Some questions have either a right or a wrong answer. Should I go to School? Should I finish my homework? Should I drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes? You know the right answers to questions like these. The wrong answers can cause problems for you. If you're already carrying more than your share of problems, don't make things worse for yourself. If you need support or encouragement, tell an adult you trust.

Here are three more good things to do for yourself from Gershen Kaufman and Lev Raphael:

4. Do at least one thing every day that's good for your body.

5. Do atleast one thing every day that's good for your brain.

6. Find and adult you can trust and talk to.

( Tip : Make a list of all six good things — yesterday's and today's — and put it where you can see it every morning. )

Why put limits on yourself? Why can't you work to change a law? Why can't you run for class president? Why can't you try out for a team or school play? Only you can tell yourself no. Only you can stop yourself from doing whatever you've always wanted to do. Take a chance; stick your neck out.Maybe you'll find that you can do what you once thought was impossible.

Making friends is hard work. You have to be willing to reach out, to listen, to be honest and accepting. You have to risk being rejected; not everyone will want to be your friend. Still, a life without friends would be no life at all. As poet Edgar Guest once said, "Who would be happy, first must have a friend."

Its important to be able to name and describe your feelings. Then you can talk about them more clearly. You can get help understanding the ones them seems confusing to you. Gershen Kaufman and Lev Raphael suggest three ways to grow a Feelings Vocabulary;

1.    Listen to other people talk about their feelings.
2.    Ask for help explaining your feelings.
3.    Read about feelings. (Ask a parent, teacher, or librarian to recommend a book.)

It sounds good. It looks good. It seems like a good idea. But something about it doesn't feel right. (You could be facing a new relationship or a new experience. A Friend could be trying to talk to you into something.) You've tried to find out as much as you can. You've dug for the facts. You've thought about it a lot. And you're still not sure… Trust your hunches. Listen to that little voice inside your head.