SoCal City Kids has a new friend to introduce to you: Thrively. This is something we are truly excited about! Thrively can help you uncover some really interesting things about your kids. Check them out at Thrively.com.
I had to wait until a school day because my son (11) doesn’t like to touch the computer on a sunny weekend day. But once I sat him down, he completed the Thrively Strength Explorer pretty quickly. He really enjoyed it. His top strengths were on the money, and he loved seeing them in black and white: Creative Skill, Memory, Worldly, Analytical and fun-loving. The Strength Profile write-up was also cool – very positive, fun, etc. Honestly, I was amazed at how accurate my son’s results were.
Some facts and tips – Thrively’s Strength Explorer was developed by two of California’s seven board-certified Pediatric Neuropsychologists. It’s the first and only comprehensive online Strength Assessment specifically designed for children. After your kid takes the Strength Assessment, there are two main things you should check out: first, look through the activities that are recommended. Some are local, some are online, and some are really unique things you would potentially travel for – we saw an amazing summer program at Johns Hopkins University, for example. Next, you really have to watch the inspirational videos – there is a wide variety of content in there, from overview pieces on what it’s like to pursue certain kinds of jobs (there’s a cool one on marine biology we watched), to videos of kids doing truly incredible things at a very young age to just really inspiring speakers. Another one that my son enjoyed watching was titled “How to Find Your Passion and Inner Awesomeness.”
The Strength Profile experience was probably the highlight, but I have to say it was pretty amazing to see all of the activities that are out there, and specifically the ones my son would be well-suited for. My son is not into sports, so it’s been hard for us to find things he can get excited about. But he loves Thrively because it shows a huge range of things that have nothing to do with sports and that he (and we) had just never considered. Things like video game design and development programs, online apps and projects, robotics stuff… I’d be very surprised if you don’t find a half dozen things you’d never considered but suddenly jump to the top of the wish list.
We like to think we know a few things about activities, but the range of opportunities we saw on the site was really impressive. And instead of Google searching all day long, Thrively puts it all in one place! Seriously, how cool is that? I know we will be using this website frequently.
One final point – Thrively is deep. Supposedly, you can explore over 100,000 activities on the website, though obviously that’s more than any of us would need in a lifetime! And you can add activities as well. There are also some really useful social features, like sharing activities and content just within your Thrively social circle. Bottom line – give it a try. It’s definitely a cool experience and an essential tool for our family now!
Self Disclosure: Thively sponsored post. Photo Credit: Thrively.
Thanks for the great review of our site! We are psyched that your son could find some activities he’ll enjoy!
Yes, thank you!!