Today's Tip for Families

08-09-2022

The Right Choice is Conscious and Informed

Teens are faced with lots of choices—everything from which friends they'll spend time with to which colleges they'll try to get into. How can they make sure the choices they're making are the correct ones? Wise choices are both conscious and informed.

Talk with your teen about what that means. Explain that:

• Conscious choices are those your teen is aware of. Rather something that simply happens, a conscious choice is the result of thinking. Teens who make conscious choices also recognize that the choices they are making may have both positive and negative consequences.
• Informed choices are based on information and facts gathered in advance. Before making an informed choice, your teen will need to do some research. What options are available? What could be the result of each of those options?

Help your teen understand that the worst choices teens make are usually those they make by default. Because they didn't choose their courses carefully, for example, they ended up with a class they don't like. By making conscious and informed choices, your teen can avoid that trap.

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