A symposium was held in Saitama City to think about the support of children called young carers who are responsible for family care and personal care, and experts and supporters on what is necessary to not overlook young carers and how support should be. They exchanged opinions.
This symposium was held in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, and NHK, and young carer experts and supporters, as well as prefecture officials, exchanged opinions as panelists.
Young carers take the situation they are in for granted or cannot say it to others, so the challenge is that it is easy to overlook.
Professor Kumiko Morita of Rissho University said, "When you say" great "or" do your best ", children will try to live up to their expectations and will not be able to express their feelings. The way adults face each other is being questioned." Said.
In addition, Kyoko Mochida, who supports young carers, will introduce new initiatives by the prefecture to strengthen cooperation between education and welfare under the theme of support, and the creation of a place for children by support groups. "I want adults to listen to and sympathize with children's voices and make the support system flexible," he said.
The state of this symposium will be broadcast on NHK's E-tele from 8 pm on December 22nd.