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How young are young carers?
This Friday 大象传媒1 and 2 will be devoted to the annual Children in Need appeal. It鈥檚 not uncommon for a child to become a carer if a parent is too ill to do the shopping, the housework and looking after siblings. What impact does that have on the child鈥檚 life? Naomi Sykes is the Project Co-ordinator for the Young Carers Transitions Project. Jessica is 18 and has been a carer for four years.
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