In your home and family:	Be easy on yourself—and others! Tell yourself and your spouse, significant other, peers, colleagues, and staff what you (and they) are doing right helping young people. Avoid dwelling on mistakes; celebrate your successes and give yourself a pat on the back!
In your neighborhood and community:	Help build your neighbors’ confidence as parents and caring adults. Leave a note telling a certain neighbor how much you appreciate him or her.
In your school or youth program:	Send a letter to parents about building Developmental Assets, and then discuss them in conferences or parent meetings.

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Used with permission from Instant Assets: 52 Short and Simple E-mails for Sharing the Asset Message. Copyright (c) 2007 by Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 800-888-7828, www.search-institute.org. All rights reserved. 

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