Skills for a Healthy Life

Consumer

• A person who buys products or services

Consequence

• A result of your actions or decisions

Peer Pressure

• A feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want.

Resource

• Something that you can use to help achieve a goal

Refusal Skill

• A strategy to avoid doing something you don’t want to do

Goal

• Something that you work toward and hope to achieve

Life Skill

• A tool for building a healthy life

Life Skill

• A life skill that helps you deal with troubles or problems is coping

Evaluating Media Messages

• Helps you to view TV commercials critically

GREAT Decisions

• Does not include picking the situation

Collaboration IS

• Working as a team• Making group decisions• Having a family meeting

Problem solving

• Is not waiting and doing nothing

A Direct Pressure may be a threat.

Direct Pressure•Would not include:–Role models–Popular people–Famous people

An Indirect Pressure may be the radio.

Indirect Pressure•Would not include:–Teasing –Put-downs–persuasion

Refusal Skill

• When being asked to do something you don’t want to do you can:– Ignore the pressure– Make a joke of it– Give a reason not to do it– Walk away– Blame someone else– Just say “No”

Refusal Skill Practice• You should always – Respect others – Don’t put anyone down– Don’t insult anyone– Don’t call names– Be positive

Short Term Goals

• Studying• Going to school• Eating• Washing your hair• Calling your friend• Running an errand• Preparing for the basketball game on Friday

Long Term Goals

• Visiting colleges next fall• Planning a vacation next summer• Traveling to Australia next year• Planning your grandmothers birthday party

next year

Setting Goals• Goals should be sensible• Goals should be safe• Goals should be specific

Setting Goals• Should include using an action plan that:

• Rewards your progress– And

• Has a way to track your progress– And

• Leads you to your goals

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