Anxiety can follow children and young people around everywhere, weighing them down wherever they go, just like a heavy backpack 🎒

Watch the full video with Katie, Jamie and Vick on the BBC Children in Need YouTube channel 👇 youtu.be/xc8sCAQbZtI?si…

Let's make it happen Clive Myrie !!

Other people might not know the baggage you are carrying growing up.

For Alex Scott MBE, growing up with a speech impediment caused some challenges at school.

Watch the full film with Alex here 👇

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Time that you spend together really connected can strengthen your positive relationship with a young person 💛

For a full recipe for building a positive relationship, head here - bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

'It was somewhere I could forget about my worries and run around and be a kid'

Watch Joe Wicks (Joe Wicks): Unpacked on the BBC Children in Need YouTube channel 💛

Link here - youtu.be/0QFHP1rrFzU

Parents! Last chance – you have until the end of May to sign up to your FREE 30 day trail of the Babbu app.

Babbu users can unlock personalised weekly content, expert tips, and practical activities tailored to your parenting journey.

Trial sign up here: bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/schools/nurser…

Children find it easier to open when they feel safe 💛

Find out what the other ingredients are for builing a positive relationship at bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

We have collected and curated plenty of brilliant mental health and wellbeing tools, materials and organisations who can help.

If you want to explore mental health further, take a look at the links here 👉 bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

Our ‘The Heaviest Backpack’ campaign focuses on the burdens that follow children and young people around everywhere, weighing them down wherever they go – whether it’s anxiety, problems at home or other issues.

Find out more 👉bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

Burdens follow children and young people around everywhere, weighing them down wherever they go.

If you, or someone you know, have been affected by mental health issues, we can point you to several organisations who can help:

bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

What would Mary Earps tell her teenage self?

Watch our full 10 minute interview with Mary on the BBC Children in Need Youtube channel - youtu.be/wVjhDn9jeAo?si…

#maryearps

🎶 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find out what it means to me 🎶

Really listening and showing a child that their perspective is important will really help them feel respected 💛

Click here to find out how to build a positive relationship 👉 bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

'That's where Epic Partners stepped in and in a way saved my life.'

With youth workers providing safe, caring support with a sense of freedom, Epic transform the wellbeing of young people, just like Jacob 💛

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Check out Babbu’s Bank Holiday Survival Kit for ideas to keep your little ones entertained this weekend.

The best bit is that all their fun activities, easy recipes and events directory are completely FREE!

Get your Bank Holiday kit: bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/schools/nurser…

Talking with someone you trust helps to lighten the load of the weight you are carrying inside 💛

Watch our full video with roman kemp here - youtu.be/Dv6gzERk52k.

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Being open with children and young people will help them feel more comfortable sharing with you 💛

For a recipe to help build a positive relationship and stronger connections with the young people in your life, click here -
bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

We have collected and curated plenty of brilliant tools, materials and organisations who can help.

If you want to explore mental health further, or if you, or anyone you know, feel you could benefit from additional support, take a look at the link below.

bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives…

Vick Hope talks about her family's experience of racism growing up.

It's easy for the weight of your backpack to get heavier without realising it. Chatting to someone you trust will help to lighten to load 💛

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/xc8sCAQbZtI