Life Readiness Score
One number, and every part of it traceable to something you saw.
The Life Readiness Score runs from 0 to 100 and sits in one of seven standards. It is built only from observations a parent recorded, weighted by pillar and by how hard the situation was. There is no algorithm guessing at your child and no comparison to anybody else's.
Seven standards
The bands are fixed and they cover the whole range without gaps. Moving a boundary would change what every certificate already issued means, so they are treated as part of the product rather than as a setting.
- 0 to 15DiscoveryEarly days. There is not enough recorded yet to say much, and that is normal.
- 16 to 30EmergingThe behaviours are appearing, usually when prompted and usually with help.
- 31 to 45DevelopingThey happen without prompting some of the time, and hold up in easy situations.
- 46 to 60FunctionalReliable in ordinary situations. This is a real milestone, not a middling grade.
- 61 to 75ProficientHolds up when the situation is unfamiliar or when nobody is watching.
- 76 to 90AdvancedConsistent across most capabilities, including the ones that develop later.
- 91 to 100Life ReadyReady for the responsibilities of adult life across every pillar, not just the easy ones.
What one observation is worth
Every time you record something you saw, you answer four questions on a slider. You never rate how hard the situation was, because the mission already carries its own difficulty and the server works it out rather than trusting the browser.
- FrequencyHow often did you see it?
- IndependenceHow much help did they need?
- QualityHow well was it done?
- ConsistencyHow reliably does it happen?
Harder situations count for more
Every mission carries a difficulty built from five things: how complex it is, how much independence it demands, how much other people are involved, how far ahead the child has to think, and what happens if it goes wrong.
The same behaviour earns more in a harder situation. That is what stops a child looking Life Ready because they tidied their room fifty times, and it is why the difficulty window rises as the score does.
How the pillars add up
Capability scores roll up into pillars, and pillars into the single number. The weights are unequal on purpose.
- 25%Responsibility
- 25%Judgment
- 25%Self-Reliance
- 15%Respect
- 10%Contribution
Maturity
Taking things on, adjusting when plans change, and thinking of other people.
Presence of Mind
Noticing what is going on and choosing well in the moment.
Common Sense
Practical judgment about the ordinary things of a day.
These three read across capabilities rather than replacing the score. They are what a parent usually means when they say a child is sensible.
What you can count on
Measured against themselves
Your child's score reflects their own progress and nothing else, so every rise is genuinely theirs.
Every point traces back
The score moves only when you record something you saw, which means you can always explain exactly where a number came from.
Private by design
A child's record is used to run their programme and for nothing else. No advertising, no profiling, no third parties.
The full history is kept
Every score is snapshotted when it is computed, so you keep a real record of growth over months and years.