40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS WATCH THE FOLLOWING...Consider what values are evident each video. Which assets do these characters seem to possess? Imagine where these people will end up if they maintain a positive attitude! Jessica's Affirmation Motivation Daniel Beaty's Poetry Miley Cyrus- father a country music one-hit wonder Paris Hilton of the Hilton Hotel fortune How did I get here? What might have helped me get here? HOW DID I GET HERE? SHANIA TWAIN Shortage of food Parents violently fought Mom took kids to homeless shelter only to return to stepfather 2 years later Sang in bars at age 8 for $20 Singing in bars instead of school plays Worked for dads restoration business in N. Ontario, physical labour, bathed & washed clothes in lake How did I get here? What might have helped me get here? HOW DID I GET HERE? LeBron James Father was ex-con who left mother Raised by mother on her own Engaged to high school sweetheart who he has 2 children with Mother always bouncing from job to job trying to support him Never had a steady home, lived in shady areas of Akron High school football coach took him in when he was a teen and started skipping classes How did I get here? What might have helped me get here? HOW DID I GET HERE? Sidney Crosby Raised in Cole Harbour, NS by both parents Has a younger sister Father was a goaltender in the QMJHL and was drafted by MTL Was a straight A student in HS and enjoyed helping special needs students Lived with Mario Lemieux for first 5 years in the NHL Dad taught him to skate at age 2.5 in a father/son recreational program in Cole Harbour Consider how hard this young man has worked to develop his assets... Consider the assets of the coach, teammates, fans, and parents... Research tells us that the success stories of LeBron James and Shania Twain are not easy and not likely. Building Blocks for Raising Healthy Children and Youth Since its creation in 1990, Search Institutes framework of Developmental Assets has become the most widely used approach to positive youth development in the United States. BackgroundGrounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention, the Developmental Assets represent the relationships, opportunities, and personal qualities that young people need to avoid risks and to thrive. The Power of AssetsStudies of more than 2.2 million young people in the United States consistently show that the more assets young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range of high- risk behaviors (see table below) and the more likely they are to thrive. Assets have power for all young people, regardless of their gender, economic status, family, or race/ethnicity. Furthermore, levels of assets are better predictors of high-risk involvement and thriving than poverty or being from a single-parent family. The GapThe average young person experiences fewer than half of the 40 assets. Boys experience three fewer assets than girls (17.2 assets for boys vs for girls). 010 Assets 1120 Assets 2130 Assets 3140 Assets Problem alcohol useHas used alcohol three or more times in the past month or got drunk once in the past two weeks. 45% 26% 11% 3% ViolenceHas engaged in three or more acts of fighting, hitting, injuring a person, carrying or using a weapon, or threatening physical harm in the past year. 62% 38% 18% 6% School ProblemsHas skipped school two or more days in the past month and/or has below a C average. 44% 23% 10% 4% * Data based on aggregate Search Institute sample of 148,189 students across the United States surveyed in 2003. SUPPORT need to be surrounded by people who love, care for, appreciate, and accept. (# 1-6) EMPOWERMENT need to feel valued & valuable, safe & respected (#7-10) BOUNDARIES & EXPECTATIONS need clear rules, consistent consequences, and encouragement to do best (#11-16) CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF TIME need opportunities outside of school to learn and develop new skills & interests with other youth and adults (#17-20) COMMITMENT TO LEARNING need a sense of the lasting importance of learning & a belief in their own abilities (#21-25) POSITIVE VALUES need to develop strong guiding principals to help them make healthy life choices (#26-31) SOCIAL COMPETENCIES need the skills to interact effectively with others, to make difficult decisions, & to cope with new situations (#32-36) POSITIVE IDENTITY need to believe in their own self-worth & to feel that they have control over the things that happen to them (#37-40) Assess your own developmental assets Check off the PRE box if a statement applies to you Leave it blank if the statement is not true for you Total up how many checks you have and record in the bottom box Complete your Personal Profile and 3 goals NEXT STEPS...