40 Developmental Assets
Support
Empowerment
| Family life provides
love and support
Family communication is
positive and open.
Child receives
support from other adults.
Child experiences
caring neighbors.
School provides a
caring climate.
Parent(s) is involved
in child's schooling |
Community values
children.
Children have useful roles.
Child and family
serve others.
Home, school, and
neighborhood are safe. |
Boundaries and Expectations
Constructive Use of Time
| Family sets clear
rules and consequences.
School sets clear rules
and consequences.
Neighbors monitor the
child's behavior.
Adults model
responsible behavior.
Child's friends model
responsible behavior.
Parents and teachers
have realistically high expectations. |
Child
participates in creative activities.
Child participates in
school or community programs.
Family participates
in religious community.
Child spends most
evenings and weekends at home.
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Commitment to Learning
Positive Values
| Child
is motivated to do well in school.
Child is attentive and
engaged in learning.
Child does homework
when assigned.
Child cares about her
or his school.
Child reads alone and
with adults.
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Child
cares about others.
Child begins valuing
equality and social justice.
Child begins to act
with integrity.
Child values honesty.
Child accepts
appropriate responsibility.
Child begins to value
good health habits.
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Social Competencies
Positive Identity
| Child
develops simple planning and decision-making skills.
Child interacts well
with other children and adults.
Child is comfortable
with people from different cultures.
Child learns how to
resist negative pressure from others.
Child attempts to
solve conflicts nonviolently. |
Child feels he or
she has some control over things that happen.
Child has high self-esteem.
Child has a sense of purpose.
Child is optimistic about her
or his own future.
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