5 top tips for finding the best short break for you and your child
Short breaks are a vital part of any support package for families, they benefit both the young person and the parents and carers. Young people get to make new friends
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Parents – where to turn for help?
Being a parent is a tough job. With the added pressure of your child’s additional needs it can, at times, seem overwhelming, especially at this time of year. The schools
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Carers Rights Day – Missing Out
Today is Carers Rights Day and this year’s theme is Missing Out. Findings from research carried out by Carers UK shows that parents of children with additional needs are slower
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Bogged down with benefit forms?
Mark Chapman has been the Visual Impairment Advisor for Sight Concern Bedfordshire for 13 years. Working mainly in Luton, he offers emotional support, practical advice, discussion on aids and services
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Supporting young people to vote
On Thursday 23rd June, the EU Referendum is taking place to decide whether Britain stays in or out of the European Union. The deadline of Tuesday 7th June has passed
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What are wills and trusts?
If you are a parent or carer of a young person with additional needs, have you given any thought to long-term plans for their future? If you’re just getting through
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Parents – where to turn for help?
Being a parent is a tough job which, with the added pressure of your child’s additional needs can, at times, seem overwhelming. If you need some support, advice or just
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