Inform Yourself

Safe with technology

Nowadays everybody uses computers and mobiles, nearly everyone has computers in their home, some lucky ones even have them in their room. One favourite way we teens have of spending our time is surfing the net, setting up pages on social networking sites or...

Note to self-care…

I feel suffocated, emotionless and my world crumbling around me. For this reason, I’m trying to inhale a large breath in and exhale another out after a stressful day or was it not so stressful after all? I’m thinking to myself, what was my day like.. not so bad in...

Professional Support

With each day we constantly process and develop social skills and emotional experiences as we try to lead happy, healthy lives. Sometimes our own experiences and behaviour interfere with our ability to remain happy and at ease and sadness overwhelms our mental...

Homelessness

Homelessness in Malta may not appear to be as big of a problem as it really is. This is because we are not used to visibly seeing people sleeping on the streets or in other public places. Instead, the social problem in Malta is hidden, which is different than the...

Personality – who am I?

Nature vs. Nurture What is the nature-nurture debate all about? Nature refers to the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance e.g. blue eyes, brown hair, to our personality characteristics e.g. outgoing, shy etc… Simply put,...

Parental seperation

I am sixteen years old and my parents got separated last year. It was hard to accept their decision and I was shocked when they first told me. When one of them then moved out of the house, I was even more upset. However, I am learning to cope with our new family...

Easing into a major milestone: Retirement

You’ve been working for many years and now you are approaching retirement. You know people who have already retired and while some seem happier than others, you might be wondering how retirement will be for you. You might ask, ‘What will it take for me to be happy...

Grief, Loss and Bereavement

Talking about Emotions The death of a loved one is a terrible experience which we all unfortunately experience at some point in our life. When we speak about such experiences we use words like grief, loss and bereavement. What do we mean however when we talk...

Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

A state of well-being Young people are trying to deal with different situations and new challenges in their lives. They may experience problems at school, relationships with friends, changing circumstances that can happen with the family, learning disabilities, such...

Puberty and Body Changes

Although puberty is a great time in our lives because we are growing up, it can also be a time when we face some problems, these might occur because we look or act differently to others. I will tell you my experience of puberty so far. I love football; I play it at...

Me & Myself

Note to self-care…

I feel suffocated, emotionless and my world crumbling around me. For this reason, I’m trying to inhale a large breath in and exhale another out...

Let’s talk about stress

I am feeling so run down. At home, my parents are constantly fighting and I often get caught in the middle of their arguments. At school, I carry my...

Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)

In our modern world of constant connectivity, it's easy to get caught up in the widespread phenomenon known as FOMO, or the "Fear of Missing Out."...

Giving space for Self-growth and personal empowerment

What is this self-growth that we hear about? The first thing that may come to mind when we hear about self-growth is what we wish to achieve in...

Grief, Loss and Bereavement

Talking about Emotions The death of a loved one is a terrible experience which we all unfortunately experience at some point in our life. When...

Myself

Nurturing My Self-Concept Who am I? What am I here for? Society tells me how I am supposed to be. As a fifteen-year-old girl, society states that I...

Self-Harm

What is Self-Harm? Self-harm is not a mental health illness itself, however, in most cases, it occurs with mental illnesses like borderline...

Suicide

The last 2 years of my life have been terrible. Since my parents are separated and my mother decided to solve her problems with alcohol, I’m living...

Making Mistakes

It’s OK to Make Mistakes A Story about Risking a Little to Learn a Lot! Hi,...

Personality – who am I?

Nature vs. Nurture What is the nature-nurture debate all about? Nature refers to the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our...

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Dealing With Others

Cyberbullying

What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is bullying which occurs through Information & Communication Technology (ICT). The devices used to...

Bullying

Being Different A Story about Being Bullied When I was in primary school, I fit in well. I used to get invited to lots of parties and always had a...

Peer Pressure

Do I Fit In? A Story About Peer Pressure There goes the alarm again! I guess I should drag myself out of bed, but I really hate getting up for...

Communication with parents

Communication with Parents – by Mandy aged 14 Oh my goodness, I wonder if anyone has the same problem as I do – ha ha of this I am sure. My...

Sexual Assault, Rape and Consent

Claire and Mike are both 16 years old and have been dating for two months now. It is Claire’s first relationship and she feels very lucky to have...

Hate speech

What is hate speech? Hate Speech is best described as speech that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin,...

Abuse

My mum and dad split up when I was 8 years old. They were always screaming and shouting at each other. When my dad left home, my mum started laying...

Parental seperation

I am sixteen years old and my parents got separated last year. It was hard to accept their decision and I was shocked when they first told me. When...

Discrimination

What is discrimination? At its basis, discrimination refers to unjust treatment towards a person based upon the individual’s personal...

Helping others

It’s Not All About Me! A Story about Focusing Less on Myself and More on Others At sixteen I thought the world was mine and I believed that I could...

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Relationships

LGBTQIA+

Friends and Making Friends

Parenting

Love, sex and relationship

Assertiveness

Family

Toxic Relationships

Emotional Literacy

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Around Me

Easing into a major milestone: Retirement

You’ve been working for many years and now you are approaching retirement. You know people who have already retired and while some seem happier than...

Disability

Disability is the subjection of negative stereotypes by members of society, where the environment is disabling rather than the experience of the...

Homelessness

Homelessness in Malta may not appear to be as big of a problem as it really is. This is because we are not used to visibly seeing people sleeping on...

Gender roles

What is gender? It is highly important that we first define the difference between gender and sex. Sex refers to the biological make-up of a person;...

Physically Active

Physical Exercise – by Peter aged 16 I am an exercise freak; I just can’t get enough of it. I am not sure what it is about exercise but I know...

Volunteering

Do you have an altruistic attitude to life? Do you have an unselfish concern about the welfare of others? Do you feel that you could motivate...

Emotions

How often do you feel happy, sad, angry or scared? These are just some of the many emotions we experience. Emotions come to us in...

Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

A state of well-being Young people are trying to deal with different situations and new challenges in their lives. They may experience problems at...

Environment and I

The environment and I – by Neville aged 10 I have always loved anything to do with nature and the world outside. Since I was a little boy I...

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