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Believe in Children
in partnership with and funded
by BMBC
www.barnardos.org.uk 11 Churchfield Court, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2JT
Tel: 01226 298 748 Email: [email protected]
Barnardo’s Registered Charity Nos 216250 and SC037605 9591/RRD07
“Best thing about young carers is that I met
new people and shared my worries.”
Barn
sley
Youn
g Care
rsContact Barnsley Young CarersFor more information or to make a referral please call us on:
01226 298 748Teacher Don't
understand
Other children
Don’t understand
Anxiety
Troubles
Money issues
Pretending to be somethingyour not
Peer pressure
People in life feel they find living hard,
But many people are wrong,
When your life revolves around caring,
you’ll feel so lucky to live your life without such a huge job,
But if you think twice of a young carers role,
Nothing is harder than a huge responsibility on young shoulders,
Honestly... it’s harder than you think!
enth
usia
stic
Parents
and
pare
nts ha
veKid
sha
ve t
o b
e
the pa
rents
to be k
ids!
abandoned
Stressful
Joyf
ul
talking People you
love out of
Self harm.
Self - esteem + image
Personal Development,
growing up quicker.
more mature, having a older head on younger shoulders.
These are the feelings we’re here to share.By four young people standing strong and tall.But here we are young and small.
in this project you meet newPeople, younger or older to share similar experiences.
Shor
t fu
se!
very difficult to look after 2 people at once.
Lif
e L
ong S
kills
unfair
Laughter
upset
lend
ing a
han
d
mixed emotions -
complicated feelings
Life
You have
to think
twice as hard
(going off to work)
Over
whelming
gain
ing
mor
e in
dep
end
ence
Feeling lone
ly
Passe
d
around
(from pe
rson to
person)
(if Your
parents
are
in
Hospital)
Hum
ilia
tion
...
as
peop
le d
on’t
rea
lise
you
r
cir
cum
sta
nces.
Lack of sle
ep
trying to ma
ke su
reth
at e
veryth
ing goes to Pla
n.
Lack of
Me time
Draining
Feelinglikeyour in the middlebetween People who you love
(Family)
understanding
your
rolement
keeping u
p
with
things
Dist
ress
edT
imes
try to
do you
r
best a
nd h
and
ling
situa
tions
well
your not
on your
own!
keep
going
(sometim
es)
Worried about your Parents
con
fuse
d a
s to
wha
t's go
ing
on.
Anxious
Fun!
Bein
g a
ble
to
talk
to
my
bro
ther
as
he
c
an’t
ta
lk t
o m
um
or
D
ad
.
about h
is w
orrie
s r
ega
rd
ing s
chool +
feelings
Sticking
togetherhelpin
g o
ne
another
Friend
s ma
ke you
Feel b
ette
r when
your d
own
Y.C is A
wesom
eYou
get a
da
y a
wa
y from
Hom
e a
nd y
ou c
an forge
tfor a
while
!
No fa
ith in a
child
But Fa
ithin e
very
bod
y e
lse’s k
ids!
Frustra
tin
g!
Lackof
Sleep
Low
self
-est
eem
Somet
imes
Vibr
ant!
Da
rk...
y
ou a
re a
n adu
lt
but
at s
choo
l you
are
a ch
ild.
frie
nds
not
und
ers
tand
ing
very
sup
port
ive b
ut h
ard yo
u gi
ving
ad
vice
but
neve
r ta
king
you
r
own!
People
’s Jud
gment
Pare
nts+
Fam
ily!
Sometimes it
Can Be
Difficult!
Annoye
d
Always got to Be StrongFeeling older
than you
actually are
Physically
Thinking that
your on your ow
n
and your not
m
eetin
g new
Peopl
e
tha
t do t
he
(Pret
ty m
uch)
as yo
u
I cope by
Dance
boxing on the wii
singing
yoga
writing musicPiano + guitarPoetry
walking
talkingfree running!
Cooling off
Hitting my pillow
Silence
‘Zone out’
Friends
Thinking about the futureReadingwatching films
Spending time with my pets
Going home
Putting 2 positive ending to my dreams.
fant
ast
ic f
riend
ships
optim
istic, fee
l
posit
ive eve
n
if ru
bbish
Social life
Depr
esse
d wh
en m
um is
...be
caus
e I n
ever
kno
w wh
at
happ
ens w
hen
I leav
e he
r
ha
ndling m
oney
Oth
er you
ng People
don’t h
ave
to ha
ndle
mone
y and
ca
n keep
up w
ith th
ings:su
ch a
sFa
shion
Phone
sa
nd oth
er th
ings.
exa
ms/
colle
ge,
When you have made
arrangements with friends
but you have to carefor your parents. Then
friends fall out with you
because they say you
have let them down
Som
etim
es y
ou
don’t k
now
wha
t t
osa
y f
or t
he b
est.
You d
on’t k
now
if y
ou
are d
oin
g rig
ht o
r w
rong.
Atte
ndan
ce
Loosing out onChildhood
Who is the service for?Young people under the age of 18 who care for a family member.
We know that caring for someone who may be unwell, disabled or using drugs or alcohol can have a big impact on your life. It can be difficult to find the time to do things for yourself, like spending time with your friends or keeping up to date with your school work.
Why?Young carers sometimes need extra support due to the caring responsibilities they may have.
Some young carers may have difficulties around education, some may have a limited social life, some may just need a person outside the family to talk to.
How can we help?• Family Group Conference• Advocacy• 1 to 1 Support• Group work• Information and advice• Activities• Opportunities to meet other young carers
What is a Family Group Conference?A Family Group Conference is a family meeting, a chance to discuss what needs to be done and find your own solutions to issues and difficulties that you face.
You know more about your family than professionals and agencies ever can. You know your strengths and therefore you are in the best position to put together a plan to ensure the wellbeing of your children.
“It’s an opportunity to make a plan to reduce the impact of the caring role on the young person, identify new support networks and access 1 to 1 support, and group work, and activities in the community.”
Getting your family and friends together to do this is good because the best people to help are often those closest to you.
Families can include not only parents and children but also grandparents, uncles, aunts as well as family friends and neighbours.
Key workers/project workers and teachers who are currently working with your family could also be invited to attend.
What is an advocate?Telling your thoughts and feelings to people you don’t know very well may seem a bit scary to some young people and this is where an advocate can help.
An advocate will arrange to meet you before your family meeting and will listen to your thoughts and feelings. They can help you to think about different ways to put your views across which could include writing a letter, making a video or using pictures.
The advocate can be at the meeting with you or even talk at the meetings on your behalf.
For help and support Contact Barnsley Young Carers on 01226 298 748
“It managed to help get me back
into school.”
“My favourite thing is that I met people
that are in the same situation as me.”