… and mental health of carers.2 However, the literature fails to examine in any depth the
particular experiences and needs of children who care. In effect, child carers have been excluded …

… of research programmes motivated by a children and carers’ rights philosophy. However, …
the conditions and experiences of young carers. It argues that children’s caring roles within …

… review on the issue of "Children as carers". This is an … , using as descriptor: child, young,
caregivers, lay carer and nursing role, … the child to take on the role of caregiver; these children's …

… , it is concerning when a child is taking on … children who are carers; examine the evidence
for how caring may impact on their well-being; and to discuss how we might help such children…

… and young carers from working together. According to two participants: … young carers on
the basis of there are so many child protection issues to consider. We're not experts in the child …

… This chapter 1 focuses on children’s roles as caregivers … Although much of the literature
on children's caregiving roles … explores the lives of caregiving children in resource-limited …

… carers’ and the media attention which has followed affects us every time we go out with our
children, … The research and media presentation of ’children as carers’ undermines our role as …

… – in the young carer literature these children are referred to … of children’s need for support
both as carers and as children … despite these changes, young carers’ needs assessments are …

… carers. I argue that our knowledge of what young carers do and how they differ from other
children, is … impact of an adult’s disability on a child’s growth, intelligence and adjustment. This …

… mean to dying children, their families and carers in Canada … of how Canadian children, their
families and caregivers make … death hold for children, their families and carers at the end of …