FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Children & Adolescents

VH 4588 About the Holocaust
Summary: A young woman tells of what she learned about her father's experience as a victim and survivor of the Holocaust. She provides a brief history of the Holocaust using documentary film and interviews with survivors. She notes that the legacy of the Holocaust should be for us to remember what happened to the Jews of Europe and others, to understand the enormity of the statistics and the human dimensions of the Holocaust, and to aim to eliminate prejudice, discrimination, and racism today. 028 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 3867 ADHD Inclusive Instruction and Collaborative Practices
Summary: This video demonstrates successful and proven teaching techniques that are positive, practical, and educationally sound for use by teachers in regular classrooms. You will observe real teachers, in real classroom situations with real students, as they successfully educate those with ADHD and similar needs. The focus is on what regular classroom teachers can do to meet the unique challenges that these students present. In turn, students with ADHD have much to offer and it is time that we recognize and build on their many strengths and positive attributes. There is an emphasis on active learning and team work throughout this video. 038 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0506 Adult Children of Alcoholics
Summary: Using a docudrama format, focuses on the psychological and emotional problems encountered by persons who have spent their childhood years around alcoholic parents. Profiles four characters who represent typical adult children of alcoholics. Suggests resources for help and counseling. 023 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0451 AIDS: The Classroom Conflict
Summary: Reports on the need to educate children about AIDS and examines AIDS education programs in schools in Massachusetts and Minnesota. Children and parents. The Classroom conflict. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 2330 Alcohol: Teenage Drinking
Summary: Alan R. Lang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Alcohol Studies Program at Florida State University. 030 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: VIDEO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS, THE

VH 1599 All Our Children With Bill Moyers
Summary: Journalist Bill Moyers examines the efforts of several programs and schools whose innovations in curriculum and counseling help youngsters whose courage to hope is met by caring adults who find original ways to offer a second chance. 087 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 5456 American Tail, An
Summary: Steven Spielberg presents a warm and delightful animated feature about a Jewish mouse who immigrates to America from Russia in the late nineteenth century and gets separated from his family. Directed by Don Blush. 081 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5457 American Tail, An: Fievel Goes West
Summary: Steven Spielberg's Jewish immigrant mouse, Fievel Mousekewitz, travels to the Wild West in this animated feature. Directed by Phil Nebbelink. 075 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 0447 Anorexia
Summary: Hosted by Phil Donahue, this program explores anorexia, a puzzling disorder that has received much publicity over the past few years. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 5526 At the Crossroads: Jews in Eastern Europe Today
Summary: This program documents Jewish people maintaining their culture in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5971 Autism: Welcome to the World of Autism
Summary: Explores the world of autism through the experiences of a 44-year-old teacher, Temple Grandin. She grew up autistic, but later overcame the handicap to earn a Ph.D. Shows how new medicines and computer technology are helping victims of autism. 030 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 1707 Bambi Meets Godzilla & Other Weird Cartoons
Summary: Spoof of endless film credits, complete with an epic ending of its own. 002 Min. VIDEO 1975

VH 0614 Bay City Kids, (Part 1)
Summary: An instructional video series depicting the confusion and dilemmas of developing sexuality. The core values of respect for self and others, responsibility, restraint and knowledge of risks are woven through the units. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 0615 Bay City Kids, (Part 2)
Summary: An instructional video series depicting the confusion and dilemmas of developing sexuality. The core values of respect for self and others, responsibility, restraint and knowledge of risks are woven through the units. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 6345 Beauty and the Beast
Summary: Dramatized adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Tells the fable of the kindly beast and the self-sacrificing beauty whose love releases the prince in him. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 0066 Behavioral Principles for Parents: Discrimination Program
Summary: Consists of 31 short vignettes of parent-child interactions. Includes examples of positive and negative reinforcement of children's behavior. 013 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 5975 Binge Drinking Blowout: The Extreme Dangers of Alcohol Use
Summary: A documentary style report on the realities of teen drinking with particular focus on the consequences of binge drinking; provides candid interviews with college students discussing their encounters with extreme amounts of alcohol, and their perceptions of the outcomes. 028 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7046 Birth
Summary: In Palestine Fatima is caught in a cycle of pregnancies because she fears if she does not produce a male child for her husband he will marry another woman. In Baghdad, Daoud is a sick baby born under the international sanctions against Iraq. In a Syrian village Roza, after many years of childless marriage, has learned that her husband has the fertility problem, not her, as she struggles with the traditional expectations of her society. 026 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: ARAB DIARIES

VH 3524 Born Dying
Summary: This tape discusses the non-treatment of newborn handicapped babies. 022 Min. VIDEO 1983

VH 1803 Breaking Silence
Summary: This film presents adults who are breaking the silence of childhood incest. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY

VH 3408 Breaking the Silence
Summary: This video focuses on nine members of a Second Generation group who meet regularly to discuss their legacy as children of Holocaust Survivors. They learn that their parents, by resorting to silence about the past, erected barriers that have a lasting effect on their families lives. The group, led by a psychotherapist, gives the survivors' children the strength to break the silence. 059 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4595 Breathing Easy: Children on Ventilators at School
Summary: This video introduces the program and experiences at the Henry Viscardi School in Albertson, New York. This addresses what is needed to educate children on ventilators: medical, technological, and psychological support. All of which is needed for children who are totally or partially dependent on artificial ventilation. Successful classroom performance is the goal of this program. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 1022 Bridges
Summary: Examines family relationships and the need for affirmation, especially from those who are closest to us. When Ellen's son Josh confronts her about his need for more emotional support, Ellen hears echoes of her own feelings toward her own uncommunicative father. 024 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0448 Bulimia
Summary: Phil Donahue leads a panel composed of Michael Johnson of the Michael Reese Medical Center, Susan Wooley of the Cincinnati Medical Center Clinic on Eating Disorders, and three former bulimics through an analysis of this serious eating disorder. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 8399 Bullying: You Don't Have To Take It Anymore
Summary: Using dramatic scenarios, the differences in the ways boys and girls bully are demonstrated. Students will learn about types of bullying (physical violence, verbal abuse, spreading rumors, etc.), ways for victims to deal with bullies, when they should seek help, why bullies seek power and what can be done to improve the situation. Addresses the role of the bystander as well. 023 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: COUNSELOR EDUCATION

VH 0795 But Names Can Hurt Forever
Summary: This program lets the viewer see, hear, and understand the devastating effects of emotional abuse. With commentary by Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan, Dr. James Garbarino, and Dr. Stuart Hart. 030 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 4597 Care of Children with Asthma in Child Care & School Settings
Summary: This skill video tape gives an overview of asthma, what causes an asthma episode and safety precautions to be taken at school. 037 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 4596 Care of Children with Diabetes in Child Care & School
Summary: This skill video tape discusses the physiology of diabetes, some common myths about the disease, and safety precautions to be taken. 040 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 3169 Careers in Florida's Freshwater Environments
Summary: Produced especially for and field-tested on 7th and 8th grade students. Other students, grades 4-10, also will learn something from this program. This fast-paced, musical video introduces students to the many occupations needed to protect and preserve our lakes, rivers, and wetlands. 026 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY

VH 3564 Changing Face of War
Summary: This program explores the changing experience of childhood over the past hundred years, examining the major improvements in the lives of children due to progress in medical science and education. The program also explores how war in this century has often put children in the line of fire. Among those featured in the program are best-selling author and child psychologist Penelope Leach, and Dr. David Southall, a pediatrician who works with children from war zones. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0473 Child Abuse
Summary: This program deals with the delicate subject of sexually and physically abused children. A therapist who deals with sex offenders describes the common characteristics of abusers; a clinical social worker trained to talk with sexually abused children discusses the effects of abuse on the child, explaining how she uses anatomically correct dolls to help children recreate what has happened to them. 019 Min. VIDEO Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 3857 Child Abuse: The Child, The Physician, and the Courts
Summary: A panel discussion that defines and seeks ways to prevent child abuse. Emphasizes the physician's role in recognizing abuse and the responsibility to report suspected incidents. Moderated by Arnold Melnick, D.O. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Nova Southeastern University. 101 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 6440 Child Brides, The
Summary: This program travels to the most rural and poverty-stricken regions of Ethiopia to expose the common practice of child brides and the consequences for the young girls who often give birth before their bodies are mature. 052 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 8250 Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Clinical Session
Summary: This play therapy session demonstrates the process of building a relationship with a child, following the child's lead, facilitating the development of children's strengths, responding to accidents in the playroom, building a child's self-esteem, returning responsibility to the child, participation in a child's play without structuring, empowering children, and dealing with a child reluctant to leave the playroom. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 0474 Childhood Depression
Summary: This program profiles a three-year-old boy and his parents, all of whom have depressive disorders. The mother discusses how depression has affected her throughout her life and how she fears that her son may face the same problems. Mother and son visit Dr. Donald Mckew, author of "Why Isn't Johnny Crying: Coping with Depression, " who explains how genetic disorders and chemical imbalances can lead to mood disorders. The program emphasizes the 019 Min. VIDEO

VH 2486 Childhood Rivalry in Bali and New Guinea
Summary: Contrasts the way a Balinese mother handles sibling rivalry by theatrically teasing her child through conspicuous attention to other babies, and how an Iatmul mother in New Guinea, even when nursing a newborn infant, makes every effort to keep her child from feeling jealous. Includes the ear piercing of a younger sibling, and the experimental presentation of a doll. 017 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6456 Childhood: The Growing Years
Summary: Childhood is a critical time for healthy human development. This program examines major health risks during infancy, early childhood, childhood, and adolescence, and preventive strategies that are proving successful in decreasing the likelihood of debilitating illnesses and injuries. As the program illustrates, adolescent attitudes toward health, and their perception that death is decades away, influence teenage behavior patterns and affect well-being. As in each state of the life cycle, health pattens established during this period can later impact the adult's health profile. 030 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: HUMAN CONDITION, THE

VH 2211 Children By Design
Summary: A couple has one child with cystic fibrosis and another free of CF; determined that their next child will be free of the CF gene, they join in an experiment in which the fertilized egg is tested--and possibly rejected. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: SECRET OF LIFE, THE

VH 0452 Children of Poverty
Summary: Profiles, American children living in poverty, all in homes headed by women, and shows the toll on the children and their mothers. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK Series: CURRENTS

VH 1878 Children of the Exodus
Summary: A documentary made to find out what happened to a group of children who arrived in Israel in 1947 after the Holocaust. 030 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0793 Children of the Tribe
Summary: Glimpses into the lives of two families with young children help the viewer understand the differences between Japanese and Western culture regarding family life, child rearing, and educational demands. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2752 Children of War, Part 2
Summary: An episode of ABC News' Nightline which shows the effects that the war in the former Yugoslavia has had on its children. Children tell firsthand of their experiences as refugees. Women who have been raped by enemy soldiers face the dilemma of raising a child they might hate. 023 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0598 Children's Storefront, The
Summary: Describes the goals and struggles of an independent grade school in East Harlem, N.Y., and its battle against the difficult environment in which the school's children must live. Tells how the school strives to give its students the same quality education that more fortunate children have and thus break the cycle of poverty. 015 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK

VH 4593 Children with Casts at School
Summary: Many children come to school in casts. For example, children who have had orthopedic surgery to correct problems with their muscles or bones may have special casts that are large and bulky. This video tape provides information about surgical procedures and the casts children commonly have after these procedures. The special physical requirements of children and their casts at school are covered including adaptations to the school environment to facilitate the child's return to the classroom. 018 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 6831 Cipher in the Snow
Summary: Designed to provide motivation for an effort to meet the concerns of every child in the school setting. Tells about a young student who no one thought was important and the events following his sudden death. 022 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 0255 Clarinet-Flute Show, The / The Pop Show
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH 2823 Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing
Summary: Documents four actual situations where nurses must balance the often contradictory views of patients, family members, and other staff about what is best for their patients. Code Gray offers no easy answers, but will trigger discussion among nurses, physicians, and health care consumers, about the realities of nursing in a technologically complex world. 026 Min. VIDEO

VH 6188 Competency in Childhood: Healthy Development
Summary: Featuring children (from 4 months to 17 years) and their parents, the various stages of growth and development are illustrated. The tasks and motor skills that an individual must pass through during their life are discussed. This program gives a clear understanding of healthy growth and development. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0257 Country Music Show, The
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 060 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH 1063 Developing Child, The: The Crucial Early Years
Summary: Top experts explain experiments designed to extend knowledge of the capacities of infants, and new methods to help a young child mature healthily. 027 Min. VIDEO 1984

VH 2399 Developing the Sense of Family
Summary: At the age of six months, the infant has developed a sense of familiarity with its customary surroundings and has discovered that there are not only signals but symbols as well. The healthy baby nurtured within a family recognizes the faces of family members even out of their customary context. He or she disdains strangers; this turning away from strangers is a typical manifestation of this age almost everywhere around the globe. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 2401 Development of Self, The
Summary: The first year may well be the most important in the psychological development of the child. In the course of 12 months, he or she has developed mobility and the ability to receive and send psychological messages. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 1929 Development of the Human Brain, The
Summary: This program follows the physiological development of the human brain from conception, through the growth of the neurological system in utero, to the moment of birth when a wide variety of brain functions are already apparent; the camera continues to follow a child to the age of eight, as a whole range of motor and cognitive skills appear. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: BRAIN, THE

VH 8251 Developmental Play Therapy: A Clinical Session
Summary: Dr. Brody demonstrates two unrehearsed play therapy sessions. 061 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 2394 Developmental Stages Before and After Birth
Summary: This program examines the development of the fetus in utero and the child during the first year. The conclusion is unarguable: regardless of the culture and living standards of the parents, the milestones of development and growth--physiological and psychological--are identical for all children throughout the world; and the primary reason for differences lies in the nature of the mother/child relationship. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 3520 Different Heart, A
Summary: This program examines the lives of three families whose children were born with serious heart defects. Through interviews with the parents and the children, the video provides information on setting realistic limits for the children and how to cope with the knowledge that additional operations may be necessary and the strain of constant care. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 2400 Discovering the Outside World
Summary: In the course of its first nine months, the infant acquires an extraordinary amount of skill and information. It requires less sleep, is acquiring more freedom of movement, has an expanding vocabulary of gurgles and babbles. The healthy intellectual development of the child depends on the willingness of adults to help the infant satisfy its curiosity, reach out, learn, and develop a context for learning. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 8144 Domestic Violence And Childhood Trauma
Summary: Part six of a seven-part series on Understanding, Identifying and Responding To Childhood Trauma. In this segment, Jane Middleton-Moz, a relationship/ trauma specialist, states that trauma in childhood can cause a variety of physical and emotional problems for children and adults, creating a need for intervention. Children who experience domestic violence grow up learning to hide feelings and emotions. They go through a world in deep freeze, and have whole parts of themselves cut off. In domestic violence, if a partner wasn't allowed their vulnerability as a child, then as an adult, if that vulnerability is touched, they will act out their anger for them. 029 Min. VIDEO 2002 Series: UNDERSTANDING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

VH 3511 Don't Cry For Me
Summary: Documentary profiles five exceptional young people who are living with cystic fibrosis. 054 Min. VIDEO

VH 2447 Double Burden, The: Three Generations of Working Mothers
Summary: Women working both inside and outside of the home is not a recent development in America. This multi-generational, multi-cultural portrait is part of the under-appreciated history of our everyday lives. Across differences of race, social class and life-style, these women have truly shared in the process of building America. 056 Min. VIDEO

VH 7586 Doubles: Japan And America's Intercultural Children
Summary: Video examines the intercultural relationships between U.S. soldiers and Japanese women and their resulting children born out of wedlock, even though orders forbade fraternization. 059 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2822 Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs Judas Priest
Summary: On December 23, 1985, two young men in Reno, Nevada put shotguns to their own heads after drinking and smoking marijuana as they listened to a recording by the English rock group Judas Priest. Raymond Belknap shot himself fatally, while the other, James Vance, was grossly disfigured. Their parents, claiming that subliminal messages in the heavy metal band's songs mesmerized the boys into their bizarre suicide pact, filed suit against CBS Records. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 5972 Dyslexia
Summary: The disadvantages and advantages of dyslexia are profiled in this program. It describes a different kind of mind, often gifted and productive, that learns differently. New approaches in school are shown at the Washington Lab School. 029 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0093 Eckankar
Summary: The 1986 ECKANKAR Youth Conference-Phoenix, Arizona. 053 Min. VIDEO 1986

VH 0737 Electric Boogie
Summary: Focuses on four teenagers, two Black and two Puerto Rican, who perform their pulsating, gyrating dance routines on the streets of New York City's South Bronx. Shows the group, which calls itself the Electric Boogie Boys, practicing, playing basketball, relaxing at home, and competing in a local dance contest. Contrasts the youngster's vitality, ambition, and talent with the grimness of their city surroundings. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: DRAMA, DANCE, SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0090 Ella Jenkins: Learning Can Be Fun
Summary: Using songs and gestures, Ella Jenkins describes how to make a friend and why friendship is so important. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984

VH 2544 Everything To Live For
Summary: This documentary tells of four youngsters who tried and two who succeeded at suicide. Freely, painfully, the families and the two surviving teens talk about the causes or presumed causes of the catastrophic actions taken; the cries for help that went unheeded; the warning signals that peers, parents, teachers, and counselors dare not disregard. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 1924 Failures Before Kindergarten
Summary: Discusses the pros & cons of assessing the educational readiness of young children. Are some children being stigmatized as failures before they even start school? What are the criteria for evaluating a child's readiness for kindergarten? 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 2636 Families First
Summary: In this program, Bill Moyers examines a growing national movement that has achieved success in keeping troubled families together through the innovative strategy of working with them in their homes. Modeled after a 1974 pioneer project called "Homebuilders", this approach is known as "family preservation services"(FPS). 090 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, SOCIAL WORK Series: LISTENING TO AMERICA WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 2656 Families Matter
Summary: This program with Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for families and children, and explores ways to rebuild a web of support for families. Discusses some of the practical steps needed to create a more hospitable social climate for families. The program also visits parents in San Diego who are struggling with some of the problems affecting the quality of parent's and children's lives. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: LISTENING TO AMERICA WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 1952 Family Centered Care
Summary: Presents the role of the family in the care of children with special health needs. 039 Min. VIDEO

VH 3868 Family Guide to the IFSP, The
Summary: This video demystifies the complexities of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process and shows parents how an IFSP can be used to advantage for their child. As they watch other families involved in IFSP planning, family members become comfortable with: the different components of the IFSP, the roles of various professionals on their child's team, how their child's goals and outcomes will be documented, what federal law says about executing IFSP's. 017 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 3509 Family Patterns
Summary: Describes family types including open, closed and random families, and dyadic relationships: complementary, symmetrical and parallel. Discusses formal and informal roles including "enabler, scapegoat, and martyr". Describes dysfunctional aspects of informal roles and dysfunctional pattern, such as "triangulation and family myths". 017 Min. VIDEO

VH 3510 Family Therapy Theories
Summary: Discusses the origin of family theory and family therapy and describes some common models including the family systems of Bowen, the communications-oriented of Satir, the structural of Minuchin, the strategic, and the psychoeducational. Commentary throughout is by Michael J. Goldstein, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles. 023 Min. VIDEO

VH 0256 Fiddle Show, The / The Human Instrument
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH 2489 First Days in the Life of a New Guinea Baby
Summary: A series of scenes beginning immediately after birth, before the cord is cut, showing the way the newborn is fed by a wet nurse, bathed, anointed with earth, and carried, with special emphasis on the infant's readiness to respond. Other scenes are taken from the first day after birth, and the fifth day. 020 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4385 Generation Apart, A
Summary: The long-term effects of the Holocaust on the generation of survivors is by now well known and documented. What is less clear, is the effect that the Holocaust has had on the next generation, the children of the survivors, most of whom are now grown. Danny and Jack Fisher's outstanding documentary focuses candidly on the often emotional, often explosive confrontations between survivors and their children - due in no small part to the parents wartime experiences that have formed the emotional cornerstone of their families' relationships. 056 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0457 Gifted Adolescents & Suicide
Summary: Episode of the television program, Donahue, in which a panel and the audience discuss teen suicide. 027 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 6513 Great Women Writers
Summary: Three female writers, Rita Dove, S. E. Hinton, and Maya Angelou, reveal the roots of their passion for writing. 024 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WRITERS, BIOGRAPHY

VH 6812 Guidance and Discipline. Pt. 2, Curriculum
Summary: Focuses on how early childhood education teachers organize a developmentally appropriate curriculum, to more fully serve the needs and interests of every chid and improve discipline. 036 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION Series: EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAINING SERIES

VH 6813 Guidance and Discipline. Pt. 3, Teacher-Child Interaction
Summary: Focuses on how early childhood education teachers handle and use positive guidance to help children develop self-discipline, problem solving skills and a stronger sense of themselves. 037 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: TEACHER ED Series: EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAINING SERIES

VH 5976 Handguns: Made for Killing, Not for Kids
Summary: Three real-life cases are presented to illustrate that guns are deadly and can lead to serious emotional, legal and physical consequences. This video shows young people that one bad decision with a handgun can ruin their lives. 019 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 3507 Healthcare for the Homeless
Summary: This video looks at the health care needs of homeless people and families, and at some programs that health care workers have created to meet those needs. It also illuminates some of the issues homelessness raises for doctors, nurses and providers in other settings such as the hospital emergency room or community clinic. 033 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 6966 High School II, Part 1
Summary: About Central Park East Secondary School, a successful alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem. Emphasis on the interactions between the students, teachers, staff and parents involved with the school. Emphasis on the opportunities to learn in nontraditional settings outside the classroom. 122 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 6967 High School II, Part 2
Summary: About Central Park East Secondary School, a successful alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem. Emphasis on the interactions between the students, teachers, staff and parents involved with the school. Emphasis on the opportunities given to learn in nontraditional classroom settings. 098 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 2397 How Relationships Are Formed
Summary: The rhythms of daily life are established during the first three months. As the infant's need for sleep diminishes, its need for stimulation and love grows; the baby is constantly discovering new ways of attracting the attention of the world around it. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 1752 I Don't Know What to Do: Decision-Making Skills
Summary: This program was designed to: show how the development of good decision making skills can help teenagers solve problems, meet challenges, build self esteem, and avoid experimentation with alcohol, drugs and sex. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0613 If You'd Only Listen
Summary: Alcohol & drug abuse as seen through the eyes of parents & children who know what it's like to get hooked & what it takes to recover. It covers the warning signs everyone should learn to recognize. 029 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 0857 In The Beginning
Summary: Profiles the physical and psychological development of the child during the first two years of life. Commentary combines with scenes of child and adult interaction to show the development of senses, skills and abilities. 014 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 5917 In Their Own Words
Summary: Tells the stories of three teenagers who were involved in setting fires and how their lives were affected by those fires. 011 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3785 In Your Best Interest: A Matter Of Balance
Summary: "Date Rape: When No Means No" - explores the myths and realities surrounding date rape. Features interviews with rape victims and fraternity members. Also discusses the role of alcohol and gives a profile of a potential date rapist. "Eating Disorders: One of Those Secret Things" - three women share their stories of Anorexia and Bulimia. Illustrates the emotional/psychological effects of these eating disorders. Includes a diagnostic profile of an eating disorder patient. 036 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 3508 Ineffective Breastfeeding
Summary: This is a "how to" program for nursing students and inexperienced staff nurses who must be able, in a very short time, to assist mothers to breastfeed. Emphasis is placed on step-by-step demonstrations of techniques to initiate and maintain effective breastfeeding. Interventions are also demonstrated to relieve breast engorgement and nipple trauma. 030 Min. VIDEO Series: NURSING CARE OF THE NEW FAMILY

VH 3527 Infant Development: A 1st Year Guide to Growth and Learning
Summary: A look at the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children during their first year. Hosted by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. Topics - Your Newborn, The First 10 Weeks, 2 1/2 to 4 Months, 4 to 6 Months, 6 to 9 Months, 9 to 12 Months. 045 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 3528 Infant Health Care: A First-Year Supp. Guide for New Parents
Summary: Dr. T. Berry Brazelton offers advice on dealing with crying, colic, breast and bottle feeding, mother's nutrition, bathing, sleeping, sickness and more. 055 Min. VIDEO 1986

VH 2314 Inner City VS. Suburban Schools
Summary: This specially adapted Phil Donahue program examines the inequities between city and suburban schools. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 0488 Into the World (Reproduction)
Summary: Examines human birth using fetoscopy and models to show what happens from the baby's viewpoint. Discusses the physiological events immediately following birth, such as changes to the infant's heart, the suck reflex, and the establishment of the mother-child relationship. 026 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: LIVING BODY, THE

VH 1946 It Won't Happen To Me
Summary: Directed toward teenagers and young adults, this program is an intimate, moving interview with a young mother who is HIV positive. 013 Min. VIDEO

VH 0456 Jenny's Song
Summary: Dramatization about an adolescent's grief after her father suddenly dies of a heart attack. 082 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 6172 John's Not Mad
Summary: Documentary portrait of 16-year old John, a victim of Tourette syndrome--he often flies into hyperactive outbursts punctuated by profanity. Family members describe the daily strain of living with someone with Tourette's, and John himself admits to frustration so intense that he sometimes contemplates suicide. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 7835 Just Black?
Summary: Presents interviews with several articulate young men and women of mixed racial heritage. Each has one black parent and one white, Asian or Hispanic second parent. They share their views on their struggle to establish, acquire and assert a racial identity. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 0584 Juvenile Law
Summary: Contrasts the adult criminal procedures and judicial law by showing the treatment of two brothers, one 15 and the other 18 years of age, who are arrested for a crime. Raises questions about the paternalistic issues involved in reform of the juvenile justice system. 024 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 2485 Karba's First Years: A Study of Balinese Childhood
Summary: A series of scenes in the life of Karba, beginning with a seventh-month birthday ceremonial, showing Karba's relationships to parents, aunts and uncles, a child nurse, and other children, as he is suckled, taught to walk, to dance, and to be teased and titillated. The film illustrates how a Balinese child's responsiveness is muted if the parents stimulate him, but fail to respond. 020 Min. VIDEO 1952 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0453 Kids and Guns
Summary: Examines the consequences of guns in the hands of children. Looks at hand guns in the home and in the streets. Includes interviews with a gun control advocate and a representative of the National Rifle Association. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY Series: CURRENTS

VH 2642 Kids Under the Influence
Summary: This documentary looks at our number one drug problem among kids - not crack cocaine, but alcohol. It examines school problems and run ins with the law as well as the long term physical and psychological disorders caused by alcohol consumption and demonstrates the enormous influence of peer pressure and the seductive advertisements in the mass media. Visiting alcoholism treatment centers, it shows the devastating damage done by alcohol. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 0086 Language and the Hearing-Impaired Children
Summary: Delineates how to overcome the obstacles of teaching language skills to profoundly and severely hard-of-hearing children. 015 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION, EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 7115 Learning Disabilities and Social Skills: Last One Picked...
Summary: Children with learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected. Provides parents with information and guidance related to the development of social competence for children and youths with learning disabilities. Complete Title: "Learning Disabilities and Social Skills: A Parent's Guide: Last One Picked -- First One Picked On" 062 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 6283 Learning to Survive
Summary: The third in a four-part documentary series focusing on the ways the 1990s economy impacts typical Americans. This episode brings some encouraging news about public schools that are preparing youth and retraining adults for the 21st century workforce. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: SURVIVING THE BOTTOM LINE

VH 0823 Listener, The
Summary: Features a symphony orchestra concert for youth designed to portray the importance of listening. The role of the listener is presented in pantomime. 024 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CONCERT

VH 4155 Little Mermaid, The
Summary: Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but there was never a mermaid quite like Ariel. The headstrong teenager longs to be part of the magical world on land, much to the dismay of her father, King Triton. When she falls in love with a human prince, Ariel looks to Ursula, a divinely diabolical sea witch, who makes Ariel human in exchange for her golden voice. With the help of her friends, shy, lovable Flounder and Sebastian, a reggae-singing crab, Ariel must win her prince's love in a thrilling race against time. 083 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, MUSICAL

VH 0410 Looking at Young Children
Summary: Discusses the importance of observing young children in preschool settings. Shows examples of observation errors and emphasizes skills needed for accurate observation. designed to train teachers and others who care for young children to obtain valid information about children. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 8164 Love & Diane
Summary: In the 1980's, the crack epidemic in American inner cities left a generation of parents addicted and their children in a cycle of foster care and group homes. This film focuses on a particular family and how the epidemic impacted and affected their lives. 153 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 5464 Lovely Butterfly: Chanukah
Summary: Puppets Butz and Uza and their human friends Ronnie and Effie sing songs and tell stories about the traditions surrounding this holiday known as "Festival of Lights." Participate in a kindergarten Chanukah party, spin the dreidel and learn how "Latkes" were made. 025 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6144 Magic Flute Story, The
Summary: Opera for children. Presents Mozart's comic opera tale of Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina, young lovers who use the powers of a magic flute to battle the forces of evil that threaten to keep them apart. 042 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: OPERA, MUSICAL

VH 2665 Margaret Mead: Coming of Age
Summary: The most widely read, the best known, and arguably the most controversial anthropologist is probably Margaret Mead, an American who, at the age of 23, went to study adolescence in the South Sea Islands. 052 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY Series: STRANGERS ABROAD

VH 0028 Martin's Magic: Teaching Language
Summary: This video guide for teachers shows how poetry and songs can be used in the classroom to enhance instruction in the language arts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 7943 Medellin Notebooks (Diario en Medellin)
Summary: A teacher in Medellin, Colombia has his students record family histories to help them construct anchors in their lives threatened by violence in the city around them. Milredad and Sandra, Mara Eugenia, Doralba and others recount the kindness of their mothers, the absence of their fathers, the constant fight to survive and their will to go on. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6693 Mickey Mouse Monopoly
Summary: Takes a close and critical look at the animated films produced by the Disney Company, and at the world these films create (in terms of the stories told about race, gender and class) and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under the guise of innocence and fun. 052 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, MARKETING

VH 5465 Molly's Pilgrim
Summary: The story of a young Russian Jewish immigrant girl, who is ostracized for being different until she creates a Thanksgiving doll which resembles a modern-day pilgrim like herself. 024 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6810 Mother Love
Summary: Using a large colony of new-born rhesus monkeys as subjects, Dr. Harry F. Harlow of the University of Wisconsin studies the infant-mother relationship. He tests their reactions to a variety of mother substitutes in order to find the key to the bond between mother and child and to understand the effects of denial of maternal love. 027 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 2398 Mothers, Fathers, and Babies
Summary: This program observes the role of breast-feeding in different cultures and its effect on the role of the father. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 1061 Motivating Underachievers
Summary: Hosted by Phil Donahue. This program explores the problem of underachieving children and examines why so many schools fail to deal with the problem effectively. 019 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0254 Musical Families / The Orchestra
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH 1927 Nature & Nurture
Summary: Hosted by Phil Donahue. This program looks at identical twins separated at birth and finds some fascinating answers--that some 10 to 15% of children are born with a slight tendency to be very outgoing or very apprehensive; that there may be a chemical predisposition to seeking danger or high risk. But biology is not everything: a supportive environment helps to produce well-adjusted adults while a hostile home can produce the contrary. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1954 No Fear, No Tears
Summary: Illustrates psychological techniques that are used by children who are coping with cancer. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0455 No One Saved Dennis
Summary: Concerns the case of Dennis Jurgens, a young child who was brutally beaten and killed by his adoptive mother, who due to the indifference of authorities went unpunished for 20 years. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 0856 Nurturing
Summary: Dr. Bettye M. Caldwell explains the importance of a stimulating environment and the availability and encouragement of caregivers in fostering early childhood development. Provides examples of nurturing experiences in various daily activities of the infant and toddler. 016 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 4015 Official Story, The
Summary: Details the collapse of an affluent Argentinean family. Alicia, the wife of a successful businessman, faces the ultimate challenge when she begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may have been stolen from a family of "Los desaparecidos"(the disappeared ones). Determined to find out the truth, Alicia risks everything, even at the cost of her own family. Director: Luis Puenzo. 110 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS, COMMUNICATION

VH 3423 Once Upon a Loss: A New Look at Cinderella
Summary: This documentary is about loss, despair, and remembering. It interweaves three thematic strands. First are the stories of four women who when young, lost their mothers to death or abandonment. Second is an off screen retelling of the original Grimm Brother's tale of "CINDERELLA". Lastly, and tying everything together, is a new and fascinating interpretation of "CINDERELLA" by the noted Swiss Jungian analyst Kathrin Asper as a parable of emotional abandonment, grief, and an individual's search for self identity and self esteem. 051 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 4502 One Nation Under God
Summary: The story of the 1985 landmark school prayer case that traveled from a Mobile, Alabama classroom to the Supreme Court: "Wallace v. Jaffree." Ishmael Jaffree didn't want his 5 year old son Chioke to participate in a daily musical prayer at school because he wanted his children "to be from programmed thinking." When Jaffree's requests to stop the prayer went unheeded, he filed the lawsuit that became a focal point in this First Amendment controversy. Offering an opposing viewpoint on school prayer and the Jaffree case for this video is Fred Wolfe. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: BILL OF RIGHTS

VH 0068 Parents and Children
Summary: Discusses the teaching of children by parents using behavioral techniques. Presents an overview of reinforcement principles in nontechnical language and offers common examples of this approach. 024 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 6750 Peege
Summary: A dramatization depicting the difficulty of a family in relating to the children's senile grandmother during a visit to her custodial home. Shows how one of the young boys is able to reach his grandmother through recollections of childhood memories and personal warmth. 028 Min. VIDEO 1973

VH 0792 Peru: Children's Rights
Summary: The civil war between the guerilla movement, known as "Sendero Luminoso, " and the Peruvian military has left many orphans, while other children must bear the scars as they grow up around violence. This program shows how the war has resulted in blatant violations of children's rights. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6583 La Petite Vendeuse De Soleil
Summary: A parable which uses the struggles of a young crippled girl in Dakar trying to earn her living in a crowded market selling newspapers to mirror Africa's role in the international marketplace. In Wolof with English subtitles. Directed by Djibril Diop Mambety. 043 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 5217 Piaget's Developmental Theory: Overview, An
Summary: Narrated by David Elkind, this film examines the contributions Jean Piaget made to the study of developmental psychology by dividing his work into four periods. 027 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 3523 Pitch of Grief
Summary: Eric Stange interviews four people who have had loved ones die suddenly and how they dealt with it. 032 Min. VIDEO 1985

VH 0601 Please Don't Hit Me Mom
Summary: When babysitting for a new friend's younger brother after school, Nancy, a high school student, begins to suspect child abuse. She must try to make the right decisions without causing trouble or embarrassment for her friend or his family. 046 Min. VIDEO 1983

VH 4156 Pocahontas
Summary: Along Virginia's lush tidewaters, Pocahontas, the free spirited young daughter of Chief Powhatan, wonders what adventures await "just around the riverbend." In sails the gold loving governor Ratcliffe, with his pampered pug Percy and a ship full of English settlers-led by their courageous Captain John Smith. Joined by her playful pals Meeko, a mischievous raccoon, and feisty hummingbird, Flit, Pocahontas relies on the lively wisdom of Grandmother Willow. A chance meeting with Captain Smith leads to a friendship that will change history, as the Native Americans and English settlers learn to live side by side. 081 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, MUSICAL, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0986 Portrait of a Teenage Drug Abuser
Summary: Presents the individual and collective experiences of six young adults who are all recovering drug abusers. This thought-provoking documentary presents articulate insights into the causes and tragic fates of a teenage drug abuser. 023 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: SOCIAL WORK

VH 1758 Practice Tape 1
Summary: See VH 1757 "Classroom Management: A Proactive Approach". 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: MANAGEMENT Series: CATCH THEM BEING GOOD: REINFORCEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM

VH 1759 Practice Tape 2
Summary: See VH 1757, "Classroom Management: A Proactive Approach". 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: MANAGEMENT Series: CATCH THEM BEING GOOD: REINFORCEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM

VH 1760 Practice Tape 3
Summary: See VH 1757, "Classroom Management: A proactive Approach". 072 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: MANAGEMENT Series: CATCH THEM BEING GOOD: REINFORCEMENT IN THE CLASSROOM

VH 2290 Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
Summary: This program follows several couples through pregnancy and prenatal care. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop talks about the risks of smoking and Michael Dorris, author of "The Broken Cord", discusses his life raising an adopted son with fetal alcohol syndrome, caused by a mother who drank through her pregnancy. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: DOCTOR IS IN, THE

VH 3499 Prince of Egypt, The
Summary: A tale of two brothers, one born of royal blood, one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free spirited youth and good natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them apart, as one becomes the ruler of a powerful empire and the other becomes the chosen leader of his people. 099 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: MUSICAL Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1164 Private Universe, A
Summary: In this demonstration of how preconceived ideas can interfere with learning, a bright high school student diagrams her answer to the question, "Why is it warm in the summer?" She learns that her theories are incorrect. Yet even when she is given correct information, she can't let go of some of the previous ideas in her private universe. 018 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 2396 Process of Birth, The
Summary: What is the best birthing position for the mother? Should the birth take place in a hospital or a birthing space and who should be in attendance? When should the baby be put to the mother's breast? This program shows how different cultures and different individuals within the same culture respond to these questions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 2395 Psychological Development Before Birth
Summary: This program shows how it is possible to determine the well being of the fetus; how between the fifth and sixth months, the fetus begins to react to sound; and how, in different cultures, mothers-to-be deal with the condition of pregnancy and prepare themselves for the birth. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD, THE

VH 6964 Public Housing
Summary: Shows the daily life of Ida B. Wells housing project in Chicago, the most densely populated public housing area in the United States. Shows the work of the tenants council, street life, the role of police, job training programs, drug education, teenage mothers, dysfunctional families, elderly residents, nursery school and after school teenage programs and the activities of the city, state and federal governments in maintaining and changing public housing. 080 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6965 Public Housing, Part II
Summary: Shows the daily life at the Ida B. Wells housing project in Chicago, the most densely populated public housing area in the United States. Shows the work of the tenants council, street life, the role of police, job training programs, drug education, teenage mothers, dysfunctional families, elderly residents, nursery school and after school teenage programs and the activities of the city, state, and federal governments in maintaining and changing public housing. 115 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5933 Punch Me In the Stomach
Summary: Writer/performer Deb Miller stars in this adaptation of her autobiographical off-Broadway solo show about her life as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. As she speaks about growing up Jewish in New Zealand, she transforms herself into various members of her extended family. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1373 Purim
Summary: How the festival of Purim is celebrated in Israel is portrayed. The program includes scenes of children in their costumes and the reading of the Megillah. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 1953 Quiet Revolution...The First 20 Years, A
Summary: Presented by The Association for the Care of Children's Health, this video stresses the need for Psycho-Social Care in pediatric wards. 024 Min. VIDEO

VH 1839 Read to Me
Summary: Describes how reading to children from the time they are born can help them become enthusiastic, active readers. Shows parents and children reading together in a variety of settings. 013 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 1851 Reading and Young Children
Summary: Intended as an introduction training tape for child care professionals. Demonstrates practical techniques for reading aloud, choral reading, using Big Books, and storytelling, and suggests inexpensive ways to choose and use children's books. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 3456 Ready Or Not: Talking With Kids About Alcohol
Summary: This video serves as a guide to parents and other adult supervisors of kids the five steps needed to successfully prevent underage drinking problems. 024 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 5974 Recognizing Children with Special Needs
Summary: An overview for care givers of children on how to recognize children with minor physical and/or psychological disabilities. Often times it is the little things children do everyday to compensate for, or express, a disability that can be observed by their care giver. 019 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0253 Record Show, A / The Piano Show
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH8252 Relationship Play Therapy: A Clinical Session
Summary: Dr. Moustakas demonstrates his principles for "being in" the world of the child and "being with" the child in an unrehearsed therapy session with an emotionally disturbed ten year old boy. 036 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 6173 Rights of Passage: Four Stories of Survival
Summary: For young women around the world, puberty is a time of transition, but in societies where women are not valued, puberty can be the beginning of a life of abuse and even early death. Filmed in Nicaragua, India, Jamaica and Burkino Faso, four adolescent girls speak for themselves about the personal cost of coming of age. 027 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 4725 Rites of Passage: Four Stories of Survival
Summary: This documentary presents the stories of the coming of age of four girls from Nicaragua, India, Jamaica, and Burkino Faso, West Africa. Puberty is too often the beginning of a life of abuse and early death in many societies. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 1461 Road to Quality Migrant Health, The
Summary: Video program for provider orientation, public awareness, and patient education by the National Migrant Referral Project, Inc. 031 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 4594 Rolling Along: Children in Wheelchairs at School (skill)
Summary: The skill video tape examines types of wheelchairs often used by children, common barriers and safety factors for school settings. Also discussed are alternative devices and equipment, as well as social factors. 040 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 5839 Run Like A Girl
Summary: The unconventional yet extremely demanding sports of rugby, synchronized swimming, and double-Dutch jumping provide the context for teenage girls from a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds to probe the issues of adolescence. They discuss their feelings of liberation within the strict regimentation of competitive sports, their expectations of others, body image, dating, and the importance of mothers and coaches as mentors. They also tackle social concerns, including Bulimia, self-injury, suicide, broken homes, teenage pregnancies, and crime. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: GIRLS IN AMERICA: IDENTITY AND ADOLESCENCE

VH 8403 The Runner
Summary: Iranian orphan Amiroo lives in an abandoned ship, earning a meager living through casual jobs such as shoe cleaning. But mainly, Amiroo is in a hurry. He runs. He races. And he tries to out distance his illiteracy by ceaselessly learning all kinds of things. As he follows lessons at an evening school, he attains victory and self-respect in a race with his peers. 088 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: DRAMA, MIDDLE EAST STUDIES

VH 8367 The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Counseling The Parents...
Summary: Patricia Zebrowski, University of Iowa, provides speech-language pathologists with a broad overview of selected counseling principles, followed by a discussion of how to counsel parents about issues they frequently present regarding stuttering and their child who stutters. 058 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 8360 The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Making Sound Clinical...
Summary: E. Charles Healey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discusses the importance of decision making in planning treatment of the stuttering of children, how various treatment strategies can enhance a multidimensional, integrated approach to therapy, and how a model of communication can facilitate meaningful, verbal interactions between client and clinician. 060 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 8361 The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Practical Advice For...
Summary: Barry Guitar, University of Vermont, describes the nature of stuttering, evaluation and diagnosis, and the treatment of the beginning and the intermediate stutterers. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS, TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 8363 The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Working Effectively...
Summary: Describes how parents, teachers, and health care professionals can help the child who stutters feel good about talking, stuttering, and himself/herself, while also understanding and using speech modification techniques to become a more effective communicator. 037 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 8362 The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Dealing With Guilt & Shame
Summary: Bill Murphy, Purdue University, describes how parents, teachers, and health care professionals can help the child who stutters. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 8366 The School-Age Child Who Suffers: Ways To Be More Effective
Summary: Peter Remig, University Colorado, provides the school clinician with a clinically comprehensive, yet functional source of therapy principles, goals, and activities for use with the dysfluent school-age child. Presents several specific treatment strategies for directly addressing stuttering. 056 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS, TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 3098 Science Power
Summary: This video employs MTV-style effects to spark an interest in science and math subjects. Collages of high-tech video are combined with hip-hop, R&B, rock and Latin rhythms to excite the senses and open young minds to everything from lasers to space exploration to computers. The message of the video is, "science is everywhere" and all you need to experience it are imagination and a curious mind. 006 Min. VIDEO

VH 5468 Secret in Bubbie's Attic, The
Summary: Songs and stories for children focusing on the Jewish holidays. 043 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 0363 See Dick & Jane Lie, Cheat & Steal
Summary: Program on children being taught basic caring, decency, and the difference between right and wrong. 045 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0091 Seeing Infants with New Eyes
Summary: Examines the child rearing philosophies of Magda Gerber and her Hungarian teacher, Dr. Emmi Pikler. Stresses that infants should be treated and respected as individuals. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION

VH 8044 Senior Project at Serve, The Senior Project: Mentoring: The Art of Becoming
Summary: A video guide for mentors of the SERVE Senior Project program. SERVE is an education organization with the mission to promote and support the continuous improvement of educational opportunities for all learners in the Southeast. 016 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 0869 Sense of Music, A
Summary: Observes young people actively involved in music programs. Also, teachers extol the benefits of music education in order to emphasize that music is an intrinsic part of the high school curriculum. 028 Min. VIDEO 1985

VH 5479 Shalom Sesame: Kids Sing Israel
Summary: Join host Kippi ben Kippod for an all request musical trip through Israel. Sing a long with your favorite Israeli and Sesame Street songs. Including appearances by Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, Moishe Oofnik (an Israeli grouch), and others, singing and speaking in English and Hebrew. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5480 Shalom Shabbat
Summary: The spirit and songs of the Sabbath are explored in this video which takes us on a tour of Shabbat celebrations around the world. 045 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5848 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 1
Summary: Hebrew songs for children. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5849 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 2
Summary: Hebrew songs for children. 045 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5850 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 3
Summary: Birthday and party songs. 042 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 5851 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 4
Summary: Hebrew songs for children "At the Zoo." 045 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 5852 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 5
Summary: Hebrew songs for children festival and seasons, part 1. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 5853 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 6
Summary: Funny Hebrew songs for children. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 5854 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 7
Summary: Hebrew songs for children festival and seasons, part 2. 040 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 5855 Shirim K'Tanim, Tape 8
Summary: Hebrew songs for children "I Want to Be A..." 045 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 8417 The Silence
Summary: Follows the life of Khorshid, a blind 10-year-old boy, who experiences the world through sound and lives with his mother in a small village in Tajikistan where he earns money tuning musical instruments. Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. 075 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3313 Sin City Diary
Summary: Explores the lives of women who work as prostitutes around the U.S. Navy base in Subic Bay in the Philippines. The program takes the form of a diary to incorporate Rachel Rivera's own experience as a Filipina American. The recent decision by the Filipino government to shut down the base marks the end of nearly a century of American presence in that country. SIN CITY DIARY raises important questions about America's responsibility to its former colony, while celebrating the humanity and resilience of a community living out the legacy of its country's colonial past. 029 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 5435 Small Differences
Summary: This program addresses the needs of people with disabilities. It discusses the kinds of barriers they face, the American Disabilities Act, and how increased understanding and awareness leads to inclusion. 020 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 5840 Smile Pretty
Summary: Teenage girls from a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds talk about life as a beauty queen, discussing the pressure to fulfill a societal ideal, the allure of celebrity, and the artificiality of the modeling trade. In addition, they share incidents of heroism and sacrifice, feelings about their struggle for personal identity, and insights into the mother/daughter relationship. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: GIRLS IN AMERICA: IDENTITY AND ADOLESCENCE

VH 1642 Social Cultural Differences
Summary: National experts in behavior management explain the importance of sociocultural factors in the classroom. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY

VH 7207 Social Workers and the Challenge of Violence Worldwide, Pt.1
Summary: Panel discussion on how the U.S. and developing countries are connected by the issue of violence and five related subthemes: trauma, poverty, substance abuse, ethnicity and family structure. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY

VH 7208 Social Workers and the Challenge of Violence Worldwide, Pt.2
Summary: Panel discussion on how the U.S. and developing countries are connected by the issue of violence and five related subthemes: trauma, poverty, substance abuse, ethnicity and family structure. 057 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY

VH 0569 Sole Mani
Summary: Mario Mariotti transforms his hands into a group of orchestra members, performing lively variations of "Happy birthday to you". 004 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 3548 Still Killing Us Softly
Summary: Based on lectures of Dr. Jean Kilbourne this documentary examines ads from magazines, newspapers, album covers, and billboard to analyze an industry which preys on the fears and insecurities of consumers. A companion work to "Killing Us Softly", VH 1435. 032 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 5332 Story of Hope, A
Summary: An inspirational documentary exploring the world inside and the philosophy behind Shriners Hospitals, the international leader in specialized medical care for children who suffer from orthopedic problems, burns, and spinal cord injuries. 020 Min. VIDEO

VH 2390 Street Smarts: Straight Talk for Kids, Teens & Parents
Summary: In this program, Detective J.J. Bittenbinder focuses on the personal safety of young people, offering practical, simple strategies to help them make tough but essential choices that can keep them safe in an increasingly dangerous world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 7847 Struggle For Identity: Issues In Transracial Adoption
Summary: Designed to inform adoptive and foster parents and the professionals who work with them about the needs of their children of a different race or culture. In candid discussions the adoptees and their families confront different issues of racism, identity and sense of place in their lives. 020 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 8359 Stuttering: Straight Talk For Teachers
Summary: Answers the common questions about children who stutter: how to respond to the child who stutters in the classroom; what happens in speech therapy; how to handle teasing; how to deal with oral presentations. 020 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: TEACHER EDUCATION, LANGUAGE SKILLS

VH 1202 T. Berry Brazelton
Summary: In a two-part interview with Bill Moyers, Dr. Brazelton points out the fact that many working mothers have no choice but to return to work during their babies' first year. He suggests this results in poor bonding and the lack of long-term attachment in the early years of a child's life. He also discusses family ecology and society's role in providing for a child's needs. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 0599 Taking Children Seriously
Summary: Several children tell how they are feeling about their lives. This dark side of being a child is one that adults cannot seem to remember. Through interviews with children, it was found that they feel they run the risk of ridicule, anger, and even punishment when they say how they really feel about their problems and fears. 050 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 3749 Talk 16: Adolescent Girls
Summary: This documentary gains assess to the lives and hearts of five ethnically and economically diverse young women who speak with remarkable candor. They were filmed at home, at work, and with their friends. They shared their thoughts about boys, drugs, peer pressure and self esteem. TALK 16 implicitly shows that the passage from girlhood to womanhood is marked with universal conflicts. 119 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 3023 Teach the Children
Summary: Children ages 6 - 11 spend more time watching television than they do in a classroom. This film is designed to help teachers, parents, and students scrutinize television's hidden curriculum. Intercutting clips from Saturday morning cartoons, sitcoms and music videos with commentary by critics, scholars and network executives. Explores the values television communicates and the role models it provides. 056 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 0252 Team Show, A / The Bassoon-Piano Show
Summary: Audiences of school children are introduced to the wonder of musical instruments and diverse performance by their peers and through participation of guest professional musicians. Audience: Grades 3-6. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS

VH 2338 Teenage Depression and Suicide
Summary: William A. Sonis, M.D., Director, Research Administration and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. 030 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY Series: VIDEO ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS, THE

VH 0475 Teenage Suicide
Summary: This documentary explores some of the reasons teems commit suicide and the recent increase in suicides, and describes some of the behavior patterns to which family and friends should be alert. 019 Min. VIDEO

VH 1062 Telling Teens About AIDS
Summary: Teens and those who contracted AIDS in their teens seek to penetrate the walls that are thrown up every time an adult seeks to warn teens about any danger. Helps teachers and parents confront the issue of AIDS and shows how an innocent liaison can lead to death. 047 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 3859 Three R's for Special Education: Rights, Resources, & Results
Summary: In this video you will learn: Stages of the Special Education System, Laws Concerning a Child's Rights, Design of the Individualized Education Plan, Preparing for School Meetings, Planning for the Future. 049 Min. VIDEO Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0824 Thrill of the Orchestra, The
Summary: Russell Peck is featured narrating his composition, "The Thrill of the Orchestra", which he wrote as an introduction to orchestral instruments and the art of music listening. 029 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 2596 To A Safer Place
Summary: As a child, Shirley Turcotte was sexually abused by her father. Now an adult with a family of her own, she returns to the home of her youth to confront the nightmare of incest and come to terms with her forever troubling past. 058 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 5664 Tomboychik
Summary: Conversations between a Jewish boy and his grandmother. 015 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 4043 Troubled Harvest
Summary: Examines the lives of women migrant workers from Mexico and Central America as they work in grape, strawberry and cherry harvests in California and the Pacific Northwest. Interviews with women farm workers reveal the dangerous effects of pesticides on their health and that of their children, the problems they encounter as working mothers of young children, and the destructive consequences of U.S. immigration policies on the unity of their families. Featuring an interview with Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 4592 Understanding Autism
Summary: Therapists, teachers, and parents discuss the nature and symptoms of autism and outline a treatment program based on behavior modification. 020 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

VH 0509 Victor
Summary: A young Mexican-American boy has difficulty reconciling the English speaking world of school that he hates with the Spanish-speaking home that he loves. 027 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4598 Voices from the Attic
Summary: Filmmaker Debbie Goodstein traveled to Poland to explore the ordeal of survival of her mother and fifteen family members who hid in the attic of a peasant's home for two years during the Second World War. Goldstein records a haunting, and ultimately liberating voyage of discovery. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3957 We Are Family: Parenting and Foster Parenting in Gay ...
Summary: Takes a look at what life is really like in homosexual families, with the focus on parenting and the well being of the children. We meet three different families - one foster, one biological and one adoptive. In one family, two gay fathers tell of their efforts to create a secure environment for their 16 year-old foster son who was on the road to delinquency. In another household, two lesbian mothers have helped their adopted 11 year old boy overcome the emotional trauma of disability and early neglect. In the third family, we hear how two adolescent daughters have accepted their father's homosexuality. By seeing how much these gay and lesbian parents have to offer their children, we realize that good parenting is independent of sexual orientation. 057 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 1746 Wend Kuuni (God's Gift)
Summary: A mute child without memory is found under a tree by a peddler. He is adopted by the peddler's village who in gratitude rename him, Wend Kuuni or "God's gift.' In a series of flashbacks, we learn how bigotry and cruelty ironically drove Wend Kuuni to discover the compassion of his adopted village. Director: Gaston Kabore. 070 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 5294 What Do I Tell My Children?
Summary: This award winning video is internationally recognized as an outstanding resource for families and professionals who are dealing with children and grief issues. In this video, children and parents share their stories and feelings about the loss of a loved one. 033 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 8143 What Is Childhood Trauma?
Summary: Part 1 of a seven-part series, this video examines traumatic experience during childhood--how to identify it, how to understand it, how to respond to it in supportive ways--and its causes and effects. This segment defines childhood trauma as an experience that raises a child's stress response for an unreasonable amount of time. Delves into the ranges of childhood trauma, symptom assessment, as well as its impact on the child's physical and emotional health, development, as well as its potential impact on society as a whole. 029 Min. VIDEO 2002 Series: UNDERSTANDING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, STRATEGIES, AND SOLUTIONS.

VH 0507 What Should a Guy Do?
Summary: Discusses the responsibilities involved in teenage sexual activity. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 1608 Where The Spirit Lives
Summary: Native children kidnaped by Canadian government agents are forced to live in dreadful boarding schools where they are abused emotionally and physically. St. John is a new arrival who refuses to put up with it and tries to escape. Michelle St. John; Directed by Bruce Pittman. 097 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0672 Where the Wild Things Are
Summary: A young boy named Max is creating chaos around the house. His mother sends him to bed without any supper. In his bedroom Max conjures up a fantasy world and sails to the Land of the Wild Things. 040 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LITERATURE-I, OPERA

VH 3751 Women Doing Time (48 Hours)
Summary: Segment of television program: 48 hours. Anchor, Dan Rather; reporter, Victoria Corderi, Harold Dow, James Hattori, Erin Moriarty. Since 1981, America's female prison population has more than doubled and is still rising. The major reason for his increase is drugs. Eighty percent of women in prison have children. This program looks at the impact on families of women doing time and explores several alternative prison programs. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 4616 Yourself: Middle School Nutrition Education Kit Video
Summary: The Making of a TV Spot, The Power of Choice, and Choosing Yourself. 028 Min. VIDEO