The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
The European Health Insurance Card is free and lets you get state healthcare at a reduced cost or sometimes for free in all European Economic Area countries. It will cover you for treatment that is needed to allow you to continue your stay until your planned return.
A role model is someone you look up to, where you aim to model yourself on their good example. They can be someone real, like a celebrity, teacher or grandparent, or a character from fiction. Imagine how they would act positively in a given situation, and copy their response – get a very vivid idea of what they say and do.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. Friendship is more important that one small fight; make sure you practice this.
To treat sunburn, apply a cold compress to the affected areas, apply a cooling gel or aftersun lotion, and avoid sun exposure until the discomfort resolves.
Your local Family Information Service (FIS) provides a range of information on all services available to parents, to help you support your children. FIS also hold up-to-date details of local childcare and early years provision in your area.
Bringing up the past in an argument creates resentment, prevents the real issue from being discussed and shows you haven’t forgiven them for it; additionally, the current argument will not be resolved.
People often assess you from your appearance, as they see this before they speak to you. It takes little effort to shower, scrub up and smell nice each day, but can make the world of difference – you don’t know who you’ll meet today!
Experts have experience and a specialised mindset – copy their activities and find out why they perform actions in that particular way and not in other ways.
Never allow a person to get into your head and manipulate you. Your mood should never be influenced by anyone’s actions.
When you realise you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. Don’t let your pride get in the way of taking those steps. Apologise, taking full responsibility. That will speak for your character more strongly than the action of making the mistake in the first place.