Make the Call
You have a test tomorrow, but your friends invite you to hang out. What should you consider before deciding?
Your priorities, how prepared you are for the test, and whether you have enough time to study and still hang out.
What is the first step in solving a problem?
Identify and understand what the problem actually is.
What is a consequence?
The result or outcome of an action or decision.
Your friend asks you to share their homework answers. What should you consider before answering
Whether it violates school rules, whether it could be considered cheating, and how it could affect both of you.
Your parent asks you to complete a chore before you leave the house, but you completely forgot. You're already running late and feel like they are making a big deal out of it. What would you do, and what could you say to your parent?
Acknowledge that you forgot, avoid making excuses, communicate honestly, and figure out whether you can complete the chore before leaving or make a reasonable plan to complete it later.
True or False: Making a good decision means choosing whatever feels good in the moment.
Good decisions consider both your feelings and possible consequences.
Your room is messy, and you can't find your homework. Name one possible solution.
Organize your room, create a designated place for schoolwork, or use a checklist to keep track of assignments.
You stay up until 3 a.m. playing video games when you have school the next morning. Name one possible consequence.
Being tired, struggling to focus, performing poorly at school, or feeling irritable.
You have $50 and want to spend it all on snacks and entertainment. However, you need $20 for transportation next week. What would be the responsible choice?
Set aside the $20 needed for transportation before spending the remaining money.
Your best friend is upset because you started hanging out with someone else. They tell you, "If you were really my friend, you wouldn't hang out with them." What would you do?
Listen to your friend's feelings while also maintaining your right to have other friendships. Explain your perspective without attacking them and set a healthy boundary if necessary.
You receive an angry text from someone. What is one thing you should do before responding?
Pause and give yourself time to calm down before responding.
You and a friend keep arguing over the same issue. What is one strategy you could use to solve the problem?
Talk calmly about the issue, listen to each other's perspectives, identify the problem, and work together toward a compromise.
You consistently arrive late to school or work. What could eventually happen?
lose hours, damage your reputation at work, or potentially lose your job.
School- Suspension, miss out on important information
Someone you don't know well sends you a message online asking for your address and school information. What should you do?
Don't share personal information, stop communicating if necessary, block/report the person, and tell a trusted adu
You have a major assignment due tomorrow, but your parent expects you to babysit your younger sibling and complete your chores tonight. How would you handle the situation without ignoring either your school responsibilities or your family responsibilities?
Communicate with your parent early, explain what needs to be completed, prioritize tasks, and work together to create a realistic plan.
You want to buy expensive sneakers, but you also need money for a school trip next month. What decision-making strategy could help?
Identify your priorities, compare the short-term want with the long-term goal, and consider your budget.
You forgot to charge your phone, and now you need it for an important event. Name two possible solutions.
Find a charger/power bank, ask someone to borrow one, charge it at school/work, or make alternate arrangements for communication.
A friend asks you to lie to their parent about where they were. What are two possible consequences of agreeing?
You could lose the parent's trust, damage your friendship, get in trouble yourself, or become involved in a bigger problem.
You are responsible for taking out the trash and cleaning the kitchen, but you want to hang out with your friends instead. What should you do before leaving?
Complete your chores first or make a responsible plan for when they will get done before going out.
Your parent told you that you couldn't go to a friend's house because you hadn't been following the rules. You feel like the punishment is unfair, so you are thinking about going anyway without telling them. What could happen if you do? What would be a better way to handle the situation?
Going anyway could damage trust, lead to additional consequences, and make it harder to gain independence. A better approach would be to calmly discuss the decision, explain your perspective, listen to your parent's concerns, and ask what you could do to earn more trust.
You discover that your friends are planning to do something you know could get everyone in trouble. They tell you, "Don't be lame,everyone is doing it." What are three things you should consider before deciding whether to participate?
The possible consequences, your personal values/goals, and how the decision could affect your future, relationships, safety, or reputation.
You have three assignments due tomorrow, you're working after school, and you haven't started any of them. Walk through how you would solve this problem.
Identify everything that needs to be completed, prioritize by deadline/importance, break assignments into smaller tasks, create a realistic schedule, eliminate distractions, and ask for help if needed.
You post an embarrassing picture of someone without their permission because you think it's funny. Later, the person becomes upset and reports the post. What are some possible short-term and long-term consequences?
Short-term: conflict, hurt feelings, disciplinary consequences, or having to remove the post.
Long-term: damaged friendships, loss of trust, reputational consequences, or the image continuing to circulate online.
Your parent tells you that you can't go out with your friends because you didn't complete your responsibilities at home. You feel like they're being unfair. What could you do to handle the situation in a responsible way?
Talk to your parent calmly, explain how you feel without disrespecting them, listen to their concerns, take responsibility for what you didn't do, and work together on what you can do differently next time.
You and your parent have been arguing about your responsibilities and your independence. You believe your parent treats you like a little kid, while your parent believes you haven't shown enough responsibility to have more freedom. If you were the teen, how would you approach this conversation?
Choose a calm time to talk, explain your feelings without blaming, listen to the parent's concerns, acknowledge areas where you need to improve, and suggest specific responsibilities or agreements that could help build trust and independence.