Everyone can play a role in valuing kids! The following links provide information and tools to help families, schools, and communities raise healthy, caring, responsible children.

• What kids need: Developmental Assets
  
  
• Developmental Assets Lists
  
  
• Developmental Assets Tools
  
  
• Everyone’s an Asset Builder
  
  
• Ideas for Parents: Developmental Assets
  
  
• Ideas for Parents: Empowerment
  
  
• Ideas for Parents: Boundaries and Expectations
  
  
• Ideas for Parents: Positive Family Communication
  
  
• Value Every Kid Radio Ads
  
  
• Value Every Kid Print Ads
  
  
• Healthy Minds Healthy Hearts - Mentoring

“We cannot always build the future for our youth but we can build our youth for the future”

-Franklin D. Roosevelt

Radio Ads (mp3's)

• Encouragement
  
  
• Leadership
  
  
• Learning from Mistakes
  
  
• Responsibility
  
  
• Coping with Stress
  
  
• Helping around the House

Print Ads

• Dwell on what Children do Right Instead of what they do wrong.
  Teach young people to be responsible for their thoughts, words & actions.
  
  
• Encourage youth to take a leadership role.
  Remember that mistakes are part of growing.
  
  
• Help youth practice coping skills.
  Give young people appropriate and important responsibilities within the family.