Grades: grades-5-6
For the rest of the afternoon, you feel uncomfortable and worried about whether your family will smell the cigarette smoke when you get home.
Not happy with the consequences? Think through the decision-making steps to figure out if you made the right decision.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision?
Now, go back to the beginning of the “choices and Consequences” exercise and try again. But remember, you can’t always do that in real life!
Your friend laughs and says, "Okay, I get it. No problem."
Feel good about the consequences? That's great! Now, think about it: Did you make the right decision? Type your thoughts below.
Your friend says, "Right, I get it. That's cool," and you feel relieved and proud of yourself for making a good decision.
Feel good about the consequences? That's great! Now, think about it: Did you make the right decision? Type your thoughts below.
For the rest of the afternoon, you feel uncomfortable and worried about your family finding out.
Not happy with the consequences? Think through the decision-making steps to figure out if you made the right decision.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision?
Now, go back to the beginning of the “choices and Consequences” exercise and try again. But remember, you can’t always do that in real life!
YOU DECIDE!
a. You tell your friend you don’t want to vape by saying “no, thanks. Vaping can make your clothes stink”. b. You tell your friend you don’t want to vape by saying “no, thanks. Vaping impacts my health.”. c. You tell your friend you don’t want to vape by saying “no thanks. I don’t want to get addicted to nicotine...”
YOU DECIDE!
Use the decision-making steps to figure out what decision you would make in the following situation:
Your best friend invites you and some other classmates over to his or her house for the afternoon. While you're there, your friend tell you that he or she has started vaping. Your friend then offers you a puff. What do you do? Before you decide, think through the six decision-making steps. Then, choose one.
Think about a decision you recently made. Use this table to examine your decision. You may want to begin by writing what the decision was, and then go back to look at the situation, goals, choices, and consequences. Keep in mind that not everyone will make the same decisions. What you want to do in every situation is make the right decision for you.
Situation
Goals
Choices
Consequences
Decision
How I feel about the
decision I made
While you may not think about it, your mind goes through a series of six steps, or questions, when you make a decision. These steps are listed below.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision?