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Scales, Peter C. – Our Children, 1996
At the Search Institute in Minneapolis (Minnesota), researchers study 6th-12th graders nationwide, identifying developmental assets to growing up healthy and happy. They suggest that adults surround children with external assets (support, boundaries and expectations, empowerment, and constructive time use) to help them develop values and skills…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Child Development, Child Health, Citizen Participation
