We all know just how important it is to take care of our mental health, as well as that of our children. The past year has demonstrated just how important this is and how much more needs to be done.

Throughout the lockdowns we have worked closely with CHUMS CHARITY to provide sessions for their Young Carers (children and young people aged between 5 and 25 who are helping to care for someone with a disability, chronic or serious illness, mental health condition, learning difficulty etc. whether that be a parent or sibling). As you can imagine; young carers often experience social isolation because of their responsibilities at home and this was (and still is) heightened throughout lockdown, even more so as many of them are vulnerable or cared for those that are medically extremely vulnerable.

We were able to provide at least one virtual session per week for our group of Young Carers teaching the How to Solve the Rubik’s Cube. Not only was the weekly session able to bring the group together and encourage some engagement and communication between the group, ourselves and the staff at CHUMS, the Rubik’s Cube brings so many benefits!

We knew already, and these sessions have demonstrated just how many positive benefits solving the Rubik’s Cube has, including: