The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
In OCD, an obsession is an unwanted, unpleasant thought, image or urge that repeatedly enters a person’s mind, causing them anxiety.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour.
In the UK, one in 14 children aged 11-17 (6.8%) have experienced emotional abuse.
Active emotional abuse involves an adult deliberately trying to scare, humiliate or verbally abuse a child. Passive emotional abuse happens when a parent or carer denies the child the love and care they need in order to be healthy and happy.
Peace of mind doesn’t come from getting what we want. It comes from accepting how it actually is.
Work as a family to stop smoking as it affects all of you – not just health but behaviours, attitudes and finances.
Start the day with the reminder “I am a human being!”. In other words, “I’ll try my best but I am likely to make mistakes.”
When there’s a disagreement, work out a solution that works for both parties – a compromise, rather than a need for the other person to change or completely give in.
Sexual abuse includes: grooming a child with the intention of sexually abusing them; all forms of penetrative and non-penetrative sex; sexually exploiting a child in return for gifts, money or affection; and making, looking at and distributing indecent images of a child.
In the UK, four out of five children aged 11-17 (82.7%) who experienced contact sexual abuse from someone around their own age did not tell anyone else about it.