ThriveScore
ThriveScore®  ·  A new way to see how your child is growing
The framework

Here is what we are
actually measuring.
And why.

ThriveScore® is not a grade. It is a portrait of the qualities that research, parents, and child development experts agree matter most.

Five domains

Five windows into who your child is.

Every ThriveScore® result covers five domains. Together, they give you a rounded, research-backed picture of your child's character, not just a single number.

 

Inner Drive

The engine for growth: courage, self-confidence, and the will to keep going when things get hard.

 

Self-Regulation

The ability to steer: managing impulse, emotion, and daily follow-through without being pushed.

 

Relational Intelligence

How your child treats others: kindness, empathy, and the instinct to connect.

 

Moral Compass

A grounded sense of right and wrong: integrity, honesty, and responsibility in action.

 

Wisdom and Thinking

Judgment and applied learning: how your child turns experience into better choices over time.

23 virtues

Why these 23?

These aren't our favorites. They're the virtues most consistently backed by child development research, and the ones that nearly 1,000 parents in our survey said matter most for raising kids who are confident, capable, and caring.

Named above grades, trophies, and test scores. Every time.

Reading your results

Three things you will see in your results.

This is not a label. It is a snapshot, a starting point you can build from over time.

1

Top Strengths

The virtues already showing up consistently in your child, without prompting. These are the foundation everything else gets built on.

2

Growth Opportunities

Not weaknesses. Readiness signals. The areas where your child's development is primed for a push, with the right environment and support.

3

One Clear Next Step

A direction rooted in which experience best builds that virtue in your child.

Your child's score across all five is waiting.

Dr. Michele Borba

Dr. Michele Borba

Chief Thriving Officer, Unleashed Brands

Author of UnSelfie and Thrivers. 20-plus years studying character development in children.

The ThriveScore assessment on a phone

See the full picture.

In about five minutes, ThriveScore® turns the 5 domains and 23 virtues into one clear, research-backed read on how your child is growing.