The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
One glass of water a day. One extra vegetable. Three pushups. One sentence of writing a day. Two minutes of meditation. This is how you start a habit that lasts.
Whole milk should be given to children until they are two years old, as they need the extra energy and vitamins it contains.
Cows’ milk doesn’t contain enough iron and other nutrients to meet young babies’ needs, so shouldn’t be given until they are 12 months old.
You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.
Many people with autism find it difficult to understand facial expressions, tone of voice, jokes and sarcasm – often interpreting language very literally.
Most people get farther with a habit when they start small. Make it so easy you can’t say no. Actually doing the habit is much more important than how much you do, at the start.
To change a habit, identify the trigger/routine/reward and what isn’t working for you, then choose and practise new, better ones until the repetition forms the new habit.
Every habit you have – good and bad – has the same pattern: Trigger (that initiates the behaviour), Routine (the behaviour itself; the action you take), Reward (the benefit you gain from doing the behaviour).
A can of cola contains the equivalent of 7 cubes of sugar. A high-sugar drink contains more than 11.25g per 100ml, and a low-sugar drink contains less than 2.5g.
Be aware of the names used for the different sugars on food & drink labels: sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, corn syrup, invert sugar and honey.