kinship care
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkɪn.ʃɪp ˌkeər/ us/ˈkɪn.ʃɪp ˌker/
亲属抚养;（在亲戚家）寄养
an arrangement in which children live with and are taken care of by another family member, because their parents are unable to take care of them
Kinship care, especially for grandparents, presents its own challenges. 孩子由亲属抚养会带来问题，尤其对祖父母来说。
The survey compared those in kinship care with children who lived with at least one birth parent. 该调查将在亲属家寄养的孩子与至少和一位亲生父母一起生活的孩子进行了比较。
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- When a parent cannot care for a child, the only alternative to foster care is what social services officials call kinship care.
- The Kinship Care Program assists relatives taking care of children.
- Several out-of-home care options are commonly used including foster care, family groups homes, hostels and kinship care.