Teen Health & Social Issues Series

Produced 1997

Todays teens are increasingly bombarded by media messages, these messages often encourage teens to act impulsively without regard to the consequences. Each program is designed to prepare students with ways in which they wont feel as compelled to succumb to common peer-pressure situations. These programs cover many sensitive topics from gangs to drugs to abuse to sex with a youth oriented approach.

This video series includes the following 9-programs:

AIDS - The Teenage Guide To Healthy Living
The program takes a neutral stance while promoting safe, healthy lifestyle choices. Provides a good knowledge about HIV, Aids and how its transmitted. Discover what safe sex is and how to practice it. Item No: L936DVD / 22 minutes

Teen Guidance - Drug & Alcohol Awareness
Identifies the physical affects of drinking & taking drugs. This program uncovers the reasons for substance abuse and encourages young people to heal the mind-set that leads to abuse before they are at-risk. (Item No: L915DVD / 19 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Gangs The Tough Decision To Stay Out
Investigate how gangs form, learn about the truth & lies of gangs, explore the differences between a gang & a group of friends and discover alternatives to joining or belonging to a gang. (Item No: L937DVD / 20 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Living a Healthy Lifestyle: A Guide For Living
Teaches healthy lifestyle choices including good nutrition, safer sex, psychological health, exercise, drug and alcohol responsibility and emotional health are covered. (Item No: L920DVD / 16 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Overcoming Intolerance In a Multi-cultural Classroom
Specially designed for multi-cultural classrooms where prejudice and intolerance have interfered with learning. It is designed to diffuse the anger, hatred and fear and lead the way toward discussion and problem-solving. (Item No: L924DVD / 18 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Overcoming Prejudice & Discrimination
Todays teens are increasingly bombarded by media messages, these messages often encourage teens to act impulsively without regard to the consequences. By understanding other races and cultures, students can break the habit of prejudice. This dynamic program contains guidance on opening a teens mind to other cultures, races & nationalities. (Item No: L901DVD / 19 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Resisting Peer Pressure
Teaches the differences between negative and positive peer pressure, how to cope with it, learn to resolve conflict and make your own best decisions. (Item No: L935DVD / 22 minutes)

Teen Guidance - Survival Tips For Teens Living in Dysfunctional Families
Discover tips and suggestions for coping in a dysfunctional family. Discusses anger in the household, sibling rivalry, abuse" physical, psychological and sexual and what you can do about it. (Item No: L922DVD / 20 minutes)

Teen Guidance -The Student Guide To The Ethnic Diversity in the Multi-cultural Classroom
This program answers such questions as, What is multi-culturalism? Why do we need to emphasize other cultures? From appreciating multi-cultural history to understanding ethnic differences, this program opens the door for multi-cultural education. (Item No: L929DVD / 17 minutes)