How to Be Happy With Yourself as a Teen

Appreciate all the things you have. Whether it is a loving family, friends or looks, learn to love what you've got. Take advantage of these things and be happy with what you have.

Love yourself. Just remember, if you don't love yourself then no one will - with the exception of relatives. Pamper yourself look after yourself. Be hygienic, look at yourself in the mirror and repeat to yourself that there is no one like you and everyone wants to be you.

Respect yourself. Self-respect is an important skill that will guide you in life. Think to yourself "I am a human being like everyone else, and if not better I am the same as everyone one else - why should I not love and respect and cherish what I have?" A proverb- Be smart if you can, beautiful if you want to, but be respected now - that is essential.

Busy yourself with things. For example, start music lessons individually if you want- e.g. school music room- piano, read books, they are interesting. Take time to do things you want, drawing, listening to music, making crafts- origami. Put music on and start doing belly dancing or hip hop if you prefer.

Spend time with your family if possible. Socialize with them. Play simple games such as snakes & ladders, chess, cards etc. Or just watch films together, discuss books with each other, all sorts of things.

Remember to never think that you are lonely. There are many things for you to do. Just because you don't have that many friends does not mean you can't enjoy yourself! You will indeed create self-confidence and self-esteem by being an independent person.

Educate yourself. No matter what, education is an important factor in life- read as many books as possible, even if you don't like to read, try you never know. Maths is important to learn it well- if you are not so interested in the academic subjects choose to learn a language- you can get many jobs by knowing a few different languages. All of this will make you a stronger and more confident person.

Socialize with everyone in class- if in school. Don't just stick to one friend ,have many people you can socialize with and enjoy their company. Make them come to you by talking less but more interestingly. Talk about different things with different people- if someone is into sport- talk about sport, if someone else is into fashion and music then talk about these things to keep them interested and most importantly let them know you know about everything- this is when education helps- being clever.

Don't think about negative things too much. What happened, happened and that's that!! Forget it and enjoy yourself. Don't take things too seriously.