The Carer's Hub have written a children’s story, based on some of the worries Young Carers said they faced. The surprise was that these were everyday worries but they were causing them a lot of distress.  The book is aimed at 5-8 year olds and is used in the Carer's Hub YouCan program. There is an option for families/professionals to buy the book, with all money going to the Prince’s Trust. There are helpful activities at the back of the book to aid conversations.

Pouch’s magical worry cheeks’ provides a vehicle which we hope will enable children to open up about their worries.

Set on a typical school day, Pouch the magical, school hamster recognises that the children are carrying the weight of their worries in their school bags. As their worries grow, so do their school bags. As the children begin to tell Pouch their individual worries, their bags get smaller as his little hamster cheeks begin to grow!

Through talking, Pouch is able to alleviate these worries, filling up his hamster cheeks and instilling the children with a positive ‘YouCan’ mentality