• Smart Choices

  • Decision-Making for Kids
  • By: Matthew Black
  • Narrated by: Brian Buseck
  • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Smart Choices

By: Matthew Black
Narrated by: Brian Buseck
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Are your kids facing tough decisions without knowing how to make smart choices?

As parents, we know that helping our children develop essential decision-making skills can be challenging. Kids often struggle with making thoughtful choices, leading to frustration and indecision. And in today's fast-paced world, teaching them the art of making smart choices is more critical than ever.

Suitable for children ages 12+, this audiobook contains relatable and practical examples of typical decisions kids encounter, with helpful tips and strategies for making good choices, including social decisions, problem solving, peer pressure, ethical choices, and impulsive decision-making.

Smart Choices: Decision Making for Kids teaches kids to gather information, consider consequences, and align choices with their values. Watch your child grow into an empowered decision-maker, ready to take on the world with confidence and wisdom for lifelong happiness and success through step-by-step guidance, stories, and interactive questions.

Your child will discover how to become a decision-maker superhero:

  • Why decision-making is important.
  • Understand the decision-making process.
  • How to evaluate options.
  • How to make smart decisions about spending.
  • Understand the power of choice.
  • Become aware of factors that influence decision-making
  • Understand the consequences of poor decision-making.
  • Understand the benefits of making good choices.
  • How to seek advice.
  • How emotions can affect decision-making.
  • How to become an independent decision-maker.

And much, much more

Don't miss this opportunity to set your children on a path of self-discovery and achievement. Download now to empower your children for a lifetime of smart choices!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Matthew Black (P)2023 Matthew Black

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Invaluable!

Smart Choices: Decision Making for Kids" is an invaluable resource for parents and children. It tackles the complex decision-making task with clarity and relatable examples, making it accessible to young minds.
This audiobook equips kids with practical strategies to navigate various life choices, from social to ethical, and instils the importance of aligning decisions with personal values.
I really like the step-by-step guidance, interactive questions, and real-life stories that provide a holistic approach to teaching decision-making skills.
This is a great book for parents seeking to help their children with the tools for lifelong success.

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valuable for parents

This audiobook is an excellent resource for parents striving to equip their children with crucial life skills. In a world filled with decisions, this book provides practical advice and relatable examples that will empower kids to make thoughtful choices. As a parent, I appreciated the step-by-step guidance, interactive questions, and real-life stories that make learning about decision-making engaging and accessible for children.

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the influence of emotions on making choices.

Every family could use a book to educate them about emotional intelligence and foster important conversations to help our children grow into healthy adults....and it isn't too late for parents to unlearn and relearn healthier communication skills!

This book provides excellent interactive questions, instigated insightful conversations, and a free pdf with scenarios requiring the reader to decide which choice to make.

As a parent and author, I appreciated the step-by-step guidance, interactive questions, and real-life stories!

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Guiding Young Decisions

This insightful audiobook mixes in life lessons with relatable stories for children, teaching them about thoughtful decision-making. It becomes not just a guide but a bonding tool for parents and kids, prompting deep, meaningful conversations.

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Great guide for kids!

This was a well thought out and informative book, letting kids in on the process of making good decisions.

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Highly recommended!

This book is very easy to understand and very comprehensive. The author explains that when making a decision you should weigh the pros and cons first, Plus you should think about how your decisions not only will affect you now but try to think of the possible long range effects on your life.

The author also teaches empathy for others in making your decisions. Consider how your decisions affect others. The book also deals with why we make impulsive decisions and deal with peer pressure.

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Fantastic guide for kids!!

The audiobook does an excellent job of addressing the emotional aspects of decision-making. It recognises that making decisions, especially for adults, can be difficult. My family was moved by the gentle reminders about learning from mistakes and viewing decision-making as a journey rather than a destination.

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My Tween is Now a Choice-Maker

I recently dived into “Smart Choices: Decision Making for Kids” with my 11-year-old daughter and it's genuinely enriched our evenings together. The real-world examples mentioned are not only relatable but sparked lively discussions between us, making the decision-making process a less daunting venture for her. She's begun evaluating her choices more critically, especially noticeable when dealing with her allowance which was a pleasant surprise. The narration was engaging, adding a nice touch to the well-structured content, making our listening experience enjoyable. What resonated most was the segment on understanding the influence of emotions on making choices. I appreciate how the book fosters not just the mechanics of good decision-making but also the emotional intelligence behind it. We both cherished the interactive questions, they instigated insightful conversations. This audiobook didn’t just teach my daughter how to make smarter decisions, it gave us a platform for deeper connection. Highly recommend for parents looking to equip their kids with a balanced decision-making toolkit!

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Empowering kids to make the good decisions

This audiobook was mind-blowing. It was very well written. I enjoyed listening to it in its entirety. The book easily identifies with kids and their challenging experiences. It Supplies valuable information to help kids cope with making important decisions. For example: kids who experience negative peer pressure were advised to seek support from adults who will provide good guidance and support by addressing their concerns.Also, it impress upon kids that it is important that they should not compromise their values and they should not give in to peer pressure. Kids were encouraged to make decisions based on their values in order to experience a happy future. The author teaches the values of honesty, integrity and accountability. The book allows kids to understand that good decision leads to personal growth and a happy lifestyle. In addition, bad decisions leads to consequences that weighs heavily on one's heart. This book will inspire kids to make ethical decisions that would lead to a bright and promising future. Moreover, making good decision may not be easy but it pays off in the end.Two of the biggest takeaways From this audiobook were kids were advised to pause and reflect before making important decision and to consider your budget before making financial decision.
Finally, this book Is a great resource and should get in the hands of every parent to share with their children.

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The power of making the right choices

We live in a world where we must make multiple daily decisions. Even as an adult, this can sometimes be challenging. I wish we had had a few lessons about decision-making at school. This audiobook carefully broke down each element of the decision-making process. It was a nice bonus to get an accompanying pdf containing real-life scenarios requiring the reader to decide which choice to make based on the knowledge gained within the audiobook.

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