Sorting It Out
Supporting Teenage Decision Making

Discover how to mentor teenagers through their life-changing and everyday choices with this science-based guide to decision making.

Robin Gregory (Author), Brooke Moore (Author)

9781009382205, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 February 2024

242 pages
19.7 x 13 x 1.4 cm, 0.263 kg

'The long-lasting implications of the decisions teenagers make can truly impact their quality of life. By becoming a decision mentor and implementing the decision-maker moves prescribed by Gregory and Moore in this volume, anyone engaging with the youth will be well prepared to help. … this text is highly recommended.' W. S. Miner, CHOICE

Written for parents, teachers, and others who live or work with teenagers, this science-based guide describes how you can become a confident 'decision mentor.' Learn to support young people in making good decisions for themselves. Treating decision making as an essential and learnable skill, the six-step 'Decision-Maker Moves' highlight the power and promise of young people as they shape their lives through the options they choose. Stories, examples, and practical tips show how decisions can transform problems into opportunities. Each chapter provides common-sense advice on when and how to talk with teenagers as they weigh up the often-conflicting values, emotions, and trade-offs affecting their choices. We cannot provide young minds with all the answers, but we can help them as they navigate both life-changing and everyday decisions.

Territory Acknowledgments
About this Book
Introduction to the Decision Maker Moves: The Big Picture
1. Move 1 Frame the decision
2. Move 2 Clarify what matters
3. Move 3 Generate options
4. Move 4 Explore consequences
5. Move 5 Weigh Trade-offs and decide
6. Move 6 Stay curious
Now What?
Acknowledgments
Glossary
References.

Subject Areas: Child & developmental psychology [JMC]