The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Many cases of hay fever can be controlled using over-the-counter medication available from your pharmacist, such as antihistamines, which can help prevent an allergic reaction from happening and corticosteroids (steroids), which help reduce levels of inflammation and swelling.
Hay fever is an allergy to pollen. Symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose, itchy eyes and sometimes inflammation of the sinuses, affecting 10 million in the UK.
If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they will grow bigger and stronger. Try spending only 20% of the time thinking about the problem, and 80% on the solution.
Studying isn’t just about passing an exam – it is an effort to learn things. Look for interesting things to take away from every experience.
Divide study time into sections that make sense and work for you. Set a small but real reward for achieving each goal (e.g. 2 sections of a chapter), and stick to it.
If you’re caught in a fire: alert everyone, get everyone out, call 999, don’t go back in. Prepare escape routes now and make sure everyone knows the drill.
Be respectful of others’ opinions. If they differ from yours, find out what different information they are based on, as this new information may change yours.
Don’t confuse opinion with fact – opinions are the result of emotion or interpretation of facts and can change given new information. Knowing the truth may require proof and confirmation.
An opinion is a personal view, attitude, or appraisal; a belief or judgment that is not based on what is absolutely certain.
Remember that, one day, you will be a role model for someone else. Your behaviours and influence will be picked up by younger people – good or bad. Think how you would want to positively influence their life, and what parts of you they would admire.