Assets #37-40 (of the 40 Developmental Assets)

Nurture, celebrate, and affirm their positive identity.

Infants & Toddlers (birth to 35 months)

37. Parent(s) has personal power and models coping skills.
38. Parent(s) creates an environment that nurtures self-esteem.
39. Parent(s) has a sense of purpose.
40. Parent(s) has a positive view of the future.

Preschoolers (ages 3 to 5)

37. Parent(s) has personal power and models coping skills.
38. Parent(s) models high self-esteem.
39. Parent(s) has a sense of purpose and models these beliefs.
40. Parent(s) has a positive view of the future.

Elementary-Age Children (ages 6-11)

37. Child feels he or she has some control over things that happen.
38. Child has high self-esteem.
39. Child has a sense of purpose.
40. Child is optimistic about her or his own future.

Teenagers (ages 12-18)

37. Teenager has a healthy sense of personal power.
38. Teenager has high self-esteem.
39. Teenager believes her or his life has a sense of purpose.
40. Teenager has a positive view of her or his future.

The material on this page is adapted from Starting Out Right: Developmental Assets for Children, Copyright© 1997 by Search Institute. Used here by permission.                                                                                                     

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