The social and emotional skill called Decision-Making is about how we solve problems and make choices that are based on our values, how we accept responsibility for our decisions and their consequences, and how we learn from experience.
Activities to practice Responsible Decision making:
Allow your child to make choices early on
Teach how different rules apply in different contexts (quiet voice in library, cheering at soccer game)
Verbally walk through your own decision-making process as a model
Teach how to make amends
Reinforce independent and safe decisions your child makes
Discuss what it means to be accountable
Identify emotions behind actions
Brainstorm different approaches or solutions to a task
Explore possible consequences
Evaluate actions - did they meet the goal?
Simulate or role play a task