When you have to choose whether or not to do something, think of the consequences of your choice

Bad consequences can mean getting yourself in danger or trouble, but it can also mean just knowing that you’ve done the wrong thing

The best choice isn’t always what your friends think you should do.

You’ve almost always got a choice, even if one choice is harder or not as much fun as the other

If the consequences could be really bad that’s a really good reason never to make that choice.

So, if you were getting bullied in the playground you could make a few choices to help the situation:
-You could choose to tell the bully you don’t like it!
-You could choose to move away!
-You could choose to talk to an adult you trust about the situation!
And there are even more choices you could make - see if can think of some

Some ways to make choices:

In order to make a well thought-out choice decision here are some questions you may want to ask yourself first:
What is my goal? What do I want out of this?
What are the possible consequences (positive and negative) of my decision?
How desirable or undesirable are each of these consequences?
What are the chances that each of these consequences will happen?

Some people find it useful to write their choices down and then make their decision.

Another way to make a choice is to draw a line down the centre of a page and write "for" on one side and "against" on the other. Then list all the reasons why you should make your choice on the "for" side and all the reasons why you shouldn't make your choice on the "against" side. Remember, some decisions will be difficult to make no matter what tools you use.

A funny story about making bad choices: (see how many bad choices you can find in this example)

Overseas a Police Constable responded to a phone call about a dangerous driver in thick snow.

He found and stopped the drivers car and got out his patrol car. The driver decided to drive away, but his tires were stuck in the snow and spun wildly but the car went nowhere. The Constable thought he would have a bit of fun. He started running in place beside the driver's window. The driver was surprised to see the Constable keeping up with his car. The speedometer read 100 kph!
The Constable yelled at the driver and ordered him to "Pull over!" The driver continued to drive faster, trying to get away.
The car's speedometer had reached 175 kph, but amazingly the Constable was keeping pace and ordering the driver to stop. Finally, convinced he was never going to outrun the fleet-footed officer, the driver brought his car to a "stop."
When he went to court the driver told the judge he was amazed at how fit the local police officers were.

How many bad choices could you find in that story?