Jessica shares her survival tips for secondary school with T1

Category: Managing Life / Emotions (burnout, motivation, diabetes distress, adjusting to diagnosis) / Blog / Peer (person or family with diabetes) / Children and Young People with T1 / Parents and Carers

Added/Updated: 09/15/2018

A blog post written to parents of children with T1D by Jess, a 16 year old with T1D. Jess shares 7 tips about starting secondary school.

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William Hadfield

A beautiful post from a very practical, nurturing and caring point of view, which I can imagine is based on real life experiences. Jess offers decent, safe and simple advice, in plain English, which I could be reassuring, comforting or just a little reminder to worried / frustrated parents.

Amber McGrath

Reading this blog always makes me feel like I am sat chatting with my best friend. It's informal but honest nature is refreshing to see. There are brilliant tips shared which is reflected in the positive comments left by readers of the blog.

Keywords: school, education, starting school, secondary school, transition, practical help, support, teenager, teens, young people

Links (open in new window): https://pancreasless.wordpress.com/2017/07/01/surviving-secondary-my-7-tips-to-help-you-help-your-teen/

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