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Status:Available What Do I Say to My Kids? (DVD)

by Claudia Black

Published: 2005

Based on her acclaimed book Straight Talk, author Claudia Black, Ph.D. provides strategies and guidance for parents speaking to children about their own addiction... Details >>

Status:Available Parents: Silence Condones

by Father Martin

Father Martin shares his thoughts on the role of parents in substance abuse prevention... Details >>

Status:Available Educate: Creating Inhalant Abuse Awareness Together

Published: 1998

Education is the key to preventing a child's deadly mistake. Educate yourself. Educate your kids. Talk to your children about the dangers of inhalant abuse... Details >>

Status:Available Sons & Daughters: Parents and Problems

 

Addresses common conflicts between parents and adolescents. Helps them to communicate... Details >>

Status:Available Sons & Daughters: Parents and Problems

 

Begins with teens talking about their drinking and moves to dramatized scenes of parents dealing with their teens. The scenes are discussed as far as parenting skills, and what to say to kids who are drinking... Details >>

Status:Available Drug Free Kids

by Educational Video Network

Hosted by Ken Howard, this program helps parents identify and deal with the urgent problem of drug abuse. Gives suggestions on how to confront children about possible drug abuse. (Another copy available #379 & #420).. Details >>

Status:Available How to Tell if a Kid is on Drugs and What to do About It

Published: 1997

Learn what the drugs and paraphernalia look like, the physical effects and dangers, and suggestions for confronting a child on drugs. Good visuals... Details >>

Status:Available And Down Will Come Baby

 

This video examines women who have used drugs during pregnancy. It explores the difficulties and frustrations that confront chemically dependent mothers... Details >>

Status:Available Educate: Creating Inhalant Abuse Awareness Together

Published: 1998

Parent education video on inhalant abuse. This video gives short stories from parents who have lost children due to inhalant abuse, and how to get help for their their child... Details >>

Status:Available The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use

by MTV

Published: 2001

MTV "flips" 4 teens who use marijuana and other drugs regularly and don't want to stop. When set up, each teen must confront his/her drug use in a different way. The teens react strongly to the dramatized situations, vowing they want to avoid real-life co.. Details >>

Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 04/06/2010) Beat the Street: Clean & Sober in the City: Recovering Relationships

Published: 1996

Part 1 of 5 Credible urban role models discuss ways to recognize & avoid relapse traps. Addressed are ways to cope w/ an unsupportive family, avoiding rescuing others, sober sex, dealing w/ guilt and the stress of parenting in recovery. Both men's & wom.. Details >>

Status:Available 3 Ways to keep your Kids Off Drugs

 

Helpful prevention guidelines for parents with young children... Details >>

Status:Available ADD- Adding Up The Differences

 

Documentary created by WGAL-Channel 8 on Attention Deficit Disorder... Details >>

Status:Available Bulking Up: The Dangers of Steroids

by AIMS

Professional athletes explain why they started using steriods and how they came to regret their decision. Risks, problems, and severe psychological effects are also described. Program emphasizes taht there are no short cuts to a well-developed body. Bruce.. Details >>

Status:Available But If You Lived.....

 

Students and parents talking about reasons young people use and dangers of drinking and driving... Details >>

Status:Available Why Our Kids Use Drugs

 

This video focuses on what attracts kids to experiment with alcohol and other drugs. It also addresses why scare tactics have failed to prevent drug use, why there is no such thing as "responsible use" for kids, and why parents need to look at their own s.. Details >>

Status:Available Educate: Creating Inhalant Abuse Awareness Together

Published: 1998

This video features parents talking about losing children to inhalants, and covers facts & effects, how parents can help their communities, and how to get help for their child. Includes a success story!.. Details >>

Status:Available Positive Action Steps for Parents of Drug-Abusing Kids

 

Focuses on effective ways that parents can respond to a child abusing alcohol & other drugs. Communication, discipline, confrontation, caring and parental examples are all addressed, as well as how parents can get support from other parents, the school,.. Details >>

Status:Available Recognizing Early Signs of Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Problems

 

This video focuses on the early behavior that tells us if a child is involved with alcohol and other drugs, warning signs, that indicate whether a young person is abusing or is addicted, and why kids continue to use drugs in spite of harmful consequences... Details >>

Status:Available Close to Home- Moyers on Addiction: The Next Generation

by PBS

Published: 1998

Focuses on prevention efforts based on community & family. Shows parents addicted to heroin being taught how to repair the damage to the family and how to raise strong, resilient children. The second part goes into the schools and looks for kids at risk.. Details >>

Status:Available Sons and Daughters: Drugs and Booze

 

This video addresses the way parents can recognize their youngster's involvement with drugs. It also proposes ways of dealing with such a situation... Details >>

Status:Available Drug Free Kids

 

Hosted by Ken Howard, this program helps parents identify and deal with the urgent problem of drug abuse. Synopsis of who does drugs, what drugs are available, and what signs to look for in your child. Role plays Give suggestions on how to confront child.. Details >>

Status:Available Proactive Parenting

 

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Status:Available Golpes y Gritos...Como Evitarlos (Yelling & Spanking...What to do Instead)

Published: 1995

Presents 4 real-life situations in which parents are tempted to spank and yell at their children. High stress-times: when parents are tired, when children explore, when children don't cooperate, and when parents are busy. Offers strategies to keep conflic.. Details >>

Status:Available The First Years Last Forever

 

The new research in brain development tells us of the vital importance of the relationship between caregiver and child in the critical first years of life. New parents have a wonderful opportunity to help their child reach their full potential. Also in Sp.. Details >>

Status:Available Safe from the Start

 

There are many things parents and caregivers can do to help prevent serious childhood injuries. It is important to think ahead about potential hazards to make a child's environment as safe as possible. Prevention will go a long way towards making children.. Details >>

Status:Available Discipline: Teaching Limits With Love

 

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, America's foremost pediatrician, shows parents that setting limits is not punishment, but a loving way to teach a child how to control his or her own behaviors... Details >>

Status:Available Your Healthy Baby

 

In order to give a child a healthy start in life, parents and caregivers need the most up-to-date information on children's health and nutrition issues. In this video Phylicia Rashad delivers expert advice on how parents can help their children establish.. Details >>

Status:Available Ready to Learn

 

There are many things parents and caregivers can do to help build a child's literacy skills from the time he/she is born, such as talking, reading & singing... Details >>

Status:Available Quality Child Care

 

Finding the right child care is often challenging - but one of the most important decisions a parent will ever make. Children's intellectual and emotional development is strongly influenced by the quality of the care that they receive in the first few yea.. Details >>

Status:Available Educate: Creating Inhalant Abuse Awareness Together

 

This video was created in order to inform about the dangers of inhalant abuse. It has interviews with parents that have lost their children and with former inhalant abusers... Details >>

Status:Available Los Primeros Anos Marcan Para Siempre

 

**The First Years Last Forever** The new research in brain development tells us of the vital importance of the relationship between caregiver and child in the critical first years of life. New parents have a wonderful opportunity to help their child reac.. Details >>

Status:Available Seguros Desde el Inicio

 

**Safe From the Beginning** It is important to think ahead about potential hazards to make a child's environment as safe as possible. Prevention will go a long way towards making children safe from the start... Details >>

Status:Available Disciplina: Ensenando Limites con Amor

 

**Discipline: Setting Limits With Love** Discipline is one of the most difficult challenges parents face. America's foremost pediatrician shows parents that setting limits is not punishment, but a loving way to teach a child how to control his or her own.. Details >>

Status:Available Su Bebe Saludable

 

** A Healthy Baby** In order to give a child a healthy start in life, parents need the most up-to-date information on children's health & nutrition issues. In this video Phylicia Rashad delivers expert advice on how parents can help their children establ.. Details >>

Status:Available Listos para Aprender

 

** Ready to Learn** There are many things parents and caregivers can do to help build a child's literacy skills from the time he/she is born, including singing, talking and reading together... Details >>

Status:Available Cuidado Infantil de Calidad: Haciendo lo mejor para Usted y para su Hijo

 

** Quality Infant Care: Doing the Best for You and Your Child** The right kind of child care can be a wonderful opportunity to enrich children's lives and help them realize their full potential... Details >>

Status:Available Close to Home: Moyers on Addiction (Complete Collection)

by PBS

Published: 1998

Bill Moyers' 5-part series on addiction. 1. Portrait of Addiction 2. The Hijacked Brain 3. Changing Lives (about successful treatment programs) 4. The Next Generation (about how children are affected by addiction) 5. The Politics of Addiction Excel.. Details >>

Status:Available Parents of Drug-Abusing Kids Need Help Too!

by .

This video examines the typical reactions of parents who discover that their child is using drugs and suggests ways that parents can avoid unhelpful responses. This video will guide parents through a maze of fear, anger, hurt, and denial... Details >>

Status:Available Marijuana: What Can a Parent Do?

Published: 1995

Designed for parents, educators, and prevention specialists, the video presents science-based information on the resurgence of marijuana use by youth. Through the experiences of real parents and teens, the importance of family dialogue is stressed... Details >>

Status:Available Debunking the Myths About Marijuana

Published: 2003

This video by The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign highlights the latest research on marijuana with commentary by leading experts on its effects on youth. Stresses that marijuana is addictive, hurts young bodies & minds, impairs driving, and jeopar.. Details >>

Status:Available Meth: What's Cooking in Your Neighborhood?

by SAMHSA

Published: 2002

Provides useful information on what methamphetamine is, what it does, and why it seems appealing and is dangerous. Covers how meth is made and how communities can prevent its use. Study guide included... Details >>

Status:Available Let It Not Be in Vain

Published: 1999

The true story of a teen's suicide resulting from alcohol abuse is told by his family & friends. Viewers learn how to recognize the symptoms of alcohol poisoning and what to do when a friend exhibits them, and the warning signs for suicide and depression... Details >>

Status:Available Club Drugs: A Video Guide for Parents & Professionals

Published: 2004

Doctors & D&A professionals provide the latest info on the effects of club drugs on the brain & other body systems. Parents w/ deceased children are interviewed. Shows what signs of use to look for, stresses that ALL cliques use drugs, and that adults sho.. Details >>

Status:Available Milton Hershey School

 

An overview of the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA. It provides a cost-free education for children from families of limited income. Grades K-12, it is a residential program... Details >>

Status:Available Marijuana: Weeding Out the Hype!

Published: 2000

Teleconference for adults deals with marijuana facts, current trends, changes in potency, documented effects, and treatment. Includes interviews w/ teens in recovery and tips for parents. Emphasis is on behavior modification, with examples of risk & prote.. Details >>

Status:Unavailable (Estimated Availability: 04/06/2010) What Families Can Do To Prevent and Intervene With Alcohol and Drug Problems

Published: 2001

Discusses and illuminates key issues related to the 2001 Recovery Month observance (September). This session discusses how families can overcome denial of a drug or alcohol problem or intervene in a loved one’s addiction. .. Details >>

Status:Available College Talk: A Video for Parents

Published: 2002

Advice on talking to college-bound students about drinking, this video recommends speaking to teens about college life & what is expected of them. Makes the point that most college kids use alcohol responsibly and that parents have the ability to influenc.. Details >>

Status:Available Recovering Hope: Mothers Speak Out About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Published: 2004

In two parts; 8 women tell poignant stores about their children w/ FASD & how they're learning effective new ways to parent. Also, researchers clinicians explain the physical, mental, behavioral & learning disabilities associated w/ FASD, & discuss evalua.. Details >>

Status:Available Vida en la Comunidad para Todos! (DVD)

Published: 2006

**DVD** Life in the Community for Everyone. A tool for mental health & substance abuse prevention providers to empower & motivate Latino parents & caregivers to keep their children safe, healthy and drug-free. Also increases provider awareness of challeng.. Details >>

Status:Available Vida en la Comunidad para Todos!

Published: 2006

"Life in the Community for Everyone" A tool for mental health & substance abuse prevention providers to empower & motivate Latino parents & caregivers to keep their children safe, healthy and drug-free. Also increases provider awareness of challenges faci.. Details >>

Status:Available Can't, Not Won't: A Christian Response to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (DVD)

Published: 2005

*DVD* These compelling stories offer congregations the tools to learn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders(FASD). Two families share their stories about what it's like to live with FASD. Includes a 6 week study guide for Sunday school or group sessions... Details >>

Status:Available Truth & Choices: Shane's Story

Published: 2007

Parent Version- The true story of a popular teen from a suburban PA school and his experiences w/ alcohol & drugs. Features interviews with Shane, his family & law enforcement. A reality check for all students that will open a unique dialogue about substa.. Details >>