A single mother of a 12-year-old from Cardiff says more help is needed for low-income families with the extra costs of home schooling in lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharon Mya says she faces tough choices between heating and her daughter\u2019s online learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs it education, heating, bills? We\u2019re all not rich, there may be some parents who don\u2019t notice this thing, but as a single parent, I notice it, and it\u2019s really bad,” she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharon says that there has been a \u00a39 increase in her quarterly electricity bills since her daughter\u2019s been learning from home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got to pay for WiFi, charging the chromebook my daughter has had from school costs a lot, and resources like food for different lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, Barnardo\u2019s Wales charity have launched a new campaign called Children in Crisis<\/em> in addition to their emergency appeal at the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n