Through a series of role-play situations a father and son explore various issues facing young people, including sexuality, peer pressure, teen pregnancy, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, alcoholism and drugs. Kids Talking to Kids Optimistic and encouraging in tone, the video shows what children of alcoholics can do to improve their situation and learn to cope with their parents' alcohol abuse. Patricia O'Gorman, who reprises excerpts from the parents' experiences to illustrate important steps in family recovery. She conveys appreciation for the tough job of parenting an addict and the devastation of addiction on the family. Lucy's Room A poignant story of a young couple struggling to regain a normal life after the sudden death of their first baby.
Parents share their experiences and health professionals highlight dangerous situations.
This three part cassette series is designed to meet school district responsibility for parent training as well as for use in parent to parent information programs. A timely drama about four troubled teens who consider running away on Christmas Eve to escape the harsh reality of their unhappy family situations. The story is told in flashback by Speed, the only one of the four who actually decides to leave home. This delightful, upbeat video and the accompanying 46-page written guide provides a wealth of clear, concise information to make the task of finding quality child care a little easier. Narrated by Meredith Baxter, this video contains sections on finding childcare, personal interaction, education, health and safety, communications and consistency, in-home care, and cost.