A way of making safe and responsible decisions using four steps. (Define, Assess, Respond, Evaluate)
DARE Decision Making Model or DDMM
Taking a chance
Risk
Being uncertain or unwilling to stand up for yourself.
Unsure
An aggressive or unwanted behavior used again and again to isolate, harm, or control another person.
Bully
When you want to get someone in trouble for a harmless behavior.
Tattling
Something that can be proven to be true.
Fact
A force or influence that acts on you to do something
Pressure
Any strain, pressure, or excitement felt about a situation or an event.
Stress
Someone who witnesses bullying who has the opportunity to help.
Bystander
A person or a group of people you can call on for advice, help, encouragement, or guidance.
Help network
Any substance other than food that affects the way your mind and body works.
Drug
What happens as a result of something you choose to do or not to do. They can be positive or negative.
Consequence
Acting in a way that is hostile; attacking or harming others without regard for their feelings.
Demanding
Physical actions or body language that goes along with what we are saying.
Non-verbal communication
Someone who acts responsibly by helping someone who is in need.
Good citizen
What happens as a result of using a drug.
Health Effect
When people about your age try to get you to do something.
Peer Pressure
Acting in a way that communicates your opinion while still respecting others.
Confident
Showing the other person through verbal and nonverbal communication that you are paying attention.
Effective Listening
When you need help from a trusted adult to keep someone safe from being bullied.
Reporting
Being reliable and dependable; people can count on you and you can count on others to follow-through with a job or a task.
Responsible
The refusal to accept others' influence.
Resistance
When people express their thoughts or feelings with each other.
Communication
Empathy
Understanding how other people feel.
Providing information to a trusted adult to help someone or keep them safe.
Telling