Short messages on Family issues and relationships from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Sunday’s are stereotypically slower, lazy days where time is often wasted instead of spent. Instead of wasting your time on a Sunday, spend it. If you have the time, do something you enjoy. Do those jobs you never get around to, or spend it with family. Fill the day.
Your house rules may sound strict and unfair, but your parents have probably made those rules to help you, or for a good reason. If you feel like they are unfair, ask them to sit down with you to talk about the rules to help you understand them and the reason for them.
Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for the suffering or misfortune of another, including the desire to make it better.
Christmas is an opportunity to improve the relationships you have with friends and family. Appreciate their time for you, and be mindful of their situations.
Child Maintenance is a mandatory payment paid by the parent who does not have day-to-day care of the child, payable weekly or monthly until the child is at least 16 years old. The money comes out of your wages or benefits before you receive them.
If you break something in anger, it will still be broken when you’ve calmed down. The same is true for the words you’ve said. It is okay to feel angry, but not to behave angrily.