Short messages on Family issues and relationships from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Sophie (16) was very shocked when her Mum died suddenly. She couldn’t concentrate in school. Over time things got easier but she still misses her Mum every day.
At some point in our lives we all experience the death of someone close to us. We can feel a range of different emotions as we come to terms with our loss.
On someone’s birthday or when in a relationship, it’s not the amount of money you spend on them which is important, it’s how you make them feel.
If you are a dependent, you can help reduce the financial pressure on your family by cutting down the demand and finding ways to help them save money on things.
Your local Family Information Service (FIS) provides a range of information on all services available to parents, to help you support your children. FIS also hold up-to-date details of local childcare and early years provision in your area.
One of the keys to remaining ‘in control’ and happy while bringing up young children is finding other mothers in a similar situation. Parent and Toddler groups are a very important part of our community and very often the first place for mothers to meet other mothers with children the same age.
If you are a parent under 20 at the start of your course, Care to Learn can help pay for your childcare and related travel costs while you’re learning – up to £160 per week.
32% of lost dogs are reunited with their owners due to their being microchipped. A unique identification number is registered to the animal and the owner’s details are placed on a national database.
Forgiveness is letting go of the pain and accepting what has happened, because it will not change. Forgiveness is dismissing the blame. Choices were made that caused the hurt; we each could have chosen differently, but we didn’t. Forgiveness is looking at the pain, learning the lessons it has produced, and understanding what we have learned.
Forgiveness does not mean that you let anyone off the hook, it means that your present happiness is more important than your past suffering. Forgiveness does not mean that you condone the hurtful things done to you, it means that you reclaim your right to run your own life.