This month, our focus is Developmental Asset #1*: Family Support
Family life provides high levels of love and support.
Category: External Asset
Subcategory and Icon: Support and red heart
Nationally, 68% of youth report having this asset.
9 Creative Ways to Build Family Support
- Do something new together. Instead of a walk, go jogging…or skipping.
- If possible, eat at least one meal a day together.
- Choose a book to read together as a family. Each day read 10 pages.
- Ask about the highs and lows in your child’s day. Tell about your day.
- Every day show love through hugs, words, and smiles.
- Frame your child’s artwork and hang it on the wall.
- Give your child space to think, rest, and rejuvenate.
- Lie under the stars and talk about whatever crosses your mind.
- Write “family care” resolutions and keep them!
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Nurture children with good food, good words, and good fun. Build Assets…THRIVE
*The 40 Developmental Assets are relationships, values and qualities that help kids succeed. The Assets were developed by Search Institute in Minneapolis, MN and are being promoted by a local youth development initiative called THRIVE. For more information on THRIVE, call (573) 651-3747, ext. 118 or visit our website www.capecountythrive.com