The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Frozen meat should be completely thawed before you start cooking it. This is to ensure the centre (which is frozen the most) reaches the right internal temperature for cooking without overcooking the outside.
If you need to talk to someone about child sexual abuse, call ChildLine (0800 1111) if you are under 18 or NSPCC (0808 800 5000) otherwise. If someone is in immediate danger, call the police on 999.
Children who have been sexually abused may feel many emotions: dissociation, confusion, fear, guilt, and shame. Sexual abusers often shift blame for the abuse to the child, making them believe the abuse was their fault.
When people undermine your dreams, predict your doom and criticise you, they’re telling you their own story, not yours. Ignore their doubts.
“Facebook friends” are not automatically “friend friends”. Make use of both terms with great care, so that you’re being discerning in your own mind about which is which.
Food made from any type of minced meat, such as sausages and burgers, must be cooked thoroughly all the way through to be safe.
Some meat, such as steaks and joints of beef or lamb, can be served rare (not cooked in the middle) as long as the outside has been properly cooked. This will kill any bacteria that might be on the outside of the meat.
If you define your problem clearly, your solutions will be more abundant, of higher quality and achieved much, much more easily.
The quality of the solutions you come up with will be in direct proportion to the quality of the description of the problem you’re trying to solve.
Make a list of the positive ways you wish to think, including goals and proactive steps to achieving them. Use the list to shift your inner dialogue and remember what you are working towards.