What is The Daily Bloom?
A parent-guided daily diary reflecting on your child's strengths, nourishing growth together.
FOR MEMBERS ONLY & COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL
A Parent-Guided Daily Diary
We aim to provide parents with thoughtful tools and resources that encourage conscious connections within their families, and The Daily Bloom is a parent-guided daily diary designed to capture reflections on your child's strengths and special moments during their time with Ocean State Kids. Our organization is deeply committed to protecting childhood at all costs — prioritizing children's needs and offering an environment free from rules and, mostly importantly assessments.
Seasonal Stories, to enjoy together.
At the end of each season, your personal (and private) Daily Bloom will blossom into a meaningful, personalized story celebrating your child's growth and discoveries. Each family's Daily Bloom is delivered via email at the conclusion of each season, ready to be printed at home and joyfully shared together with your child.
We hope these reflections and stories will ignite their innate desire to understand the world, helping to raise confident, compassionate, and awesome humans.
OBSERVING YOUR CHILD'S STRENGTHS & VIRTUES
24 Youth Character Strengths
This information has been provided by the VIA Institute on Character.
CREATIVE
Having great ideas and imagination
FORGIVENESS
Letting go of anger and forgiving mistakes
HOPEFUL
Believing good things will happen
JUDGEMENT
Thinking things through before deciding
LOVE
Showing affection and care for others
PERSPECTIVE
Understanding different points of view
SENSE OF MEANING
Knowing what matters to you
ZEST
Having energy and excitement for life
CURIOUS
Wanting to explore and learn new things
GRATITUDE
Saying thank you and feeling thankful
HUMILITY
Not bragging and staying humble
KINDNESS
Caring about others and helping them
LOVE OF LEARNING
Enjoying learning new things
PRUDENCE
Being careful and thinking before acting
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Understanding and getting along with others
BRAVE
Being courageous and facing fears
FAIRNESS
Treating everyone equally and being fair
HONEST
Telling the truth and being trustworthy
HUMOROUS
Making others smile and laugh
LEADERSHIP
Guiding others in a positive way
PERSEVERANCE
Not giving up when things get tough
SELF-REGULATION
Controlling emotions and behaviors
TEAMWORK
Working well with others
APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY
Noticing and enjoying beauty around you
How it works.
You only need to submit entry once a week, or after each Ocean Kid Program you attend. (Some families attend up to 3!) If you want to submit more, you are totally welcome to do that!
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You must submit a separate entry for each child. (Annoying, I know.)
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You have the ability to edit any entries later...
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Everything is confidential.
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At the end of each season, we will export your Daily Bloom as a PDF, and you can sit, read, and share it to your kids. Photos will be included in the PDF as visual memories.
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Have fun!
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