Family
life is often a bit up and down but big changes like families
splitting up or joining together can be a testing time for
everyone.
Sometimes,
splitting up means you have to move house or school and have to
make new friends at a time when you're feeling a bit fragile
anyway. And sometimes you end up in turmoil because you don't
want to upset anyone but keep getting put in difficult
situations.
It's never going
to be easy but talking through things with others can help you come
to terms with things and decide how you want to manage
things. Some people will prefer to talk to friends or other
family members, others may prefer to talk to their Personal Adviser
or a
counsellor.
Your
Personal Adviser should be able to help you
see a counsellor if you want to.
If things get
really bad and you need to speak to someone at an awkward time then
contact Connexions Direct or
Childline. You'll always
find someone who will listen to you and won't judge.
Adoption
Finding out you
are adopted can be a difficult thing to cope with - you may feel
hurt, confused and lonely. At 18, adopted people have the
right to see their adoption certificate and you may feel that you
want to trace your birth parents or find out if you have any
brothers or sisters. As well as you feeling strange about
this your adoptive families may also feel hurt so talking things
through first is a good idea. After Adoption is a good place
to start if you want to find out more or chat to
someone.
Young parents
Maybe you've just
become a parent and need a bit of support. Talk to your
Personal Adviser about the type of support you could get or read
the family pages on Youth
Information.com for
advice and
ideas. Young
dads can get advice
too on parenthood.
Useful
links:
Fetch!
Links to websites
which give support to families.
Childline
Online advice
and 24 hour helpline.
After
Adoption
Website for
people who have been adopted or for those interested in finding out
more.
Young
dads
Lots of advice
for young dads.
