Through extensive research , Search Institute has identified the following 40 building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. In addition, Search Institute has blended the literature on child development with the framework of assets for adolescents to identify parallel, developmentally appropriate sets of assets for infants , toddlers , preschoolers , and elementary-age children . To view the 40 developmental assets in Spanish, click here.
Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.
Caring neighborhood Young person experiences caring neighbors. Caring school climate School provides a caring, encouraging environment. Empowerment Community values youth Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth. Youth as resources Young people are given useful roles in the community. Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.