these children feel really guilty that they're leaving family behind.
18:57
And a lot of them, you know, live in very, very poor circumstances.
19:01
So, you know, that's kind of a loyalty conflict that does come with some of these cases.
19:08
And then, of course, the role confusion.
19:10
You know, Auntie is now Mom.
19:13
And Auntie that came once a year and we had a great time now has rules.

21 MINS LATER

40:42
So Kathy, let's pivot just a little bit and talk about what families need to know about helping a relative child that they've just adopted transition into the American school system, especially when issues like grade placement and educational expectations are very different than what was in the home country.

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