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Going to a random article on wikipedia and learning about new subjects

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(especially if they're not having the best day), giving energy to cheer them up

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Picking up new hobbies (possibly away from the computer screen)

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Picking up new hobbies (possibly away from the computer screen)

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Gardening
Board/card games

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Do an activity that pushes you out of your comfort zone. 

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Do an activity that pushes you out of your comfort zone. 

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Doing an activity together during lunchtime/ have lunch together

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Doing an activity together during lunchtime/ have lunch together

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for example, with a young carer. Career and education focused, to help them get the same opps as everyone else. Stay with the person for their whole education cycle.

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Its one of my favourite places to forest bathe (Rach)

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Book tickets Home to 2,500 different species from the far corners of the globe and 5 national tree collections, Westonbirt is the perfect place for you to escape, relax or have an adventure! Take a journey up into the canopy on the STIHL Tree Top Walkway, stop by the café for a tasty treat or see if you can spot the Gruffalo!

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Pick up someone's coat or help someone carry something. Let someone with less shopping go ahead. donating to food banks. giving to charity shops.

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Join a club or class that gives adds a social/community element 

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Join a club or class that gives adds a social/community element 

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Team building with other members of the team, events outside of working hours

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Team building with other members of the team, events outside of working hours

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Write poems, people watch, enjoy food/coffee

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(also helps with getting active)

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Get a new qualification
Learn a language

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Being a part of community by joining events i.e. park runs

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Being a part of community by joining events i.e. park runs

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Great to do something you might actually be really bad at. Feels like being a child, notice the progress, work your brain in a different way.

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personal trainer, friends.... but can also be learning a skill, eg. learning to weight lift

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Volunteer or just casually

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With friends, or going to games socials

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Also feels like learning - problem solving! (also meet people through shared interest)

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Get in some quality you time

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Meditative, especially towards the end of the day. Stops phone usage late.

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Turn off your Wi-fi/leave it off when you get home

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Good way to wake up and engage brain. Sense of achievement.

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healthy and economical

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Observing environment, appreciating even the smallest things

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Observing environment, appreciating even the smallest things

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Reading books on personal/family situations

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Reading books on personal/family situations

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To help you understand new situations, develop skills to deal with them.

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Weekend plans

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much more valuable than texting.

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especially during stressful times, a positive attitude can help you and others around you

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Switching off from work (after work/at lunchtime...)

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Switching off from work (after work/at lunchtime...)

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Uninstall teams from your phone
don't check emails

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pay attention to the positives as well as the negatives (not suppressing the negatives, just noticing both to counteract negative bias)

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The Young Carers Development Trust is a registered charity which tackles the lack of opportunity experienced by many young carers due to their caring responsibilities.

On average each year 48 school days (10 weeks) are missed or cut significantly short because of their caring roles. Children who are young carers miss out on all sorts of opportunities, from basic education to social and developmental activities. At the Young Carers Development Trust we enable young carers to fulfill their potential, their hopes and dreams.

Prior to the YCDT's formation in 2012, only one young carer in west Wiltshire had been to university. Trustees are united in their view that young carers' life experiences often equip them for high achievement, once the difficulties caused by their caring responsibilities are addressed. YCDT is establishing a network of high-achieving young carers, willing to become active and inspiring role models for others from backgrounds similar to their own. YCDT works through its Development Mentors who provide resources and mentoring for these young carers. We currently support young carers from North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucester, Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset.

'The Young Carers Development Trust helped me develop my skills and learning so I could get into university. I was the first in my family to go to university and was so unsure about what to do and when. YCDT supported me with visiting uni's, asking questions and providing tuition to support me passing my A-levels.

Not only did they support me in a practical way, but they cheered me on during the process, helping me believe in my potential, something I am eternally grateful for. I have since completed my degree in psychology, and have returned to Uni for further postgraduate diplomas. All of this would not be possible without them.'
Amy Riley - YCDT Ambassador
'We made our first referral to YCDT in 2018 and they have been supporting us with Young Carers in North Somerset ever since.

YCDT has made a significant difference to the carers that we have referred, providing them with 1:1 mentors who are there to focus on them, allowing them to think about what they want for their futures, both in studies and beyond. YCDT provide much needed support throughout GCSE's and are excellent advocates with schools and colleges, attending meetings and offering solid guidance and practical help by providing laptops for learning.

With the support of YCDT, our Young Carers have had wonderful successes, with one being offered a spot at a leading private girls' school, the type of opportunity which would never have been available without the input from YCDT and their mentors. We have even had success with some moving on to university and others nominated for and winning National Carer awards. The difference has been life changing for our young carers and we are so grateful that we can work with YCDT. We cannot speak highly enough of the support and opportunities they have provided. Comment below from parent following referral:

"I've just been searching the Young Carers Development Trust - I've cried again watching their video. Thank you so much for putting 'A' forward for it - honestly I think this is exactly what she needs for her confidence"
Fern Davis - North Somerset Carers Support
'As a former beneficiary of the YCDT, at a time when my ambitions for higher education were continuously shot down, the support I was shown through mentoring and funding opened my eyes to the possibilities of achieving more for myself.

The help given to me by YCDT was instrumental, broadening my academic horizons through the provision of 1-2-1 academic tutoring, including multiple trips to repair my laptop, a trip to visit a university with my mentor, and even financial support with vocational goals like working for Camp America.

I would not be where I am today without them, and I am extremely grateful to Wiltshire Young Carers for referring me to YCDT and seeing potential in me when I did not.'
Kerry McKenzie - Young Carers Support Worker & Former YCDT Beneficiary

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The Young Carers Development Trust is a registered charity which tackles the lack of opportunity experienced by many young carers due to their caring responsibilities. On average each year 48 school days (10 weeks) are missed or cut significantly short because of their caring roles.