Inform Yourself

Emotional Literacy

The Meaning of a Smile A Story about Emotional Literacy When I was six years old, around nine years ago, some important, intelligent people told my parents that I have Asperger Syndrome. My parents had been thinking that there was something different about me. For...

Making Mistakes

It’s OK to Make Mistakes                     A Story about Risking a Little to Learn a Lot! Hi, I’m Max and I’m twelve years old. I find school really hard. My teachers say I need to take part in lessons. They tell my...

Discrimination

What is discrimination? At its basis, discrimination refers to unjust treatment towards a person based upon the individual’s personal characteristics. A person can experience discrimination because of their age, disability, gender, and sexual identity, race, health,...

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 found Mark as he has been a very caring boyfriend and he frequently buys her gifts. Recently, however, Mark started to be...

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...

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 others? Do you feel you can improve other people’s quality of life? If the answer to these questions is YES then it would seem...

Toxic Relationships

What is a toxic relationship? Any relationship that makes one or both individuals involved feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned or attacked. A toxic relationship can threaten one's emotional, psychological and/or physical well-being. Toxic relationships don’t...

Laughing at yourself

It is important to be able to laugh at yourself, it just makes life more bearable!  It is being able to take things with a pinch of salt and also allowing ourselves to be human. I am a 15 year old female and have not always been able to laugh at myself.  I...

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 have been really interested in insects, animals and plants.  One of the things I love to do most is go for walks in...

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 cool amount of people at my own birthday parties. I was always surrounded by people to play with during breaktime. I was...

Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

Around Me

Other topics

Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

Relationships

Around Me

Other topics

Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

Relationships

Around Me

Other topics