🤝 Personal & Social Development · Emotional Literacy

Emotions and Decision-Making

Understand how emotions influence thinking and decision-making — that strong feelings can cloud judgement, that we often make different choices when calm versus when upset, and that recognising this gives us more control

Typical age: 9–11 years

“If your child sends an angry message to a friend during an argument and later regrets it, can they explain how their anger affected their decision and what they might do differently next time?”

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Stop, Think, Then Choose
Understanding emotions affect decisions connects to the decision-making process
How Emotions Feel in Your BodyREQUIRED
Emotions influencing decisions builds on body-emotion awareness

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Resilience and Bouncing Back
Resilience benefits from understanding emotions influence decisions
Emotional Patterns Over TimeREQUIRED
Reflecting on emotional patterns builds on understanding emotions influence decisions
Brain Science of EmotionsREQUIRED
Advanced emotional literacy depends on earlier emotional awareness skills