How much water should I drink each day?
Your body needs water to work properly: about 5 pints spread over the day. It helps the brain to work properly and carries nutrients throughout your body in the blood.
The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Your body needs water to work properly: about 5 pints spread over the day. It helps the brain to work properly and carries nutrients throughout your body in the blood.
Some medicines can reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptive pill – be sure to check with your doctor so you stay safe.
A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup of tar in a year. Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and can cause cancer.
Always make sure you arrive where you need to be at least 5 minutes before your start time. Being punctual shows potential employers and teachers that you are reliable and can manage your time well.
Don’t do tomorrow what you can do today. Constantly putting something off means it will never get done – so the sooner you do it, the more time you have to enjoy the benefits.
The average length of jailtime for possession of a knife is 7 months. If carried in public, you face 2 years imprisonment and a £5,000 fine.
Always carry with you a 50p coin (to use a public ‘phonebox) and a written-down ‘phone number of someone you can call for help. Always be safe, and always be able to get in touch with someone you can trust.
A chinese takeaway is one meal at £7 per person. For the same amount you can buy a few days worth of food, and your money can go a lot further. Make yourself a fakeaway instead!
When you get your own place to live, an Expanding File is incredibly useful. It’s a categorised folder that stores all your important paperwork, like mortgage documents, bank statements, guarantees and health papers. Finding them quickly when you need them is invaluable, and takes no time at all to keep current – just file docs as they arrive.
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