While some children lack the self-confidence needed to deal with adversity, others have an abundance of Social competence. They show Emotional resilience an tell themselves that they can get through whatever is causing them to be worried, and while you can’t assure them that what they’re anxious about will never happen, you can help build Learning Skills that help them to succeed despite adversities of life young people go through on their journey to adulthood.

We can support Educators efforts to Teach Students Asset Based Character Skills for Success @School & in Life. We do this by doing with them what young people do best, PLAY A’Round Chess @GiddyGlove PARC. 

Grounded in extensive research in youth development, resiliency, and prevention, we use an Asset Based Character building approach to developing positive supports and strengths that young people need to succeed. Focusing on creating Equitable Relationships and opportunities for Adults Who Care to Support FunD*A* Mental Student Services that support K-12 Educators, Students ,Youth Service Providers, Families, and the Community at large. Focused on Asset Based Characteristics we cultivate Social-Emotional Learning Skills, strengths, and values to commitments that young people naturally posess by helping provide external and internal Developmental Assets for Success @school & in Life!.

When young people have more assets they are:

• More likely to show Social competence now and in the future
• More likely to show Emotional resilience to avoid high-risk behaviors and resist the influencing sometimes negatives pressures of peers
• More likely to Learn Skills needed for Success @School
• More likely to show adversity & Succeed through challenges in Life!

GiddyGlove PARC Asset Based Characteristics of Development framework uses research-based, positive experiences and qualities that influence young people’s development, helping them become caring, responsible, and productive adults skilled in the art of Thinking!