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Building Blocks For Healthy Youth

There are 40 Building Blocks. How many does your child have?

The more of the "blocks" a youth has in their life, the more likely they are to make positive choices - and the less likely they are to make negative ones.  Parents, Educators, Teachers, Youth Providers, and Neighbors can all help build "blocks" in our youth - so start today!

The good news about building assets in your child is that YOU can START TODAY! Pick a Building Block that your child is lacking and start working on building it into his or her life.

Young people who have 31 Building Blocks are much less likely to be involved with problem behaviors such as early alcohol use, early sexual experience, school failure, depression/suicide, and antisocial or violent behavior, and much more likely to exhibit school success and caring behavior.

***** SO - Start Today *****

Recent Building Blocks Newsletters:

Building Blocks Newsletter for January 2007.pdf

Building Blocks Newsletter for February 2007.pdf

What are the 40 Building Blocks?

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SUPPORT

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Family provides love and support

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Frequently talks with parents and seeks parent's advice

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Has other non-parent adults for support

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Experiences a caring neighborhood

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Positive and encouraging school climate

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Parents are involved in school
 

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EMPOWERMENT

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Youth feels that adults in the community value him/her

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Young people are given useful roles in the community

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Serves others and the community

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Feels safe at home, school and in the neighborhood
 

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BOUNDARIES AND EXPECTATIONS

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Parents discipline & monitor whereabouts

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School provides clear rules for behavior

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Neighbor's show they care by monitoring youth's behavior

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Parents are good role models

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Best friends have responsible behavior

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Parents & teachers encourage youth to do well
 

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CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF TIME

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Involved in music, theatre or other arts

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Involved in youth/school clubs or sports

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Regularly attends religious services or activities

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Regularly spends time at home with family
 

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COMMITMENT TO LEARNING

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Motivated to achieve in school

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Interested in learning new things

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Regularly spends time doing homework

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Cares about their school

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Regularly reads for pleasure
 

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POSITIVE VALUES

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Believes it is important to help others

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Concerned about world issues

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Can stand up for what they believe

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Tells the truth

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Takes responsibility for self

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Feels it is important to not use alcohol or other drugs and to be respectful
 

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SOCIAL COMPETENCIES

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Can plan ahead and make decisions

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Good at making friends, empathetic and sensitive

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Comfortable with people of all cultures, races and ethnic backgrounds

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Can resist negative peer pressure

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Seeks to resolve conflicts nonviolently
 

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POSITIVE IDENTITY

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Feels in control of their lives

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Has high self esteem

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Reports that "my life has purpose"

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Is optimistic about his/her personal future

Pick out some Building Blocks and begin working on them today!!

To learn more about the building blocks and how YOU can assist YOUR child:

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Schedule a Building Blocks presentation to gain practical ideas.

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Call the Partnership for more information on Building Blocks (including Building Blocks for pre-school and young children).

For more information call: (417) 888-2020

 

The Grant Beach Neighborhood Betterment Association is a group of citizens working together to maintain and improve the quality of living in our area. We meet monthly on a regular basis to address neighborhood concerns, and encourage residents to start smaller neighborhood watch groups in their block. We believe that people should actively participate as citizens in a democracy and as neighbors in in a community. We are a group of citizens interested in working together to maintain and improve the living quality of our neighborhood, motivate the city to address our concerns, be a spawning ground for neighborhood watch programs and build a sense of community among us. Working together, there is little that cannot be done, working apart there is little that can be done.

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