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The Parenting Compass starts with our online assessment which measures how many of the positive assets your child currently has. The results tell you which areas your child is strong and weak in currently and what you can do to strengthen their weak areas and help other families in areas your family is strong in.
The assessment also measures if you and your child have a difference of opinion and what you can do to resolve that. Your personalized Family Action Plan provides the road map to building upon your child’s assets and helping them succeed. More assets in your child’s life also means less of a risk of risky behavior.
Read below for more information on the Parenting Compass Assessment or find out how the Parenting Compass can help you.
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How the Parenting Compass Assessment Works:
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An assessment - The Parenting Compass starts with our online assessment (think of it as a check-up) that helps you and your preteens/teenagers reflect on how you’re doing in nurturing the relationships, experiences and character traits (together called “assets”) that are proven to make a difference in the choices that young people make.
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Assessment results - Learn in what areas your preteens/teenagers are thriving and where they may be at risk. You’ll get the results for each child and for your whole family.
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Discussion guide - The assessment results will also reveal whether you and your child have a difference of opinion in a specific area. You may think your daughter is strong, say, in the area of boundaries and expectations. She may think otherwise. And that’s OK because we provide a discussion guide that helps you talk through these differences and draw closer as a result.
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Family Action Plan - Once you take the assessment, get the results and talk about the differences, you get a corresponding Family Action Plan on how to build even more assets. You get activities to work on – not just advice – for your family and for each child.
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Resources - Your Family Action Plan gives you next steps on what to do, but we also provide you with articles, books, videos, tips, applications and the ability to share with other parents online. Parenting is a long-term commitment, and we’re committed to help you at every step.
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Why does any of this matter?
Simply put, the more assets in your child’s life, the less likely he or she is to engage in risky behavior. And the more likely he or she is to adopt positive activities.
Learn about the benefits of the assessment
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Created especially for parents of teens and preteens, the Parenting Compass assessment combines two unique components:
- Focus on the Family’s 30 years of expertise in applying biblical truth to the experience of raising God-honoring children.
- The 40 Developmental Assets, developed by Search Institute, leading innovators in youth development, and tested with over 2.5 million youths, showing that these assets make a difference for all groups of young people in all kinds of families and circumstances.
Parenting Compass is really the best of both worlds: Biblically based parenting advice combined with research-based insights and tools. The result? An assessment and Family Action Plan that actually works!
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