Yea it is definitely normal for family to help out grandparents uncles aunts. Nothing controversial about that. Even good neighbors. Where I grew up all the neighbors had kids the same age as me. My mom was a stay at home mom. She was the mom of the neighborhood. Every kid loved her. My mom doesn't speak great English but she is amazed how anytime she goes out people that I grew up with still remember her and always say hi. Sometimes even good neighbor takes part. A village.