All Child Development Titles

5 Essentials of Successful Parenting (Five Part Video Set)  VIDEO
Here are the 5 essentials every child needs during the critical early years to lay
the foundation for a happy and healthy life. Modeled on-screen by a diverse group of
loving parents, viewers learn the specific behaviors and techniques that will allow
their child to reach his or her fullest potential.


Age Appropriate Play: The First Four Years  VIDEO
With Age-Appropriate Play: The First Four Years, parents will learn to:
Promote learning and other developmental skills through play
Provide safe, interesting and appropriate learning environments
Recognize developmental milestones


Car Seats: How To Protect Your Child from Birth to Ten  VIDEO
Car seats save lives and prevent injuries, but only when they are used correctly and consistently. A must-see for every parent, this valuable program highlights the latest safety recommendations and shows how to install a wide range of car seats.

Segments include:
General Safety Guidelines
Choosing a Car Seat
Rear-facing Seats
Forward-facing Seats
Booster Seats


Childhood Nutrition: Preventing Obesity  VIDEO
Did you know that the number of overweight children in our country has tripled in the last two decades? Obesity puts our kids at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, early heart disease and low self-esteem. But how can parents combat fast food and couch potato lifestyles? InJoy’s brand new video series has the answers. With smart strategies and straight talk, parents learn effective ways to develop healthy eating and exercise habits for the whole family, so kids can feel their best—from the inside out.

Circumcision? Intact Facts  VIDEO
This program boldly espouses the views of those who feel circumcision is genital mutilation and a choice best left to the individual boy involved when he's grown. Presents the arguments against circumcision. Actual circumcision surgery is shown.

Viewers Will Learn About:
History and medical ethics
Foreskin functions
Consequences of circumcision


First Year Milestones: A Monthly Guide to Your Baby's Growth 2 Volume Set  VIDEO
THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND GUIDE:
Covers each of the first year milestones in easy-to-understand terms
Answers frequently asked questions about infant growth
Emphasizes that all babies are unique and grow at their own pace
Highlights how babies benefit from the positive relationships with loved ones
Discusses signs of possible developmental delays
Divides information into five-minute monthly sections
Features real babies and their parents

Going It Alone: Preparing for Single Parenthood VIDEO
This information-packed video offers realistic expectations of what single parenthood is like as well as skills for coping with raising a child alone. After watching this program, the viewer will understand the ups and downs of raising a child alone; learn how to manage practical needs, such as prenatal care, daycare, and finances; learn how to manage their own emotional needs as single parents; and understand how to cope with the child's psychological and emotional needs. Case studies involving single mothers and fathers help the viewer identify with stories about how they coped with pregnancy, childbirth, and child rearing. These interviews reflect the struggles and joys of single parenthood, as well as real-life solutions to common problems. Experts in prenatal care, single parenthood, psychology, and child rearing offer practical guidelines for pregnancy and birth, preparing for parenthood—including finances and daycare, balancing home and work with raising a child, recognizing and dealing with the new parent's special needs, as well as the special needs of an infant. An excellent tool to start class discussions, and to give the viewer a "real-life" scenario of single parenting.

Growing Together VIDEO
In a frenetic culture where skewed body image messages mislead the young and nutrition repeatedly loses out to convenience, children's physical and psychological wellbeing are increasingly at risk. In response to this alarming situation, psychologist Jodi R. Galin and registered dietitian Andrea McDonough have created Growing Together, a three-part kit designed to help educators, parents, caregivers, health professionals, and community leaders protect children from developing obesity and eating disorders. It consists of Watch Me Grow! Stop to Listen!, a 32-minute documentary-style video filled with authoritative information—including how to recognize "red flags" that may signal a need for professional attention—as well as tips, tactics, and ideas; a supplemental guidebook that elaborates on ideas presented in the video; and Healthy Kids! Healthy Bodies!, a printable four-lesson curriculum guide for children ages 9 through 12 and student surveys, on CD-ROM. Help children grow into their own healthy size with Growing Together! Correlates to the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education from the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association and the National Health Education Standards from the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards. 3-part set.

How Families Differ VIDEO
Families take many forms—two-parent, single, single-divorced, blended. This video discusses the differences and makes the point that a family's function is more important than its form. Experts and family members provide insight into the problems faced by the changing structure of the family. A Meridian Production. (15 min.)

Infant and Toddler First Aid: Volume 1: Accidents    Volume 2: Illnesses  VIDEO
Volume 1 : Teaches parents about the most common childhood accidents: cuts, fractures, burns, eye injuries and more. Clear guidelines for when to call a doctor or dial 911 and what to do until help arrives.

Volume 2 : Explains the proper action to take when a child becomes ill or is in danger from poisoning, fever, seizure, choking and more. A clear demonstration of CPR.

Negative Behavior, Positive Discipline VIDEO
Parents often discipline their children the only way they know how—the way they were raised. Although many of the methods result in positive behavior, others produce less desirable outcomes. This program shows parents and educators how to positively discipline children in a manner that makes the child more self-confident instead of less self-reliant—it puts the responsibility of positive behavior on the child as well as the parent. Interviews with child psychologists, parents, teachers, and children are interspersed with short vignettes that show how to implement the various steps and principles covered in the video. Specific topics include: What is positive discipline?; Positive discipline vs. the way our parents did it; Behavior goals; Natural and logical sequences; Encouragement vs. overindulgent praise; Birth order and discipline. This program helps parents create a structured and consistent behavioral environment that children will accept and appreciate. A Cambridge Educational Production.
One 25-minute video.

Parenting Tips from the Pros VIDEO
Unfortunately, kids don't come with an instruction manual. But parents and caregivers can benefit from the helpful advice offered by the experts in this program. Leading child psychologists outline effective strategies to help manage your child's temper tantrums and teach your kids how to cope with their own emotions. When it comes to disciplining your child, you'll learn about the four C's of parental conduct—being clear, concise, consistent, and calm. Parent educators demonstrate the best ways to deal with whining and explain how to know when—and when not—to give your children rewards. Created with the best expertise available, this program will make the parent-child relationship a more rewarding and loving one. A Cambridge Educational Production.
One 22-minute video and teacher's guide. © 2003.

Positive Discipline VIDEO
What behaviors are appropriate for different aged children? This program helps parents set rules and limits that are consistent with their child's development. Parents will also learn to observe the causes of conflict and the ways in which they respond.
One 10-minute video and teacher's guide. © 2003

Positive Discipline: Without Shaking, Shouting, or Spanking  VIDEO
The frustrations of raising a child can lead parents to discipline by shouting, shaking, or spanking, behavior that all too often escalates into abuse. InJoy’s all-new Positive Discipline series shows parents a different way. Using real life scenarios, this video contrasts harmful, reactionary parenting with more effective, positive-parenting techniques that are proven to be healthier for kids. After watching this program, parents will be able to put these new skills into practice and bring harmony into their homes.

Sex, Love, and Babies: How Babies Change Your Marriage VIDEO
A strong foundation for raising a healthy, happy family is a loving relationship between parents. However, along with the joy a new baby brings also comes a new set of stresses on the marital relationship. This program reveals to new parents what kinds of changes to expect and healthy ways to keep the marital relationship on track.

Sleep Like a Baby: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Babies and Sleep VIDEO
Recent studies indicate that infant sleep is the number one concern of new parents. Chronic sleep deprivation is stressful, exhausting and affects every aspect of life, including health, work and relationships. This award-winning program helps parents resolve sleep issues with their baby and formulate a plan that's best for their family.

Medical and sleep experts offer advice on the two most popular infant sleep methods, sleep training and co-sleeping, while parents share their own firsthand experiences. The program not only provides practical tools, but also deals with emotional issues, including safety concerns. All information is presented in a neutral forum, without advocating either sleep philosophy.