Info About Dementia
If you are a child or young person/teenager looking for information about dementia then try checking out these links:
- Just 4 Kids (amazing Canadian web site with Alzheimer related children's activities, jokes, quizzes, etc)
- The milk's in the oven a new online or print off booklet to help younger people understand dementia.
Young Carers
Are you under 18 and helping to look after someone who has dementia? That makes you a Young Carer, even if someone else does more for that person than you do.
Your mates at school might not always understand what life's like for you, so sometimes it can help to meet up with other Young Carers.
You might also want to check out the Young Carers website.
Explaining to Children
You may wonder how to explain about dementia to children. The Alzheimer's Society factsheet Explaining to children gives some tips on how to address this. A number of books are also available.
