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Topics and Ages Include:
Elementary-Age Children | Grades 5-9 | Teens | Teen Coping Skills 
Parents and Adult Leaders | The Human Race Club

Elementary-Age Children

You Can Choose! Videos for Elementary Age Children. In this series of four films, host Michael Pritchard leads a group of real students in reviewing skits. They not only discuss the correct course of action for the main character, but also the main issues behind these important decisions. This series includes three part skits which can be paused to allow time for group discussion and questions. They also include a leader's guide, examples of questions which can be used, children's guide, group activities, writing assignments and a parents' page.

#22 Being Responsible 1991(30 min.)
Rhonda Bird faces a tough choice between having a good time and being responsible to her friends. When a chance to go to Disneyland conflicts with her commitment to work on a school group project, Rhonda makes the responsible choice, winning the respect of her friends and making her feel very good about herself.

#23 Dealing with Feelings 1991 (30 min.)
Tuggy Turtle discovers the importance of being honest about his emotions. In trying to hide his fears about going on a weekend camp out, Tuggy makes himself miserable and almost ruins a friendship before learning that it's best to accept his feeling and express them honestly and positively.

#24 Saying No (to Smoking) 1991 (30 min.)
Missie Mouse has to choose whether to say "no" to a friend or do something she knows is wrong. When Missie's best friend, Rhonda Bird, tries to pressure her into smoking cigarettes, Missie agonizes over her options before discovering that there are ways to say "no" without ruffling Rhonda's feathers.

#25 Cooperation 1991 (30 min.)
Moose learns how to work in harmony with other people. When his insistence on always having his own way causes the breakup of his singing quartet, Moose discovers the benefits of cooperating and learns what it takes to be a cooperative animal.

#82 Doing the Right Thing 1992
Rhonda and Fiona discover that doing what's right feels a lot better than doing what they can get away with. When they find a lost wallet on the playground, the girls struggle with the temptation to spend the money before finally concluding that it's not theirs to spend.

#83 Dealing with Disappointment 1992, (30 min.)
Missie Mouse must learn to keep perspective and handle the disappoint- ments in a positive way. When her baseball team falls into last place, Missie almost gives up the game before realizing that losing is not the same thing as being a loser.

#84 Appreciating Yourself 1992, (30 min.)
Tuggy learns that being himself is a lot better than pretending to be something he's not. When Tuggy becomes troubled by feeling of inadequacy, his friends help him recognize and appreciate his positive qualities.

#85 Asking for Help 1992
Moose learns not to let pride or embarrassment get in the way of asking for help. After ruining a group science project, Moose finds that the only good way to cope with his "secret" reading problem is to get the help he needs to overcome it.

#86 Being Friends 1992, 30 min.
Rhonda, Missie, and Fiona learn about the complex nature of friendship. When Missie is not invited to the "in" party, the three girls are forced to deal with the differences in their relationships with each other and to explore some important issues about friendship.

87 Resolving Conflicts 1992
Tuggy and Rhonda learn that there are ways to resolve disagreements without fighting. When a dispute between them puts their class art project in jeopardy, Tuggy and Rhonda learn to work out interpersonal conflicts in a peaceful and positive way.

#88 Home Alone 1987
Now you and your children can feel safe and secure when they're home alone. With Malcolm-Jamal Warner and friends staging some very real situations in a very entertaining way, everyone has a good time while learning invaluable do's and don'ts--answering the phone or door, avoiding an emergency or what to do in case of one, even fun ways to spend their time....and more. This show will also help you adopt a personalized plan for your family (house rules, phone lists, emergency procedures) as well as topics for discussion and productive activities.

The Human Race Club

#99 The Letter On Light Blue Stationery: A Story About Self-Esteem 1989 (22 min)
After the death of a classmate, Pamela is asked to write a sympathy letter to her friend's family. In the process, Pamela, club members, and young viewers learn that each and every person is special.

#100 The Fair Weather Friend: A Story About Making Friends (26 min)
In trying to win a wealthy new friend, A.J. neglects his closest club pals. This video helps kids understand that being a friend takes effort and that friends should be chosen for who they are, not for what they are.

#101 The Lean Machine: A Story About Handling Emotions (24 min)
Maggie assumes that she will represent the club in the Hometown Go-Cart Derby. But then her runaway emotions steer her on a collision course with trouble! Kids learn to understand and handle strong emotions.

103 A High Price To Pay: A Story About Earning Money 1989 (25 min)
When Teddy spends the weekend with a "rich" friend, he learns valuable lessons about money and possessions. Kids learn to find satisfaction in the choices they make and to respect the choices of others.

#104 Casey's Revenge: A Story About Fights Between Brothers and Sisters (25 min)
When Casey can't stop his sister Theresa from embarrassing him, he decides to "pay her back". Kids discover why revenge doesn't work and how everyone wins when we respect one another.

Grades 5-9

#121 The Three R's of Growing Up, 1994, (30 min.)
This program gives young viewers a basis for choices and actions as they reach toward adulthood. The three R's stand for taking responsibility, doing the right thing, and respecting ourselves.

#122 You and Your Values, 1994,(30 min.)
This program explores personal identity by looking at values, beliefs, behaviors, appearance, and that all important adolescent issue of "fitting in".

#123 Enhancing Self-Esteem, 1994, (30 min.)
Teaches young people that they are important, that what they do matter, and that they owe it to themselves to do and be their very best.

#124 Setting and Achieving Goals, 1994, (30 min.)
This program shows kids the benefits of learning to set and achieve goals, and teaches them how to distinguish between actual goals and mere wishes.

#125 Dealing with Pressures, 1994, (30 min.)
Becoming a teenager brings a batch of new pressures. This program explores positive, healthful ways for young adolescents to cope with it all.

#127 Preventing Conflicts & Violence, 1994, (30 min.)
With the escalating climate of conflict and violence in our school and communities, this program challenges the underlying attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that cause most of the trouble.

#128 Saying "NO" to Alcohol and Other Drugs, 1994, (30 min.)
This program presents and reinforces anti-drug attitudes and teaches practical techniques for saying "no" to our friends without appearing to be uncool.

#129 Speaking of Sex, 1994 (30 min.)
This program sends young adolescents the message that abstinence from sexual activity is normal and desirable at their age and teaches them why.

#130 Friendship, 1994, (30 min.)
In early adolescence, issues of friendship become a very big deal. This program looks at good and bad friendships, trouble and change in friendships, cliques, clubs, and why it's hurtful to exclude others.

#131 Getting Along With Parents, 1994, (30 min.)
As adolescents begin to take charge of their lives, their relationships with their parents change, often painfully. This program teaches kids what they can do to make the change as soon as possible.

#132 Respecting Others, 1994, (30 min.)
This program teaches that everyone is entitled to respect regardless of appearance, race, national origin, etc., and promotes the value of treating people respectfully.

Teens

POWER OF CHOICE -- The camera follows Michael Pritchard on a tour of high schools across the nation as he delights audiences with brilliant and insightful comedy and leads teenagers in exciting problem solving sessions about such issues as peer pressure, self-esteem, parent relations, teen pregnancy and drug and alcohol use. Michael Pritchard, the program host, is a juvenile probation officer turned stand-up comic, whose forte is addressing teenage audiences. He teaches young people that they do have the power of choice and that they are responsible for the choices they made.

#27 Acting on Values, 1988, (30 min.)
In this program, Michael Pritchard talks with students to discover how what they value can guide them in making choices that are right for them. It is a candid exploration of the values on which today's teens base their lives, where those values come from, and what meaning they have, as teenagers grow toward adulthood.

#28 Self-Esteem, 1988, (30 min.)
Pritchard and high school students consider what self-esteem is, what it does for us and how we can get it. The underlying message of this show is that good self-esteem leads to good choices and good choices lead to higher self-esteem.

#29 Coping With Pressures, 1988, (30 min.)
Comedian/teen counselor Michael Pritchard and students talk about the pressures they face, from academic competition to peer acceptance and parental expectations. In small group dialogues, they grapple with ways of keeping pressures in perspective and learning to handle those pressures in ways that serve their best interests.

#30A Drugs and Alcohol - Part I, 1988, (30 min.)
In this program, Pritchard encourages teenagers to come to grips with the question of what to do when "just say no"and "just say yes" just won't do. Students talk openly and honestly about the choices (good and bad) they have made with alcohol and drug use.

#30B Drugs and Alcohol -- Part II, 1988, (30 min.)
Pritchard and high school students examine how chemical abuse damages relationships, what you can and cannot do about it, and how to respond when a chemically dependent person asks you for help. It is a useful and enlightening look at what to do when someone you care about is hooked.

#32 Drinking and Driving, 1988, (30 min)
The number one cause of death for people in their late teens and early twenties is drunk driving. Yet close to 44% of high school sophomores admit that within the past month they knowingly rode with a driver who was using drugs and alcohol. In this program, Michael Pritchard visits with teenagers to talk about how to stay out of (or get off of) drinking/driving predicaments and still be cool.

#34 Friendship and Dating, 1988, (30 min)
In this program, host Michael Pritchard and high school students take a heartwarming look at how to create and maintain quality relationships.

#35 Depression and Suicide, 1988, (30 min)
This program, which was videotaped in two high schools still reverberating from recent suicides, presents a clear minded look at what to do if you or someone you care about is at risk. Identifies the signs frequently exhibited by people who are at risk for suicide and discusses the recommended procedures for intervening. In addition, it examines ways of coping with the depression and stress that often leads to suicide and encourages people to ask for help when they feel themselves at risk.

#36 Communicating With Parents, 1988, (30 min.)
In this program, Michael Pritchard visits high schools to explore the critical issue of teen/parent communications. Through probing dialogue and hypothetical situations, they examine some of the ways in which family communication gets blocked and consider what kinds of choices they can make to improve the situations.

#37 Raising Your Parents, 1988 (30 min.)
Pritchard and high school students take on the age-old question of how to make their relationship with parents work better. By defining what they want in their relationship with their parents and examining how they own actions affect that relationship, these teenagers uncover some of the keys to getting what they want in the teen/parent alliance.

Teen Coping Skills

#15 Teenage Stress Management: Learning to Cope, 1989, (Two 30-min. Tapes)
Students learn what stress is, what can happen when a person is unable to cope with it, and the different ways people use their mine and body to control it with groups. They also learn how to use their skills to help others.

#16 You Would If You Loved Me: Making Decisions About Sex, 1989, (Two 30-min. tapes)
With this program, you can help your students understand the difference between love and sex, correct sexual myths and misconceptions, examine how pressures influence responsible decision making, and help student develop their own ability to make decisions and set limits.

#17 Who Will Cry For Me? Avoiding Suicide, 1990, (One 35 min. And one 15-min. tape)
Using a meaningful and dramatic original screenplay as a basis for expert analysis, this live-action video about teenage suicide brings new perspective to a sensitive topic. The options presented guide teens toward building self-esteem and a sense of self-worth so that the thought of suicide is eliminated as a possible option.

#18 Up One Day - Down The Next: Why Do I Feel The Way I Do, 1989, (Three 10-minute tapes)
Not a study of the psychology of emotions, but rather an exploration, through which students can experience some of the feelings portrayed, as well as start to understand why feelings are an important part of our lives.

#20 Sexual Abstinence: Making The Right Choice, 1988
This program underscores that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only 100% effective protection against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS. The video advises students to resist sexual advances and how to reject negative peer pressure.

#135 Surviving Your Parents' Divorce, 1993, (35 min)
This video provides specific coping skills for adolescents who are caught in the middle of the separation/divorce process. Young adults share their own experiences of shock and anger, feelings of divided loyalties, confusions about the legal issues, hardships of new financial problems and increased responsibilities.

Parents and Adult Leaders

DEVELOPING CAPABLE PEOPLE SERIES - H. Stephen Glenn is an international acclaimed family psychologist who speaks to over 200,000 people each year. Steve is co-author of "Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World," as well as the author of several outstanding training series, including "Developing Capable People," and is one of the primary authors of the Lions' Quest International program, "Skills for Living" and "Skills for Adolescents".

#38 Introduction to Developing Capable People, 1989, (1 hr.)
Social and lifestyle changes that have affected the ability of home and school to develop self-discipline, judgement, responsibility and other essential life skills in young people are explored and alternatives considered.

#39 The Greatest Human Need, 1989, (1/2 hr.)
The greatest human need is to find meaning, purpose and significance to life. In order to meet this need, people must experience being listened to, taken seriously for their thoughts and feelings and affirmed as significant. This video provides a practical model for meeting this need.

#40 Developing Healthy Self-Esteem,(1 hr.)
This video discusses the difference between high self-esteem and healthy self-esteem. It points out weakness in many popular approaches to self-esteem and suggests an alternative model that emphasizes self-respect and self actualization.

#41 Six Steps to Developing Responsibility, (1/2 hr.)
H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen on Logical Consequences and Family/Class Meeting. This video presents a practical model for teaching responsibility and developing a consequential environment in home and school.

#42 Empowering Others: Ten Keys To Affirming and Validating People, (1/2 hr.)
Five common behaviors that reduce closeness and trust, positive self-esteem and self-confidence are identified and discussed, and five alternative behaviors which promote healthy outcomes are presented as they apply to all relationships.

#43 What They See Is What You've Got: Five Keys To Working With Parents, (1 2 hr.)
Perceptions are the base for attitudes, motivation and behaviors in human beings. Working with perceptions is an art which can be developed or improved given the ideas in this video.

#44 Teachers Who Make a Difference(1 2 hr.)
This video begins with a special story of a teacher with an unusual gift for empowering students as learners and then proceeds to identify and discuss five essential principles of empowerment in teaching.

#46 Take Time To Be A Family: Holding Successful Family Meetings, (13 min.)
Demonstrates how a weekly get-together can help improve your family's communication and planning. Explains how to use these sessions to build your children's decision-making skills and enhance their sense of responsibility.

#47 No I Won't! And You Can't Make Me!, (13 min.)
Provides parents with a method to deal with children's rebellion and temper flare-ups. Dramatized vignettes show you how to improve your relationship with your children; control your own anger in the face of a youth's defiance, sarcasm, or back talk; and help an angry youngster calm down.

#48 A Change For The Better: Teaching Correct Behavior, (11 min)
Deals with the frustrating problem of children's and teens' misbehavior. This video goes a step further than just stopping children from acting the "wrong" way and shows how to teach them a better way to act.

#49 Homework, I'll Do It Later(16 min.)
Shows you how to find out if your child is having difficulty with homework and how to motivate and teach your youngster the most effective way to do homework.

#50 Catch 'em Being Good: Happier Kids, Happier Parents Through Effective Praise, (10 min)
Breaks the cycle of criticism and concentrate on the good things their children are doing, thereby making everyone in the family happier. Offers realistic examples of how to share your positive feelings with your children in a way that will motivate them to please you again.

#51 Setting Your Child Up For Success (12 min.)
Shows parents how to help their children be more successful in daily situations they may encounter. By helping children anticipate events in their lives, parents who use this method are teaching the importance of planning ahead.

#52 It's Great To Be Me!, (12 min.)
Addresses that important but often misunderstood topic of self-esteem. Parents are shown practical easy-to-learn concepts that will allow them to have an impact on their child's developing self-esteem.

#53 I'm Not Everybody
Offers practical ways parents can help children prepare for and deal with pressure from their friends. Parents who implement these suggestions will find their boy or girl less likely to "go along with the crowd" to gain approval.

#54 You Want ME to Help With Housework? No Way? (14 min.)
Parents learn a systematic way to teach children to help out more around the house. Illustrate how having children share in household responsibilities builds their self-esteem and gives today's busy parents more time to enjoy their families.

#55 Negotiating Within The Family! You and Your Child Can Both Get What You Want, (14 min.)
Teaches parents to use a simple written agreement to help their children identify and achieve realistic, personal goals. Research has shown children are much more likely to be successful when they have specific goals.

#56 I Can't Decide! What Should I Do? (15 min.)
Offers a method for helping youngsters sort through problems and come up with well thought-out solutions. The process is simple and gives children and teens a way of thinking about big and little decisions that will help them into adulthood.

#68 Stress and The Healthy Family (55 min)
In this program, Delores Curran, examines the top stresses facing families today. She limits her discussion, however, to everyday stresses, rather than ones like death and divorce. She emphasizes the importance of developing effective communication and coping techniques, and conflict-resolution skills.

#89 Working Parents: Balancing Kids and Careers, (25 min.)
The tape explores benefits employers can offer to help parents balance the needs of a young family with the demands of a career. Also shows the child-care alternatives for working parents. Concludes with personal advice for coping with the pressure of combining a job, housework, and parenthood.

#90 Come Play With Me, (28 min.)
This video looks at why play is so important for children and parents, examples of what play is, how you can play with your child, safe areas and safe toys, and making toys.

#91 My, How You've Grown, 1988, (28 min.)
Shows professionals offering advice and information on normal growth and development in the first two years of a child=s life. Practical techniques to aid the development of large and small muscles, talking and relating to others are suggested. Shows multi cultural families and fathers in active parenting roles.

#92 Help Me Make It Though The Day, 1987, (29 min.)
Young parents, including several single parent mothers, share some of their frustrations with being parents. Positive and negative elements of parental stress are explored. Strategies and coping mechanisms are presented for use when the parent becomes overly stressed.

#93 Why Won't You Behave, (28 min.)
Shows parents with toddlers and preschoolers in "typical" behavior challenges to parents. Describes the purposes of discipline and encourages parents to guide a child toward independence and self-esteem. Gives examples of differences between punishment and discipline, advice about spanking, developmentally appropriate discipline.

#94 With A Little Help From My Friends, 1988, (28 min)
Developing support systems, and the need for these systems are suggested, as well as the use of family and friends for informal support systems. Guides are given for establishing friendships and using a personal support resource. Reasons for support systems include: help with belonging, help with feelings, help with information.

#95 Promoting Wholesome Sibling Relationships, 1990, (12 min.)
Includes causes of rivalry and behavior of jealous siblings, and gives suggestions for wholesome behavior.

#96 You're a Wonderful Person To Know, (15 min.)
When Sarah makes a mistake, Aunt Martha shows her that even though she may do something wrong once in a while, she's still a good person. When Michael proclaims he's better than Sarah, Aunt Martha reminds him that no one is better than anybody else, and everyone makes mistakes.

#110 Shelter Boy, ( 15 min.)
Presents the true story of how Richard Melcalfe and his family became homeless. The children share some of their feelings on the total lack of privacy, difficulties in making and keeping friends, and the dangers they face.

#111 The Magic Mix, (29 min.)
Presents ideas on inter-generational programs. Includes children interacting with senior citizens.

#112 High On Myself and Make Up Your About Alcohol, (4 min.)
A substance abuse prevention program that encourages youths in grades 7-9 to develop a sense of identity and self-esteem. This series of exercises can be done in a group setting.

#113 Parents With Careers, 1990 (32 min.)
This six-session video-based discussion program provides a wealth of practical suggestions and useful guidance for two-career families. Recommended for parents of small children. Includes video guide, parent's action plan, leader's guide, promotional posters and brochures.

#115 You Can Be A Better Parent in 30 Minutes, 1992 (30 min.)
This film identifies problems parents face in getting the behavior and discipline they want from their children and offers viable solutions, drawn from a panel of experts, that can be used right away. This program covers ten of the common problems faced by parents of 6 to 12 year old children.

#116 How To Raise Happy Confident Kids, 1990, (90 min.)
This video covers six key areas of parenting, including how to stop misbehavior early and painlessly; how to win your child's cooperation and support; opening up new lines of communication; getting your children's respect by setting fair limits; reducing the number and severity of conflicts; and how to assert your rights as a parent.

#117 1-2-3 Magic, 1990, (120 min.)
Developed and tested by a clinical psychologist, this film's no-nonsense method provides parents with the tools to discipline children ages 2-23 without arguing, yelling or spanking. This program is simple, practical and has been refined over twenty years of experience.

#118 Bellybuttons Are Navels, 1985,(12 min.)
Designed for use by parents with pre-school and elementary school children and by teacher training, child-worker training, and parent education groups. Educational Objectives: to provide a basic vocabulary for introducing the topics of human sexuality, reproduction, sexual anatomy and sexual abuse awareness; to help children integrate healthy acceptance of the genitals into normal, confident acceptance of the total body; to show honest, accurate adult-child discussion of sexual anatomy; to model sex-positive roles for children and adults.

#138 Divorce Education For Parents, 1992, (48 min.)
This award-winning educational program show us what children feel and experience when their parents separate or divorce and teaches us what parents can do to make the divorce less traumatic and painful for their children.

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