In a healthy home, a dad helps his teenagers to understand that they must make decisions in life, and that there are consequences to life's decisions. People make decisions with regard to the options available to them. If they have no options, they don't have a decision to make. But if they have more than one option, a choice must be made. Even a decision not to decide is actually in itself a decision.
Some decisions are more important than others.
Whether a woman has John or Ted as a marriage partner is much more important than whether she has waffles or pancakes for breakfast. It's more important because who she will marry has greater, more lasting consequences. Also, it's more important because John and Ted are more important than waffles and pancakes. For example, who you will marry is a very important decision. It involves another human being, and the person chosen will bring great and lasting consequences to your life.