{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"Written by Nicola Hilliard, Creative Content Producer","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EElla works incredibly hard to balance Beavers with being a young Carer.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Beavers, Ella likes to play games, taking part fun activities, getting lots of badges, making new friends, and going on trips, hikes and camps.\u00A0Ella always helps the younger children in her Colony, too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElla\u2019s help doesn\u2019t stop there. At home, Ella helps mum with her walking and get her things that she can\u2019t pick up. She helps make toast when she\u2019s having a bad day, gets her mum a drink, loads the dishwasher and helps sort out the washer. She also helps mum with personal care when she struggles to bend or straightens her mum\u2019s knee when it hurts her to move it.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19376/image2.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1536,"altText":"Ella is at the beach and sat in the middle of a big sandcastle, smiling.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EBeavers has helped her to look after her mum, too. She\u2019s learned first aid, knows how to make telephone calls and the cooking badge has helped her feel confident in the kitchen.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElla\u2019s fantastic work doesn\u2019t just happen at home, Ella\u2019s community minded, too. She has recently completed a read-athon, raising \u00A3160 for books for children in hospices in her region.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe recommends the Rainbow Fairy collection by Daisy Meadows, the Hairy Maclary books by Lynley Dodd (especially \u2018Hairy Maclary from Donaldson Dairy\u2019), any Julia Donaldson books (especially \u2018A Squash and a Squeeze\u2019 and \u2018Room on the Broom\u2019) and \u2018The Creature Choir\u2019 by David Walliams.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElla\u2019s just started reading the \u2018The Sea Challenge\u2019 from the A Bear Grylls Adventure series, too.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EElla says it can be tough helping mum when she needs it, but they still make time for enjoying spending time together, going on family days out and visiting restaurants.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, what would Ella say to other young carers, just like her? She says, \u2018You\u2019re doing a good job and keep it up, but allow time for yourself too and do activities with other young carers.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19377/image3.jpeg","width":1536,"height":2048,"altText":"Ella is trying archery. She is stood indoors while holding a bow and soft archery arrow. The bow\u0027s pointed at the target and Ella is about to let go of the arrow.","caption":"","link":null}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"14 December 2022","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48725,"nodeName":"Ella balances Beavers with being a fantastic young carer","title":"Ella balances Beavers with being a fantastic young carer","type":"blogEntry","image":{"url":"/media/19376/image2.jpeg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dab80c49808a10","caption":"Image2 (1)","type":"jpeg","size":1624502,"width":2048,"height":1536,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Ella balances Beavers with being a fantastic young carer","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Ella, one of our Unsung Heroes, is a Beaver and a young carer looking after her mum.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODcyNSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2022/december/ella-balances-beavers-with-being-a-fantastic-young-carer/"}