Care Charity, December 8, 2004 - The season of giving is upon us, and the time is right to teach your children what charity and volunteerism mean, to help them grow up to be caring, civic-minded adults. Minneapolis-based Search Institute reports that "Helping others" is the top positive behavior, also known as a "thriving indicator," exhibited by a sample of 217,277 young people identified as successful and healthy youth. Search Institute created the "Developmental Assets" approach, which identifies 40 assets that young people need to grow up to be caring, competent, contributing individuals and is infused in YMCA programs nationwide.