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WHAT KIDS NEED MOST Developmental Rela8onships in Families and Beyond The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Do You Agree with This Statement? 2
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What Else MaFers? 3
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Our Research to Date The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Developmental rela8onships are powerful connec8ons through which young people learn to strive to be their best in school, work, and life. 5
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Express CARE CHALLENGE Growth Elements of Developmental Rela8onships Expand POSSIBILITIES Give SUPPORT Share OWNERSHIP 6
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Developmental Rela8onship at Work 7
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Outcome of a Developmental Rela8onship “Mrs. Mar6no, my kindergarten teacher, was one of the most important and influen6al people in my life besides my parents. She was the one who no6ced I was an awkward and insecure boy and made sure to remind me daily of how talented and beau6ful I was. My success in life is directly related to the confidence this incredible woman ins6lled upon me during my most important years.” -­‐-­‐ Nicholas Ferroni, Huffington Post, April, 2013 8 The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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The Power of Successful Families “The common feature of successful interven6ons across all stages of the life cycle through adulthood is that they promote aOachment and provide a secure base for explora6on and learning for the child. Successful interven6ons emulate the mentoring environments offered by successful families.” James Heckman and Tim Kautz, University of Chicago, 2013 9
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RELATIONSHIPS The heart of family strengths 10
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Families Today •  Diversity, complexity •  Technology, mobility •  Less community support •  Mixed norms, expecta6ons 11
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A Dominant Story about Families Structure and place in society = des6ny Blamed or glorified Risks, deficits, dysfunc6on Responsible on their own Don’t really maOer a_er early childhood Either good or not Just need us to “fix” them The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Our Ques8on Is there another narra6ve that offers prac6cal hope for today’s families? 13
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Our Star8ng Point •  20+ years of studying young people’s strengths and supports (Developmental Assets) •  A 50-­‐year legacy of research on family strengths •  What might we learn from listening to today’s youth and parents explore their diverse families’ strengths? 14
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•  1,511 families ü  One paren6ng adult ü  One 10 – 15 year old •  Diverse •  Oversampled ü  African Americans ü  La6no/La6na ü  Asian Americans •  Weighed to Census The Family Assets Framework Many quali6es help to make families strong. These 21 Family Assets were selected because they are . . . The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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ü  Scien6fically rigorous ü  Applicable across diversity ü  Linked to key outcomes ü  Ac6onable, changeable ü  Balanced and holis6c The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Family Assets Framework Nurturing Establishing Maintaining Adap6ng to Connec6ng to RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES COMMUNITY Nurturing RELATIONSHIPS Nurturing Establishing Adap6ng to Maintaining RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Connec6ng to COMMUNITY 1. Posi6ve Communica6on
3. Emo6onal Openness 2. Affec6on
4. Support for Sparks The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Nurturing Rela8onships Positive Communication
56%
71%
Affection
Emotional Openness
Support for Sparks
19 % who reach a threshold sugges6ng strength 55%
64%
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e.g.: Affec8on When you spend 2me with your child/parent, how o;en does she/
he do each of the following? (Very o;en) Express physical affec6on (e.g., giving a hug, a kiss, or puong an arm around you). Laugh with you. Show or tell you that she/he loves you. 44% 42% 55% 47% 42% Parent 49% Youth 20
Establishing ROUTINES Nurturing Establishing Adap6ng to Maintaining RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Connec6ng to COMMUNITY 5. Family Meals
7. Meaningful Tradi6ons 6. Shared Ac6vi6es
8. Dependability The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Establishing Rou8nes Family Meals
Shared Activities
58%
41%
Meaningful Traditions
Dependability
22 51%
27%
Maintaining EXPECTATIONS Nurturing Establishing Adap6ng to Maintaining RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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9. Openness about Tough Topics
10. Fair Rules
11. Defined Boundaries Connec6ng to COMMUNITY 12. Clear Expecta6ons 13. Contribu6ons to Family The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Maintaining Expecta8ons Openness, Tough Topics 61% Fair Rules Defined Boundaries 44% 28% Clear Expecta6ons Contribu6ons to Family 24 84% 57% The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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e.g.: Openness about Tough Topics How comfortable do you feel talking about the following topics with your parent/child? (Very comfortable) How to use money 46% Alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs 38% Bullying 40% Religion 45% Body, health, or weight concerns Sex 33% 22% 72% 71% 71% 68% 64% 43% Parent
Youth
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Adap8ng to CHALLENGES Establishing Adap6ng to Maintaining Nurturing RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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14. Management of Daily Commitments
15. Adaptability Connec6ng to COMMUNITY 16. Problem Solving 17. Democra6c Decision Making The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Adap8ng to Challenges 41%
Commitment Management
Adaptability
Problem Solving
Decision Making
27 28%
33%
54%
Connec8ng to COMMUNITY Establishing Adap6ng to Maintaining Nurturing RELATIONSHIPS ROUTINES EXPECTATIONS CHALLENGES The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Connec6ng to COMMUNITY 18. Neighborhood Cohesion
20. Enriching Ac6vi6es 19. Rela6onships with Others
21. Suppor6ve Resources The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Connec8ng to Community Neighborhood Cohesion
Relationships with Others
Enriching Activities
Supportive Resources
29 33%
22%
56%
45%
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Rethinking Community Connec8ons Three alternate ways of thinking about community connec6ons: 1.  Informal supports for families 2.  Formal supports for families 3.  Family contribu6ons to communi6es Which of these maOers most for youth well-­‐being? 1. Contribu8ons 2. Informal 3. Formal 30
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How Do Families Fare? 11% 17% Poor
Index Score: 0 to 25 Fair
Index Score: 26 to 50 34% Average: 47 out of 100 39% Good
Index Score: 51 to 75 Excellent
Index Score: 76 to 100 Paren6ng adults’ and youths’ individual scores on the Index are quite consistent (r = .75). The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Levels of Family Asset Categories 11.3
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Relationships Expectations
Routines
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Challenges
Community
Notes. Each category ranges from 0 to 20. 32 The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Categories, by Race/Ethnicity 14
Notes. Each category ranges from 0 to 20. 12
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Relationships Expectations
White
Black
Routines
Challenges
Hispanic
Community
Asian
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Diversity of Families Families are more alike than different when it comes to overall levels of Family Assets. 34
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Parent educa6on Demographics MaFer LiFle for Assets The level of assets a family has does NOT differ significantly by: Family income 1 vs. 2 parents 35 Immigrant status Parent sexual orienta6on Parent rela6onship to child The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Family Assets, by Demographics Race/Ethnicity Asian or Pacific Islander Black or African American Hispanic Urbanicity White or Other Race Rural Suburban Urban 36 The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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In the End . . . Demographic differences are interes6ng. But. . .
Geographic, demographic, & socioeconomic factors account for only 9% of the difference in the level of Family Assets. Photographer: Jennifer Kirschke, Children, Youth, and Environments Global Photo Library (hOp://cyec.colorado.edu/) The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Family Assets and Well-­‐Being •  Levels of Family Assets are significantly related* to mul6ple indicators of well-­‐being for both youth and parents •  Different assets contribute to different areas of well-­‐being •  Family assets maOer for families facing stresses * Cross-sectionally, after controlling
for demographics
% volunteer 3+ 8mes/mo. The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Family Well-­‐Being: Volunteering 50% 31% 14% Struggling 18% Challenged Adequate Level of Family Assets Thriving % youth placing high value on caring for others The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Youth Well-­‐Being: Caring 91% 74% 49% 28% Struggling Challenged Adequate Level of Family Assets Thriving % youth with self-­‐regula8on The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Youth Well-­‐Being: Self-­‐Regula8on 54% 32% 10% Struggling 16% Challenged Adequate Level of Family Assets Thriving % youth accep8ng personal responsibility The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Youth Well-­‐Being: Personal Responsibility 65% 45% 21% Struggling 25% Challenged Adequate Level of Family Assets Thriving The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Family Assets and Youth Well-­‐Being Statistically significant
positive correlations
between each
category of family
assets and youth
well-being measure
(after controlling for
demographics).
Youth Caring
Nurturing Rela6onships √
Establishing Rou6nes Maintaining Expecta6ons √
Adap6ng to Challenges √
Connec6ng to Community √
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Family Assets and Youth Well-­‐Being Statistically significant
positive correlations
between each
category of family
assets and youth
well-being measure
(after controlling for
demographics).
Self-Regulation
Nurturing Rela6onships √
Establishing Rou6nes √
Maintaining Expecta6ons √
Adap6ng to Challenges √
Connec6ng to Community 44
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Family Assets and Youth Well-­‐Being Statistically significant
positive correlations
between each
category of family
assets and youth
well-being measure
(after controlling for
demographics).
Personal Responsibility
Nurturing Rela6onships √
Establishing Rou6nes √
Maintaining Expecta6ons Adap6ng to Challenges √
Connec6ng to Community 45
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Family Assets and Youth Well-­‐Being Statistically significant
positive correlations
between each
category of family
assets and youth
well-being measure
(after controlling for
demographics).
Civic Engagement
Nurturing Rela6onships √
Establishing Rou6nes √
Maintaining Expecta6ons Adap6ng to Challenges √
Connec6ng to Community √
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13 Stressful Life Events Parent Experienced Family Experienced Youth Experienced • 
Separa6on or divorce • 
Vic6m of a crime • 
Job loss/
unemployment • 
Arrested or imprisoned for a crime • 
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Serious accident or illness • 
Struggled with abuse or alcohol or drugs • 
Death of grandparent/
close rela6ve • 
Disability • 
Natural disaster • 
Death of a friend • 
Military deployment • 
Death of parent/
caregiver Death of sibling Weighted for recency and intensity Stressful Life Events Frequency of
Responses
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High-­‐Stressed Families 150
14% of families (n = 207) who score highest (≥ 17 out of 75) 100
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Score on Stressful Life Events Index
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Family Assets & Resilience If youth in high-­‐stressed families experience high levels of family assets, they are . . . 9 6mes 7 6mes
7 6mes
5 6mes
more likely
to exhibit
Personal responsibility Self-­‐regula6on School engagement Caring . . . than youth in high-­‐stressed families who experience low levels of family assets. 49
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A Hopeful Narra8ve for Families (1) •  Structure and place in society = des6ny –  Structure maOers less than rela6onships •  Blamed or glorified –  All have strengths and challenges •  Risks, deficits, dysfunc6on –  Be explicit and inten6onal about strengths The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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A Hopeful Narra8ve for Families (2) •  Responsible on their own –  Shared responsibility •  Don’t really maOer a_er early childhood –  MaOer throughout life •  Either good or not –  All families can grow, if they’re inten6onal •  Just need us to “fix” them –  Grow through opportuni6es to contribute The image cannot be displayed. Your computer
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Key Ques8ons How do we
reframe the
conversation
and focus on
relationships?
How can we be
more attentive
to the strengths
in the families
we engage?
What roles do
we play in
strengthening
relationships
within families?
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