When young people experience developmental relationships with parents, educators, youth program staff, and other adults their outcomes are better, their risk behaviours are lower, and they are more likely to be on a path to thrive in life.“
– Search Institute
A great deal of research from numerous scholars in many different settings offer evidence that support this claim. Research to date shows that young people who experience strong developmental relationships across different parts of their lives are more likely to show signs of positive development in many areas, including:
- Increased academic motivation;
- Increased social-emotional growth and learning;
- Increased sense of personal responsibility; and
- Reduced engagement in a variety of high-risk behaviours.
Learn about Developmental Relationships Framework
We want to help parents, caring adults, and youth-serving organizations build Developmental Relationships with young people. By training others to use this framework, we can help improve outcomes for all youth.
Building Developmental Relationships from a Distance
Now, more than ever, we need to make sure we continue to build these important relationships. Search Institute has created a checklist to help meet the needs of kids where they are right now. Download it here
