The language of pictures and imagery helps make potential outcomes more vivid and real. Get a video of a television situation comedy or family movie. Use the pause button when necessary. Discuss feelings, focusing on nonverbal cues such as facial expression and body posture. Identify characters' choices and ask your kids to think of alternatives.
Videotapes provide lots of opportunities to envision outcomes.
Even on current family shows you'll find lots of irresponsible role-modeling going on. Pay attention to what's going on in the world. Responsibility is enhanced by understanding the world around us. In any given news story, different people make decisions about critical events. Asking your kids questions like these brings them into current events and opens up the possibility that they might take action.