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All Kids Are Our Kids: What Communities Must Do to Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents
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PETER L. BENSON is president of the Search Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Preface. Introduction: From Peril to Possibility. BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN ALL KIDS. Developmental Assets: Forty Building Blocks of Human Development. The State of Developmental Assets Among Youth. ExtAnding Assets from Birth to Adulthood. A Call to Action: Twelve Critical Culture Shifts. WHAT WE ALL CAN DO. Uniting Communities Around Youth: Seven Essential Goals. From Planning to Harvest: Strategies for Growing a Healthy Community. The Power of One: Engaging Individuals. Crucibles of Care: Strengthening Families. The First Ring of Support: Youth Serving Systems. Uniting the Village: The Role of All Sectors in the Community. Postcript—The Power of Communities. Appendix A: Selected References for the Forty Developmental Assets. Appendix B: Findings from the 1990-95 Assets Sample. Appendix C: The Progression of Developmental Assets from Birth to Age 18.
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"This highly readable and engaging book encourages school leaders, families, and community members to unite in providing kids with building blocks for success." —The American School Board Journal

"In this sweeping and imaginative treatise, Peter Benson addresses the most pressing question of our day: How can we make our society into a more wholesome environment for raising young people? Benson takes us several giant steps toward finding a workable solution for the problem of how to restore community for youngsters throughout our society. Everyone interested in the future of youth in our society should read this valuable book." —William Damon, professor, Brown University

"At a time when too many are criticizing students, families, and schools, this volume redirects attention to students' skills, talents, promise, and possibilities. Peter Benson provides a useful vocabulary--developmental assets--and a comprehensive blueprint to strengthen families, schools, and communities." —Joyce L. Epstein, director, Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University

"This thoughtful book should be read by anyone--parents, youth workers, ministers, community leaders, and policymakers--concerned about the future of America's children and the vitality of communities which they love." —Emmy Werner, University of California, Davis, author of Overcoming the Odds

"Peter Benson presents a compelling and creative vision for promoting the positive development of youth and, in so doing, provides decision makers with a powerful means to develop new policies and programs that can enhance the life chances of young people across the diverse communities of our nation." —Richard M. Lerner, professor and director, Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships, Boston College

"Peter Benson presents a compelling vision for child and adolescent development. It represents a national call to action and offers a prescription for the kind of social change needed to implement the vision." —Karen Pittman, director of programs, International Youth Foundation, Baltimore, MD

"An essential guidebook for every community--Peter Benson show us how to create positive and responsive environments for today's young people--involving parents and a wide range of community resources in a rational research-based approach to planning and implementation." —Joy Dryfoos, author of Adolescents at Risk (1991) and Full-Service Schools (1994)

"This well-documented title details how members of a community working together can create a more positive environment for raising healthy children....This title is a valuable asset to any library reevaluating their role within their community or for those creating their mission statement for the first time." —Voice of Youth Advocates

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