Sefton Carers Centre _Carer Awareness Understanding the Caring Role 2019
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<strong>Sefton</strong> Young <strong><strong>Carer</strong>s</strong><br />
What are young carers?<br />
There are about 700,000 young carers in <strong>the</strong> UK. Being a young carer<br />
often means looking after a family member who is ill or helping <strong>the</strong>m<br />
by looking after <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r members of <strong>the</strong> family while <strong>the</strong>y can’t.<br />
Young carers often do more chores than o<strong>the</strong>r children would. On top<br />
of providing emotional support to <strong>the</strong> person <strong>the</strong>y are caring for <strong>the</strong>y<br />
may also have to learn how to nurse <strong>the</strong>m or look after <strong>the</strong>ir personal<br />
needs like bathing and dressing.<br />
It can be hard work being a young carer. Sometimes o<strong>the</strong>r children<br />
don’t understand your responsibilities and you have less free time than<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
Many young cope well with caring, especially if you have support from<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r family members and it’s important to look after yourself. You<br />
have <strong>the</strong> right to be looked after too and <strong>the</strong>re are lots of places and<br />
people you can go to get help.
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