June Assets

June

Asset of the Month

Quality Time as a Family

Work, school, activities, friends, and other obligations can at times pull family members apart rather than bring them together. You don't necessarily have to change activities to find family time. Just be creative. Time at Home is Asset 20 of Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets, the qualities, experiences, and relationships that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.

Here are the facts
Research shows spending quality time together as a family helps young people strengthen skills such as leadership, good health, and success in school. About 51 percent of young people, ages 11-18, spend no more than two nights a week with friends "with nothing special to do," according to Search Institute surveys. Protecting young people from risky behaviors and helping them develop positive behavior is easier when you spend time together as a family.
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Harnessing the power of extensive research on developmental assets--the essential building blocks for human development--the alliance partners of the Search Institute, YMCA USA and YMCA Canada, have developed a holistic, systematic approach to improving young peoples' lives that involves the entire community.

The Rye YMCA believes Building Assets will help us in our goal of building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Whether you have children or not, we hope you'll join us in our efforts to make a difference in the lives of young people. Every month we'll send you one of the 40 Developmental Assets in this newsletter. Read it over, think about it, act on it - make a difference!