The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Don’t jeopardise your dignity and self-respect by trying to make someone accept, love and appreciate you when they have proven that they are incapable of doing so.
It’s not always where you are in life, but who you have by your side that matters. Some people drain you and others provide food for your soul.
Child maintenance is usually money that the parent without the main day-to-day care of a child pays to the other parent, providing help with a child’s everyday living costs. This includes things like food and clothes, and helping to provide a home for your child or children.
Smoke alarms need replacing every 10 years as the sensors become less effective over time. If they have no expiry date printed inside, they are older than 10 years.
Relationships are rarely 50/50 at any given instant in time. Some days you give more, other days they give more.
To air-dry clothes indoors, hang them on a drying rack. Keep garments separated to allow air circulation and faster drying, maybe near a fan or a heat vent to air-dry more quickly. Turn them at least once to help them dry evenly.
Setting the room temperature to 20-21°C is usually adequate. Recommended night-time temperature is 16-19°C. It is advisable for babies to sleep in a room of 18°C. The temperature shouldn’t drop below 16°C for elderly people and those with impaired mobility.
Surround yourself with those who believe in you, encourage you, and are willing to support you when it rains, not just when it shines.
In a healthy relationship, two people are willing to make adjustments for each other as needed, and both give more when the other person can’t help but give a little less.
You can’t “un-see” something distressing. Just because it’s being shown on the News doesn’t mean it’s responsible for them to show or appropriate for you to watch. You can choose not to watch.