1 H______ choices help our body and mind stay safe.
1 Healthy
2 Is this choice healthy or unhealthy? Susan takes a piece of candy from a stranger.
2 Unhealthy
3 Is this choice healthy or unhealthy? Matt asked a trusted adult to help him take his medicine.
3 Healthy
4 Finish this sentence: Only take medicine with the help of a T______ A_______ .
4 Trusted Adult
5 Give an example of an unhealthy choice with medicine.
5 Ex.: Taking candy or any other substance from a stranger, etc.
6 Give an example of a healthy choice with medicine.
6 Ex.: Asking a trusted adult to help with meds; Not taking candy from a stranger
7 Jill has a bad headache. Her parent is busy with an important phone call. Jill decides to take an aspirin all by herself. What kind of a choice did Jill make? What does she need to do instead?
7 Unhealthy; She needs to take medicine ONLY with a trusted adult’s help.
8 What does the term “healthy choice” mean?
8 A healthy choice is one that is safe and good for your body and your mind.
9 Give one example of a trusted adult in your home. Then give an example of a trusted adult in your community.
9 HOME: Parent, Caregiver, Grandparent, etc. COMMUNITY: Police Officer, Nurse, Doctor, etc.
10 Fill in the blanks: If you do not know what a substance is, Don’t T_____ , Don’t T_____ , Don’t T_____ . Tell a T_____ A_____ .
10 Don’t Touch! Don’t Taste! Don’t Take! (In any order) Tell a Trusted Adult.
11 You are at the playground on a very hot day. You are very thirsty. Another child offers you a drink. What do you need to do? Why?
11 Say , “No.” Tell a trusted adult. WHY: You do not know what the substance is.
12 Some kids are playing in the woods behind your house. When you go back to see what they are doing, you see them smoking cigarettes. They offer you a cigarette. What do you need to do? Why?
12 Say, “No.” Leave and go tell a trusted adult. WHY: Smoking cigarettes can hurt your body.