Nursery World - In my view: Believing and achieving

For most families, the approaching new school year is all about fresh starts and the hope for a bright and successful future. But what about those children who have already been written off by the time they reach secondary school?

A recent poll by Barnardo's found that 25 per cent of adults think that children who are disruptive or anti-social are beyond long-term help by the time they are just 13. We think that is absurd.

At the end of June Barnardo's launched a campaign and report, 'Believe in Children', to demonstrate that even the most 'difficult' children can be helped. With enough determination, expertise, tolerance and compassion, their lives can be fundamentally changed.

Our adverts featured troubled youngsters who had alienated everyone in their young lives. But they reflect our experience, which is that sticking with children and ultimately believing in children can turn their lives around, and also those of their families.

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