The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Shaving your pubic hair will not prevent you catching pubic lice (crabs), and won’t get rid of them. You can treat yourself with an insecticidal lotion from your pharmacist or GP.
You cannot get pregnant from having oral sex, even if you swallow sperm. However, you can catch STIs such as herpes and chlamydia.
Colour analysis is all about your natural colouring (hair, skin, and eyes), and how that combo complements or contrasts with the things you choose to wear: it breaks people’s colourings down into the four colour seasons – Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
Most of us wear 15% of our clothes 85% of the time: instinctively we feel much better in some than in others. Understanding which clothes you feel better in can make shopping much simpler and more effective.
Treat yourself the way you want others to treat you. The amount of abuse you tolerate in your relationships is often equal to the amount of abuse you heap on yourself.
If your friend is telling you other people’s secrets…then they may be sharing yours as well.
Wet dreams (ejaculating in your sleep) are a normal part of puberty and mean that a boy is physically able to ejaculate, but he might not feel ready to have a sexual relationship for months or years. It’s a personal choice.
Some women do ejaculate when they orgasm, but not all do. It’s normal either way. It’s not known exactly what the ejaculatory fluid is, where it comes from or why it’s produced.
Ready meals are often high in salt, sugar or fat. Making your own meals is healthier and works out much cheaper. Visit the NHS Choices Healthy Recipes page for healthy recipes.
At the supermarket, shelves at eye level usually contain the more expensive items. Try swapping branded products for the supermarket’s own brand.