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Family Relationships &
Parenting
Alphabetical Book Offering in Family Realtionships
In this section you will find information on how raise happy and healthy children
as well insight on how to guide the members of your family.
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Wonderful Ways to Be a Single-Parent Family
In this slim, accessible book, well-known family enhancement
therapy expert Barry Ginsberg provides busy single-parent families with insightful and
inspiring suggestions on how to heighten familial intimacy, balance work and home life,
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Adolescent
Drug and Alcohol Abuse How to Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help for Your Family
Millions of teenagers experiment with drugs, at an average age of 13. Many
go on to abuse or become dependent on alcohol or drugs, with potentially tragic
consequences. |
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Black Families at the Crossroads:
Challenges and Prospects, Revised Edition BOOK
This updated edition of the classic book Black Families at
the Crossroads, offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse and complex issues
surrounding Black families. Leanor Boulin Johnson and Robert Staples combine more than
sixty years of writing and research on Black families to offer insights into the
pre-slavery development of the Black middle class,
The Baffled
Parents Guide to Stopping Bad Behavior BOOK
The Baffled Parents Guide to Stopping Bad Behavior shows parents
how to keep bad behavior to a minimum. Written by a mother of three, this concise guide
addresses specific normal behavior issues of children from toddler hood through early
school years--including tantrums, talking back, and aggressiveness, as well as coping with
bedtime and getting ready in the morning--and includes fourteen simple practices for
inspiring good behavior in young children.
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Boy Talk: How
You Can Help Your Son Express His Emotions
In Boy Talk, psychologist Mary Polce-Lynch draws on her own extensive
research to help parents understand why so many open and expressive little boys turn into
locked-down, uncommunicative adolescents who often don't seem to have a clue about their
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Celebrations That Touch the Heart:
Creative Ideas to Make Your Holidays and Special Events Meaningful BOOK
Add Meaning and Joy to the Significant Celebrations of Your Life! We all want
our celebrations to be meaningful times in which we can affirm those we love, celebrate
life, and recognize God's graciousness.
The Childhood Roots of Happiness: Five Steps to
Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy BOOK
Here, at last, is a book brimming with the good news of raising children—the basic
reassuring news about happiness and unconditional love, about enduring family connections
and kids who grow up right. Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., father of three and a clinical
psychiatrist, has thought long and hard about what makes children feel good about
themselves and the world they live in.
Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to
Inspire Values BOOK
Dorothy Law Nolte, a lifelong teacher and lecturer on family dynamics,
presents a simple but powerful guide to parenting the old-fashioned way: instilling values
through example. Dr. Nolte's inspiration ù Children Learn What They Live, the celebrated
poem she wrote in 1954.
Common Sense Parenting Skill Cards : BOOK
Refresh parents'
memories of how to use techniques such as Effective Praise and Corrective Teaching.
The Confident Child: Raising Children to Believe in
Themselves BOOK
Raising confident, motivated, and caring children is a parent's
greatest challenge. Drawing on her own extensive research on children and parents, and on
the concept of emotional intelligence which Daniel Goleman brought to public attention in
his groundbreaking and best-selling book Emotional Intelligence, Terri Apter has created a
strategy based on emotional coaching - learning to respond appropriately to a child's
feelings - for parents to promote self-esteem in children.
Dreamers, Discoverers, and Dynamos: How to
Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored, and Having Problems in School BOOK
Does your imaginative, computer-proficient daughter tune out in the
classroom? Does your spirited son become headstrong and aggressive when faced with the
simplest decisions? Does your bold, energetic child have trouble focusing on basic tasks?
Go to Your
Room!:Consequences That Teach BOOK
And the list goes on and on. Children’s everyday
misbehavior presents a steady supply of challenges for parents. How do you make your
discipline effective? How can you select guidance techniques that will actually change
your child’s behavior?
Great Big Book of Children's
Games BOOK
Games play a crucial role in a childs development, helping children to
discover and understand the world around them. Parents are always on the lookout for new
games and activities to play with their kids.
Effective Skills for Child Care
Workers: A Training Manual
BOOK
This manual describes a
rigorous preservice training program for child-care workers, one that entrusts
considerable authority, autonomy, and accountability in them. Topics include
professionalism issues, principles of behavior, tolerance levels, Preventive, Corrective,
and Intensive Teaching techniques, relationship development, social skills,
problem-solving, and youth rights.
Fifty Great Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Connect with
Your Teen BOOK
Warm and heartfelt advice from a practicing psychologist and fellow
parent, this book offers fifty ways to connect with your teen. Through humorous anecdotes
and endearing stories, find insight into the heart and mind of your adolescent child.
Exercises like Talking in the Dark, Finding the Missing Piece, and Open the Door to Humor,
instruct and provide common ground that you and your child can use to pull though
difficult moments and open up to each other’s point of view.
Fighting For Your Marriage BOOK
Fighting for your Marriage can help you and your partner beat the odds and
master the skills that can prevent marital distress and divorce.
Grounded for Life?! Stop
blowing your fuse and start communicating with your teenager BOOK
This book is for parents who feel responsible for their teen’s hair,
clothes, bedroom, grades, and behavior. Tracy offers a process for parenting that helps
parents distinguish the important issues for healthy teen growth.
Magic Tools for Raising Kids :
Tools for Everyday Parenting Series BOOK
Parenting young children is easier and more effective with a toolbox of
useful, child-tested, positive tools that are versatile enough to fix or prevent most
problems. Magic Tools shows parents
Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How
to Overcome the Unique Challenges and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child BOOK
This is the only book to address all of the challenges faced by the
increasing number of parents who adopt children older than two years, from the U.S. or
abroad; and provide them with proven ways to overcome common problems and develop healthy,
loving relationships with their child.
The Plug-in Drug: Television, Computers & Family Life
BOOK
How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic
media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child's relationship to the real
world? Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at
television's impact on children and the family.
Parents Do Make a Difference BOOK
Finally, a book that shows you how to teach kids the eight indispensable
skills-self confidence, self-awareness, communications, problem solving, getting along,
perserverance, and empathy-they'll need for living confident, happy, and productive lives.
Positive Parenting from A to Z BOOK
"A valuable book for the busy parent. Karen Joslin knows how to use
both love and power in parenting, and presents easily understood solutions to common
problems."
Please, Don’t Call My Mother!” How
Parents and Schools Can Team Up to Get Kids Back on Track BOOK
Discipline, most parents and teachers will agree. But that doesn’t
necessarily mean more or even stricter rules, believes Lazares, an experienced school
administrator with a special interest in middle-school students.
Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't
Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry BOOK
The toddler whose tantrums scare all the other kids on the playground . .
. The three-year-old who ignores all his toys but seems passionately attached to the
vacuum cleaner . . . The fourth-grade girl who never gets invited to a birthday party
because classmates think she’s “weird” . . . The geek who is terrific at
math, but is failing every other subject.
Raising Resilient Children BOOK
In this seminal parenting work, renowned psychologists Robert Brooks and
Sam Goldstein explain why some kids are able to overcome overwhelming obstacles while
others become victims of early experiences and environments.
Raising Emotionally Intelligent
Teenagers: Guiding the Way for Compassionate, Committed, Courageous Adults BOOK
The world before September 11, 2001, was challenging enough for parents of
teenagers. Now it is more so. Our families, schools, and workplaces need Emotionally
Intelligent Teenagers who will not only be knowledgeable, responsible, nonviolent, and
caring youths, but who also will grow up to be compassionate, committed, and courageous
adults.
Redirecting Children’s Behavior
BOOK
Improve communication,h elp kids get along, turn conflict into
cooperation, use natural consequences, increase parent understanding of children’s
perspectives.
Kvols shows parents how to encourage responsibility in children and build self-confident,
cooperative individuals.
Single Fatherhood
BOOK
Single father parenting has been burdened by negative stereotypes, pity
for the children, doubts about a man's ability to raise daughters, custody inequities,
whispers of Mr. Mom, and a lack of guidance and support from the community, friends and
role models.
Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers
BOOK
In this book, Andrew Gottlieb, author of Out of the Twilight: Fathers of
Gay Men Speak, explores yet another side of the impact of homosexuality on families.
Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage & Parenting the
First Decade BOOK
There are more than twenty million stepfamilies in America. For most of
them, the simple, daily issues that challenge every family are even more
anxiety-provoking. After conducting a comprehensive nine-year-long study funded by the
National Institutes of Health, Dr. James H. Bray has written an invaluable book that
explains why over half of all stepfamilies fail and reveals the strategies that help the
others succeed.
Taking “No” for an Answer and Other Skills
Children Need BOOK
Healthy families need twelve basic skills to prevent or stop common family
problems. The author developed more than 50 games to help you and your children have fun
while learning to deal with negative family behavior. The problems fall away as the old
habits of interaction are changed through the games.
The Role of the Father in Child Development, 4th Edition
BOOK
The Role of the Father in Child Development, Fourth Edition brings
together contributions from an international group of experts on the role of fathers in
child development. Under the auspices of editor Michael Lamb, this guide offers a
single-source reference for the most recent findings and beliefs related to fathers and
fatherhood.
What Are You Doing in There?: Balancing Your
Need to Know with Your Child's Need to Grow BOOK
The "middler years,"
ages ten through fifteen, have always been characterized by an urge for independence and
secrecy from parents. But these days, that secrecy can lead to more danger than ever
before. Tackling the frustrations and fears of parenting in a world where cyber predators
make headlines every day and "normal" adolescents act out in ways that beg the
question "Where were the parents?",
When Anger Hurts
Your Kids BOOK
When Anger Hurts Your Kids brings together the practical lessons of a
two-year study of 285 parents. You'll learn how to tell if your family has anger problems,
how to combat the 18 mistaken beliefs that fuel anger, and how to practice the art of
problem-solving communication-skills that will let you feel more effective as a parent and
let your kids grow up free of anger's damaging effects.
Your Angry Child : A Guide for Parents BOOK
Your Angry Child: A Guide for Parents was created to provide parents of angry
children and teenagers with an up-to-date understanding of the “whys” and
“hows” of anger problems. You’ll find specific, focused ways of helping
angry children and managing the difficulties that anger causes—some brand new, some
time-tested.
VIDEOS
Dealing with
Feelings Series:
Children are entitled to their feelings even when their behavior needs to be
corrected.
I'm Furious,
When Matt’s little brother ruins his best baseball card, Matt
want to “knock him flat.” Readers will identify with Matt’s feelings, and
can help him choose a better way to handle his anger.
I'm Mad,
When rain cancels a long-awaited picnic, Katie decides to be mad all
day. Readers help her find other ways to express herself, as she moves on to fill the
afternoon with fun and laughter
I'm Exited,
Annie and Jesse are super excited because it’s their birthday.
Young children will love helping the twins find activities to release their high energy on
this special day.
I'm Proud,
Mandy learns to tie her shoes, but no one seems very excited. Children
learn to deal with “put-downs” by choosing from a multitude of options to help
Mandy value her own achievements.
I'm Scared,
Mandy learns to tie her shoes, but no one seems very excited. Children
learn to deal with “put-downs” by choosing from a multitude of options to help
Mandy value her own achievements.
I'm Furious
When Matt’s little brother ruins his best baseball card, Matt want to
“knock him flat.” Readers will identify with Matt’s feelings, and can help
him choose a better way to handle his anger.
A Change for the
Better! VIDEO
Teach your children better, alternative ways
to behave.
AIDS Update: The Latest
Facts about HIV and AIDS VIDEO
This timely program reviews the latest new
information on HIV, explains precautionary measures that help to lower the risks of HIV
infection and also answers other frequently asked questions about this most lethal of
STDs. The FDA recently approved a rapid HIV diagnostic test kit that provides extremely
accurate results in minutes. Program explains the new test to teens and provides crucial
details on what it means if the test comes back positive. The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that one-fourth of the approximately 900,000
HIV-infected people in the U.S. are not aware that they are infected. Since the
progression of the disease-—and the risk of spreading it to others—-is greatly
dependent upon swift response and treatment, there is a great need for young people to get
information about their HIV status as quickly as possible. The Teacher’s Resource
Book includes activities to help students consider whether their own behaviors are putting
them at risk of infection, and provides fact sheets to remind students of the dangers of
this deadly virus.
Baby
Steps: Adjusting to Parenthood VIDEO
This unique parenting program gives viewers a
close look at four diverse families who have successfully adjusted to parenthood. We hear
from all types of parents: traditional moms and dads, single parents, adoptive parents,
and parents faced with unexpected complications. They each share their own personal
experience with adjustment, including lack of sleep, added expenses, emotional upheaval,
frustration, and doing it alone. Experts in the field of parenting complement these
stories with tips on juggling all these new responsibilities effectively. The experts also
share insights about unusual circumstances like health problems and postpartum depression.
By watching this program, viewers learn that becoming a parent takes time, dedication, and
lots of love. And it doesn’t happen overnight...it happens in Baby Steps. A Meridian
Production. One 20-minute video.
Bad Friendships:
Doing More Harm than Good VIDEO
It is often true in life that we are judged by
the company we keep. For middle-schoolers, finding a healthy group of friends is
especially important. This program calls attention to the negative impact that can result
from having a “bad” circle of friends—-those who are risk takers, betrayers
and abusers as well as friends who lie, friends who don’t listen, and friends who are
overly dependent. A diverse selection of young people describe their own involvement with
bad friends, and identify the characteristics that they now seek in their friends. An
adolescent psychologist advises teens who are enmeshed in these types of negative
relationships to either change the dynamics of the friendship, or move on to make
connections with other, more positive peers. Viewers of Bad Friendships will be provided
with important tips on how to make the best of their friendships, and themselves.
Teacher’s Resource Book includes role plays and other activities designed to build
social competence and self-esteem.
Being Gay: Coming Out in the 21st
Century VIDEO
In the early part of the 20th century, homosexuality
was considered a crime—and in some states still is. By the 1950s, society regarded it
as a form of mental illness. Today, while gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders are
no longer forced to hide their sexual orientation, there is still prejudice and
discrimination which can make coming out a difficult decision. And then there are always
internal pressures as well.
Being in Love
VIDEO
This program examines the irrepressible nature
of love and the consequences of misdirected desire. Monogamy, "lovesickness,"
stalking, free love, plural marriage, infidelity, mate-switching, jealousy, spouse abuse,
and the health benefits of love are discussed by evolutionary psychologist David Buss,
clinical psychologist David Celani, social psychologist Arthur Aron, neurobiologist
Antonio Damasio, anthropologist Helen Fisher, Robert Levenson, of the Institute of
Personality and Social Research, and others. Footage of experiments that measure empathy
and that demonstrate bodily changes associated with emotional states is included. A
Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)
Building Skills in
High Risk Families Learning Kit VIDEO
Bully Proof Kit: A
Complete Bullying Program VIDEO
This unique video/DVD and print curriculum
includes the complete Bully Smart Series plus engaging activity cards, role-play
scenarios, as well as other activities and posters to reinforce and explore positive ways
to recognize and deal with bullying situations. Students are encouraged to work together
to build a zero-tolerance policy toward bullying, while practicing skills that will both
prevent and reduce bullying problems. Activities also shed light on why people bully and
how to spot bullying in oneself.
Bully Smart Series
VIDEO SET or VIDEO
This four-part comprehensive series and
accompanying print curriculum deal with bullying behavior students face both in and out of
school. Whether the viewer is the individual being bullied or doing the bullying themself,
this program offers a fresh view of a serious problem and offers steps to remedy any
bullying situation. Skills learned in this series will carry over to an array of
circumstances facing youth today and build the assertiveness needed to cope with negative
peer pressure, drugs and alcohol, sexual harassment and other compromising situations.
This series consists of the following products:
Bully Smart: Are You a Bully?
Bully Smart: Don't Stand By
Bully Smart: Five Ways to Stop a Bully
Bully Smart: Help! I'm a Bully
Catch 'Em Being Good! VIDEO
Shows you how to give praise
in a way that will make your child feel good and increase the chances that the positive
behavior will be repeated.
Common Sense Parenting® Learn-at-Home Video Kit
VIDEO
Now, on-the-go parents can enjoy the award-winning Common Sense
Parenting® program in the comfort of their own home. A must-have in lending libraries,
this kit addresses the needs of parents who lack either the time or the resources to
attend evening classes or weekend workshops.
Common Sense Parenting: Parent
Trainer's Kit VIDEO
CSP is a skill-based program used around the world. Its logical steps and
easy-to-learn techniques address issues of communication, discipline, decision-making,
relationships, self-control and school success.
Confronting
Date Rape: The Girls’ Room VIDEO
This hard-hitting program realistically deals with
the topic of date rape by examining the relationship between four high school friends
whose lives have been affected by a past incident. Each morning before school, they meet
to discuss their lives, their loves, and their feelings. As the year progresses, they
wrestle with the emotional mood swings resulting from the devastation of being victimized
by "a friend." Did she lead him on? Was it okay since they had been dating for a
while? She said "no," but was that enough? Contains interviews with rape crisis
counselors and psychologists who examine the causes of date rape and the long- and
short-term psychological consequences. Explains that this is a crime of anger, power, and
control, not sex. Presents strategies for preventing date rape and also provides some
great discussion starters for life skills classes or counseling sessions.
Dysfunctional Families/Shame Cycle Video VIDEO
Did you come from a
dysfunctional family? What is a dysfunctional family, how do the family members interact,
and what kind of damage is the result? This video gives you a blueprint of a dysfunctional
family, the dynamics involved, how shame develops and how to solve it. It is a map to
greater self- esteem and wellness.
Falling in Love
VIDEO
In this program, biologist Robert Friar;
anthropologist Helen Fisher; social psychologist Arthur Aron; neurobiologists Semir Zeki
and Andreas Bartels; Charles Wysocki, of the Monell Chemical Senses Center; and Louis
Monti, of Pherin Pharmaceuticals, talk on topics including the neurochemistry of love,
subconscious "love mapping," the vomero-nasal organ, "romance
junkies," the stimulating power of dance, and the dynamics of kissing. Experiments
that analyze the effects of pheromones, correlate fear with passion, induce bonding
through shared confidences, and plot the activation of brain centers in response to visual
images of loved ones are featured. A Discovery Channel Production. (52 minutes, color)
Family Ties...Strengthening the Family
Unit VIDEO
Whether it’s special foods, certain
games, or favorite entertainment, most families have specific activities that help create
family closeness and togetherness. We watch different families create their own method of
bonding and discover why it’s so important for every family to make special time for
one another. (23 min.) A Meridian Production.
Get a Winning
Attitude VIDEO
Follow the stories of four middle-school
students as they discover what it takes to overcome self-doubt and lack of confidence to
meet the challenges in their lives. Specific strategies for success are incorporated
throughout this realistic program. Students will see the connection between a
"winning attitude" and success.
Getting Along with
GROARK VIDEO SERIES
This delightful video series teaches young
children valuable lessons that will help them get along well and work out conflicts fairly
and peacefully.
In each episode, Groark, an affable, childlike dragon puppet, gets into a tense situation
with some of his puppet friends. After he discusses the problem with his partner and adult
companion, ventriloquist Randel McGee and a group of real elementary school children, he
applies what he has learned and succeeds in bringing about a peaceful, positive solution.
Healthy
Steps for Teen Parents Series VIDEO
SET
In an engaging upbeat style, teens get the
straight story from their peers on the entire birth experience, from early pregnancy to
childcare options. This 3-volume set takes a real-world look at how teen moms and dads can
successfully meet the challenges of being young parents.
Homework? I'll
Do It Later! VIDEO
How to work with your child's
teachers, to set rules and create an environment that encourages good homework habits, and
to motivate your child to do better.
Hugs 'N' Kids: Parenting Your Preschooler VIDEO
Ideal for work with abusive parents or for any
parent-training group, this program encourages group discussion with simulations of common
parent-child impasses and possible solutions.
I Can't Decide! VIDEO
How to help your children make better
decisions?
I'm Not Everybody!
VIDEO
Teaching your child how to deal with
peer pressure. Peer pressure is best combated by having a good relationship and
knowing where and with whom a child is. This video offers suggestions on how to foster
such a relationship.
It's Great to be Me! VIDEO
Introduces you to the three components
self-esteem and what you need to do to boost your child's chances of being successful,
confident, and loved.
The Libido: Sex
Drive VIDEO
At the intersection of human biology and
society lies the libido, the primordial sex drive that spans cultures, continents, and
generations. This program examines the intimate physiological, societal, and evolutionary
forces that have shaped the human sex drive over time and continue to regulate it. Experts
such as biological anthropologist Helen Fischer, of Rutgers University, and psychologist
David Buss, of The University of Texas at Austin, cover topics including the differences
between male and female sexuality, hormones, puberty, restrictive versus permissive
societies, the hidden ovulation theory of pair-bonding, and menopause and andropause.
Contains mature themes and explicit language and nudity. A Discovery Channel Production.
(45 minutes, color)
Love
Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak VIDEO
This incisive program explains the scientific
process humans undergo in relationships and love. Joe Herbert, professor of neuroscience
at Cambridge University, and Dr. Janet Reibstein, from the Department of Psychology at
Exeter University, among others, provide neurological analysis of a fictional young couple
dealing with infidelity issues. The physical and physiological effects of stress in
relationships are also discussed, and five real case studies—with subjects ranging in
age from 14 to 85—are highlighted as they each approach different aspects of
heartbreak: infidelity, bereavement, coping strategies, and the struggle to choose a new
mate. A Discovery Channel Production. (49 minutes, color)
Negotiating
Within the Family
VIDEO
Parents can use charts and
contracts- written agreements-both to help children overcome problem behavior and to reach
goals kids set for themselves.
No Name-Calling:
Creating Safe Environments
VIDEO
This energetic video is sure to grab your
students’ attention as it explores the important topic of name-calling. Experts agree
that bullying and harassment in school usually starts with name-calling. Name-calling can
be especially tough on younger students whose self-esteem development is at a critical
phase. No Name-Calling demonstrates the damage that can be done when kids are targeted by
hurtful words like “fatso,” “retard,” “faggot,” and
“bean pole.” Viewers will follow a classroom of real students as they work on
inaugurating a “No Name-Calling” week at their school. Interviews with real kids
are interspersed with dramatic vignettes that model name-calling scenarios which many
viewers will recognize. The video clearly states why this kind of harassment is unfair,
painful and perhaps even illegal. Additionally, the video offers constructive ways for
creating a positive school environment where everyone will feel safe and free to learn.
Accompanied by a Teacher’s Resource Book filled with thought-provoking worksheets to
help reinforce the lessons for students.
No
Name-Calling Week Resource Kit
VIDEO
Words hurt. More than that, they have the
power to make students feel unsafe to the point where they are no longer able to perform
in school or conduct normal lives. Though often dismissed as “harmless teasing,”
name-calling reinforces unhealthy peer hierarchies and a rigid social order, especially
over time as individual incidents accumulate to become a pattern.
No I Won't! And You Can't Make Me! VIDEO
Teaching your child how to keep his or her own
emotions under control. No I Won't offers you valuable
tips, including a five-step process for teaching your child how to keep his or her own
emotions under control.
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.
Parenting Video: VIDEO
Take the stress out of parenting! This self-help video
describes the basic principles of effective parenting in a simple and straight forward
format
Put
Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes: Building Character VIDEO
Empathy is a vital human quality, and young
children often need help understanding the importance of “putting themselves in
someone else’s shoes.” Empathic kids get along better with peers and adults, can
see things from differing points of view, bring sensitivity to their interactions with
others, and can more readily resolve conflicts.
Real People How
Not to Be a Victim: Violence Prevention VIDEO
Being harassed at school, targeted while using
the Internet, or left alone at home are realities for many middle schoolers. This program
empowers students to feel confident in their ability to protect themselves in the face of
violent behavior they may encounter. It shows students how being assertive, developing a
personal safety plan, and trusting their instincts can help them avoid victimization and
stay safe. Combining real teens' stories with advice from violence prevention experts
Roommates: Harmonious Living or
Horror Story VIDEO
Financially, sharing a living space and expenses has become a
fact of life for many, if not most, young adults. We’ve all heard horror stories
about roommates—financial disasters, messy habits, complete incompatibility. How can
you make sure your roommate measures up? This video covers the reasons for wanting a
roommate as well as specifying how to choose the right person for you. Viewers also learn
about practical matters like how to divide responsibilities fairly; how to handle food and
personal purchases; issues of privacy, cooperation, and courtesy; and how to make sure
everyone is financially responsible for paying rent and utilities on time. With a little
planning and foresight, having a roommate can be a great experience—not a total
nightmare! (18 min.) A Meridian Production.
Setting Your Child Up for Success! :
VIDEO
Prepare children for new situations or
situations in which they've had difficulty in the past.Sometimes problems occur
because children don't know how to behave in certain situations. This video demonstrates
the technique of Preventive Teaching: how to prepare children for new situations or
situations in which they've had difficulty in the past.
Sexual Pressures VIDEO
Thanks to proactive sex education, even young students know
the risks of sex…but as they enter puberty, will they know how to handle the
pressure? Where will they draw the line, and what will they do if someone crosses it? To
sensitize young adults to the new feelings and rules of behavior that come with
adolescence, this program brings together concerned professionals, students, and parents
to talk about hot-button issues including sexuality in the media and sexual harassment at
school, predatory chat rooms and chatting on the phone with sexual predators, and an
anxiety-causing craze: booty dancing. The message? If flirting feels wrong, say
so—and then, if necessary, get help…before things go too far. A Discovery
Channel Production. (26 minutes, color)
I Should Have
Waited VIDEO
Under constant pressure from peers and the
media, one of the biggest decisions a teen has to make is whether or not to have sex.
Without preaching, this program presents arguments against having sex too early. In drama
format, follow Lisa through her first day of high school where she is shocked to find that
sex is everyone’s main concern. Wanting to fit in, Lisa responds to the advances of
Jason, a smooth-talking senior. Convinced that he loves her, Lisa has sex with Jason. The
next day he is on to someone else, leaving Lisa to face the risks of possible pregnancy,
STD’s and HIV. She realizes that one night with Jason may have affected the rest of
her life. Lisa acknowledges lessons learned and arrives at a hard new resolution.
Should I Say
Anything? How to Decide
VIDEO
Nobody likes a "snitch," and nobody
likes to become an "informer." Using vivid examples, this program helps middle
schoolers understand that there's a difference between snitching and confiding concerns
about a risky or dangerous situation.
Sometimes
Friends Mean Trouble
VIDEO
All children inevitably face a time when a
friend tries to pressure, belittle, or shame them into doing something they think is
wrong. This program helps youngsters recognize these types of situations and develop the
strategies to handle them.
Staying in Love VIDEO
In this program, clinical psychologist John Gottman, founder
of the Gottman Institute; Robert Levenson, of the Institute of Personality and Social
Research; Helen Fisher, author of Anatomy of Love; Pepper Schwarz, coauthor of The Love
Test; Pat Love, author of The Truth About Love; and others address numerous aspects of
long-term relationships. The biological need for love, the physiological evolution of
monogamy, the role of oxytocin in attachment, the dynamics of sexuality, the four-year and
seven-year "itches," and the importance of communication are considered. Footage
of an actual counseling session at Dr. Gottman’s "Love Lab" is featured. A
Discovery Channel Production. (51 minutes, color)
Stress in the
Family VIDEO
For many students, problems at home can overwhelm every aspect
of their lives. This program shows youngsters that though they cannot avoid stressful
situations if they exist in their family, they can find ways to deal with them. Rosa's
parents are arguing a lot over how much freedom she can have, and she feels she is to
blame. Larry's schoolwork is suffering because he is overburdened at home looking after
his younger brother while his parents work long hours. Jake's single-parent mother has
started dating. Jenna's parents are in the process of getting a divorce and she feels
constantly in the middle of their ongoing "battle" to win her over to their
"side."
Student
Workshop: Don't Be So Bossy
VIDEO
Even young children can learn basic
assertiveness skills so they can stand up for themselves and not be overpowered by more
aggressive friends. Three different scenarios show youngsters subjected to bossy behaviors
and how they deal with their situations, resolving conflict without jeopardizing
friendships. Shows bossy children, who are often on their way to becoming bullies, the
impact their behavior has on others.
Student
Workshop: Handling Your Anger VIDEO
This hands-on workshop is designed to teach
anger-management techniques to middle schoolers. Helps students understand that while they
cannot control angry feelings, they can control angry behavior. Provides specific
techniques for handling anger, shows the consequences of behavior.
Student
Workshop: I Can Follow Rules VIDEO
One of the keys to being successful in school
is the ability to follow rules. It is vital that children develop this important skill at
an early age to set a sound foundation for the years ahead. This fun-filled workshop uses
delightful songs and realistic scenarios to demonstrate why rules are important, how to
develop self-control and how to follow directions. It empowers children to feel good about
themselves and helps create a more cooperative classroom.
Student
Workshop: Stop Picking on Me! VIDEO
From her command post at “Bully Control
Center,” Major Hassle uses realistic mini-dramas to show youngsters the do’s and
don’ts for dealing with bullies safely. Students learn the techniques that will help
them contend with one of the most difficult problems facing them in schools. A variety of
options to counter bullying behaviors are discussed, including refraining from fighting,
ignoring the bully, walking away, using your words, standing up for yourself, looking
confident, working as a group and talking to the bully.
Student
Workshop: What to Do about Anger VIDEO
This hands on workshop in anger-management
skills helps children get along better with friends, family, and authority figures.
Students learn the difference between angry feelings and angry behavior, how to handle
anger constructively, and how to deal with angry energy in safe, positive ways.
Suppose That Was
Me VIDEO
This program is designed to increase
students’ awareness of the effects their actions have on others. Short, open-ended
scenarios illustrate how an innocent joke can lead to an insulting nickname or a
thoughtless rumor can turn into a tarnished reputation. Viewers are asked to think about
and discuss how they would feel “if that was me.”
Surviving
Peer Pressure: You Can Do It! VIDEO
For teens and pre-teens, staying true to
oneself can be a tough act to pull off. This program, presented in a drama format,
presents five scenarios where teens are asked to make critical decisions in typical peer
pressure situations – whether to raid a liquor cabinet when the parents are not home,
teasing and bullying a vulnerable kid out of sight of teachers and parents, excluding a
girl from their regular lunch table, being pressured to shoplift in a local mall and being
tempted to cheat on an exam because other teens got advance copies of the test. In each
scenario, the action stops at a critical juncture and students review six steps to making
the right choice: listen to your inner voice, what would you do if you were alone, take a
time out, imagine your parents are watching you, is it against the law and finally, is it
worth the risk?
Talking
About Sexual Harassment
VIDEO
Any type of harassment is difficult to cope with, but sexual
harassment in particular is not only devastating, but illegal as well. This workshop
presents vignettes that show teens, who often have no idea that their behavior could be
construed as harassment, exactly what sexual harassment looks and sounds like. A
nationally known expert offers insight and commentary.
Take Time to Be a Family! : How to hold family meetings VIDEO
This video demonstrates how to hold
family meetings that enhance family communication and sharing, help work get done, develop
children's social skills, and help reach family decisions. Includes lots of tips that help
make meetings productive and fun for everyone
Teaching Responsible Behavior VIDEO
This video shows parents how to get
their children to behave responsibly in areas such as homework, household chores,
goal-setting, and more
You Can
Choose VIDEO SERIES
You Can Choose! provides teachers, librarians,
and counselors with a terrific springboard for group discussion, and a powerful
enhancement to any character education or life skills curriculum.
You
Want to Make Me Help with Housework? No Way!: VIDEO
This video gives you a clear, step-by-step
strategy for getting children to help around the house. This video gives you a clear, step-by-step strategy for getting children to
help around the house. You will see how to avoid nagging and threats, and how to follow
through on consequences.
Working Parents :
From The Practical Parenting Series VIDEO Provides strategies that working parents can use to achieve a
balance of work and family. Focuses on commitment, organization, and compromise.
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