Tell your Little that, as they think about their future goals, it can be helpful to start recording their activities and accomplishments. Together, you will create a document of your Little’s strengths that can be used to plan and prepare for their future. Print the Brag Sheet template or make a copy of this document that can be shared with your Little. Make sure that this document is stored in a place where your Little can access it as needed. 

Start by having a conversation about your Little’s best qualities and their best skills and write those down (if needed, remind them that qualities are personal characteristics, while skills are actions that they have practiced). Then, begin asking about your Little’s activities and accomplishments. Tell your Little to name everything that they’ve been involved in, even if they don’t feel like it was an accomplishment. Have your Little record the name of each activity, when they participated, and a couple of sentences about what the activity was and what they did during that time.

If you and your Little need help identifying what to add to the Brag Sheet, consider the following prompts:

• What experiences or accomplishments are you most proud of?

• Are you involved in any clubs or activities at school? Are you involved in any activities or programs outside of school?

• Is anything noteworthy happening in your activities? Are you working on any projects that you’re excited about?

• What are some things that you’ve done to give back to the community? Or to help at school? Or to support friends/family?

• What are your best skills? What did you do to learn those skills?

• Can you think of a time when you achieved a goal?

• Have you ever won an award?

• Can you think of a time when you did something meaningful for yourself or others?

Some Littles readily share about their activities and achievements with their Bigs, while others might need explicit prompting. Every time you connect with your Little, ask for updates about their life (see example prompts in the ‘Tips’ section). When your Little shares something brag-worthy, tell them to add it to the Brag Sheet. 

• There may be times where your Little feels that their involvement or performance in an activity is just “average” and not noteworthy. Encourage your Little to include these activities and accomplishments on their Brag Sheet, as well. Combined, they help to paint a picture of your Little’s interests, experiences, and growth trajectory. By encouraging your Little to include these on their Brag Sheet, you validate their experience and hard work.