What are bad decisions?

A bad decision is when you pick something that doesn’t help you get what you want, it’s like picking a lollipop that tastes sour instead of sweet.

Imagine you’re playing with your toys, and you have two favorite blocks: one is red, and the other is blue. You really want to build a tower, and the red block is strong and helps make the tower tall. But instead, you pick the blue block, which is wobbly and makes the tower fall over. That’s a bad decision because it didn’t help you build your tower.

Sometimes you don’t know what’s best yet. Maybe you’re choosing between candy or vegetables for lunch, and you pick the candy, even though you know the vegetables will make you feel better later. That’s a bad decision, but it’s okay because everyone makes them sometimes.

Other times, you might be too excited about something right now to think clearly. Like when you want to run outside instead of finishing your homework, and then you’re stuck with extra work later. That’s also a bad decision!

But remember, bad decisions are just part of learning, like falling down while riding your bike!