Children and young people develop skills in their own time but tend to follow the same path. Explore the child development timeline or the interactive questionnaires for more information.
For children and young people Life Skills means being able to take part in Self Care, Play and Education. You can find general hints and tips to teach children and young people new life skills. There are also sections on Sleep and Listening, Understanding, Talking and Interacting.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts more than 12 weeks.
Chronic pain is pain that lasts at least 12 weeks.
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These can be very varied and may be described as burning, tingling, shooting or a numb sensation.
How you cope with pain is affected by lots of different things in life. Find out what you can do to help children and young people.