5/8/03 Penn State videoconference intended for childcare providers and families. Focuses on transition times with children and how to make them easier. Topics discussed include: Nap time, drop off and pick up; Fun activities to make clean-up easier; Ideas for calming the chaos. (2003) – VHS VIDEO (71:00), PROGRAM GUIDE.  (Better Kid Care Series).

Intended to prepare high school seniors bound for college and their parents for the transition to college.  Curriculum emphasizes academics, finances, relationships, and healthy choices. High school students and parents will learn how to understand and manage normal emotions and conflicts, increase communication and problem-solving skills, and create a plan for students to use when faced with specific issues, conflicts, or crises.  Designed to be taught as a three-week program or a two-hour workshop. (2008) – DVD (18:00), TWO CD’S CONTAINING USER GUIDE, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, HANDOUTS AND MARKETING MATERIALS.

Tabletop display featuring 15 colorful blocks (11” x 12” each), each with picture and text depicting important things parents of young children can do such as “Offer choices”, “Let your child help”, “Listen and discover”.  Blocks have velcro backing so they can be attached to display board (not included, available from Media Collection #17635) (1998) –  TABLETOP DISPLAY

Two full-time child care teachers demonstrate how they bring down barriers and build bridges to form strong partnerships with families in each of their distinctly different cultural and economic settings.  They provide ideas for designing inviting environments, bridging the worlds of families and teachers, & creating family-oriented, home-away-from-home programs.  Intended for use in Session 2 of UWEX Family Living’s “Connecting With Families: Make a Difference That Lasts!” curriculum which focuses on increasing early care and education professionals’ knowledge about family-centered care and improving their skills in developing relationships with families. (2003) - DVD  (21:00)

Resource kit packed with tools designed to help professional child care providers build nurturing relationships with the children and families they serve. Intended for use in Session 1 of UWEX Family Living’s “Connecting With Families: Make a Difference That Lasts!” curriculum which focuses on increasing early care and education professionals’ knowledge about family-centered care and improving their skills in developing relationships with families. (2000-05) – TWO VHS VIDEOS: 1. “Begin With Love” (30:00). – 2. “Connecting Through Child Care” (30:00); RESOURCE BOOKS AND OTHER PRINT MATERIALS.

Curriculum developed by UWEX Family Living Education which focuses on increasing early care and education professionals’ knowledge about family-centered care and improving their skills in developing relationships with families. Consists of five sessions, the first two of which use Coop Extension Media Collection A-V materials:

Session 1: “Connecting With Families” – #18819

Session 2: “Building Bridges Between Parents and Teachers” – #18914

5/27/04 Penn State videoconference intended for child care providers and families.   Suggests what to do with an angry child, ways to prevent anger and activities to calm angry children and adults.  Discusses anger at different ages of child development. (2004) – VHS VIDEO (75:00), PRINT MATERIALS.  (Better Kid Care Series)

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S.  Disciplining young children is a challenge. Traditional methods are challenged by the American culture.  Dr. Long shares parenting techniques for young children and explains the importance of parents serving as role models.  He also discusses family rules.  (1994) – VHS VIDEO (29:00 – Hmong language).   (Bridging Hmong American Series)

Tabletop display for use at workshops and seminars for Family Living Program campus and county staff dealing with the issue of family caregiving. **Requires Large Display Board (two 27” side panels, one 28” center panel, 35” high) – #17635, and Header Panel (same width, 12” high) – #17636, both of which may be booked separately.**).  (2006) – 3 PANEL DISPLAY &  HEADER, TWO TABLE COVERS.

Four-part production focusing on the feeding relationship between parents and young children. Video of real parents interacting with their children demonstrate what to do and not do with feeding. Includes advice on division of responsibility for the child’s diet and how to establish positive and healthy attitudes toward food and eating. Each segment concentrates on a different age group. Segments include The Infant” (18:42), “The Transitional Child” (23:24), “The Toddler” (21:32), and “The Preschooler” (18:07) (2011) – DVD (122 minutes total).

3/8/00 in-service conducted by Martha Farrell Erickson for Extension professionals.  Focused on attachment theory as a predictor of outcomes through adulthood.  Looked at attachment theory and research as a framework for working with parents of young children. (2000) - THREE VHS VIDEOS (296 minutes total)

3/9/00 in-service for Extension professionals focusing on attachment theory. Day 2 consisted of four workshops, which looked at taking the research into action.  #1. “Fostering attachment through infant feeding practices”. (Handouts only) – #2. “Attachment theory and child care”. (Handouts only) – #3. “Implications of attachment theory for parent education.” (VHS video (68:00), handouts – #4. “What happens when the attachment relationship is disrupted?” (VHS video (104 min.), handouts).  (2000) - TWO VHS VIDEOS (172 min. – total), PRINT MATERIALS.

Adaptation of January 1999 UWEX satellite videoconference “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals & Agencies”.  Edited to focus more directly on three topics – 1. Grandparents’ Issues & Concerns  (25:41). – 2. Local Community Resources for Grandparents (27:08). – 3. Local, State and National Responses and Resources (26:13).  (2000) - VHS VIDEO (79:00), FACILITATOR’S GUIDE.

2/27/01 UWEX satellite videoconference targeted to grandparents raising grandchildren and professionals from agencies and organizations that assist them.  Topics covered include: similarities and differences among various types of custodial care; the ways legal and policy issues including TANF, school regulations and access to medical care can impact grandparents raising grandchildren; strategies for effective working relationships between grandparents and professional and community resources and success stories showing how grandparents and professionals have worked with policy makers to make changes in state laws. (2001) – VHS VIDEO (2 hours), PRINT MATERIALS.

A transformational education case study detailing a parent education and support program lead by Portage County UWEX that includes, child development, nutrition, parenting skills, coping strategies and school readiness.  Participants are also helped with goal-setting and provided resources and referrals. (2007) - DVD  (18:00)

Curriculum focused on helping family educators, parents and adolescents to: understand the many different Southeast Asian family perspectives about parenting; understand immigrant families and the differences among them; identify and address problems of day-to-day parenting in a bicultural context; address issues affecting parent-child relationships in a foreign context; and understand Southeast Asian issues and family strengths.  All materials Hmong/English language. (1999) – VHS VIDEO (70:00), FACILITATOR GUIDE, FAMILY STORIES, VIDEO GUIDE.

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S.  Focuses on the importance of parental involvement in their children’s school activities.  (1994) – VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language) (27:00).  (Bridging Hmong American Series)

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S.  Explains how to handle leaving children home alone.  Recommends steps to take in case of an emergency, outlines safety precautions for all family members to consider and encourages families to talk them through before leaving family members home alone. (2001) – VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language) (28:00) (Bridging Hmong American Series).

5/15/08 Penn State videoconference intended for child care providers and parents.  Moving from place to place, activity to activity, is often filled with tears, screaming and tantrums. Focuses on how to smooth transitions to make them productive, fun times for children and stress free for adults.  Demonstrates four things child care providers and parents can do to improve daily transitions.  Teaches how to analyze transition times in your daily schedule to see where change needs to be made. (2008) – DVD (73:00), PRINT MATERIALS.  (Better Kid Care Series)

An episode of PBS’ “FRONTLINE” Series. Explains how experts are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do and how the new discoveries can change the way we teach, or perhaps even understand, our teenagers. (2002) - VHS VIDEO  (56:00)

A short-term, video-based curriculum aimed at young, non-custodial fathers in need of knowledge and skills associated with competent parenting.  Covers a broad range of topics including nutrition, child behavior, stress and hygiene. (2000) – THREE VHS VIDEOS, CASSETTE TAPE, CURRICULUM & TRAINING GUIDE.

A video program supporting the  most current parent-child attachment theory.  Uses diverse family settings to help adults recognize and respond to a child’s cues and clues.  Offers suggestions for the development of secure attachment between a parent/primary care giver and child.  Features children from infancy to five years of age. (2000) – VHS VIDEO (17:00), PRINT MATERIALS.

10/24/02 Penn State videoconference intended for child care providers and families.  Demonstrates a variety of aged-based discipline strategies to use with young children.  Also discusses how to prevent behavior problems before they happen, teaching children how to solve their own problems and what to do instead of “time-out”. (2002) - VHS VIDEO (71:00), PROGRAM GUIDE.  (Better Kid Care Series)

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S.  Helps parents understand early adolescent development, and realize the importance of making specific rules.  Discusses the importance of communicating those rules to family members. Specific rules discussed include chores, homework, mealtime and bedtime. (2002) – VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language) (27:00).  (Bridging Hmong American Series)

Tabletop display focusing on “Preparing to Parent”, “Parenting the First Year” and “Parenting the Second and Third Year”, newsletter series distributed throughout Wisconsin by locally developed community partnerships. Display highlights coalitions’ efforts and summarizes research findings regarding benefits of newsletters to parents of infants and toddlers. **Requires large display board (two 27″ side panels, one 28″ center panel, 35″ high) #17635 which may be booked separately**.  (Revised 2007) – 3 PANEL TABLETOP DISPLAY, PRINT MATERIALS, SAMPLE NEWSLETTERS.

Four part series of programs on children’s temperament for parents.  The first tape provides an introduction to nine key temperament traits – sensitivity, intensity, activity level, approach/withdrawal, adaptability, persistence, mood, rhythmicity and distractibility. The remaining three videos describe and demonstrate some challenging temperament combinations and provide strategies for working with parents whose children have those particular traits. (1994) – FOUR VHS VIDEOS (15-17 minutes each).

Video-based parent education curriculum focusing on alternatives to physical punishment in the discipline of children. Topics covered include: Physical Punishment (7:28); Limits (6:43); Consequences (7:39); Listening (6:45); Anger (6:35); Challenging Behaviors (12:10). (1995) – VHS VIDEO (47:00 – total), CURRICULUM GUIDE.

Expands on 1995′s Positive Parenting by exploring more issues involved with the nurturance and guidance (or discipline) of children. Topics covered include : “Parenting tools” (7:54); “Attention” (11:44); “Respect” (9:01); “Responsibility” (10:28); “Monitoring” (12:46); “Siblings” (8:53). (1997) - VHS VIDEO  (61:00 – total)

Parent education curriculum for use with parents of young adolescents (ages 10 or 11 to 14 or 15).    Intended to give parents educational materials about adolescent development and teen-parent relationships, and opportunities to interact with and support other parents of adolescents.  Lesson units include Parenting Teens Today; Perception; Development; Communication; Conflict; Discipline; Decision-making; Friends and Peers. (1999) – VHS VIDEO (60:00), PROGRAM GUIDE (305 PAGES).

Audio recording of presentation by Ann Adalist-Estrin which explores the developmental influences on children of prisoners and responds to the needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers with an incarcerated parent.  Print materials include a temperament rating scale to help better understand a child’s reactionary behaviors and moods.  Also includes a list of family coping styles, guide for the developmental structure and parent’s roles with children, and information on working with children coping with separation issues.  (2005) – AUDIO CD-ROM (77:00), DISK WITH PRINTABLE PROGRAM MATERIALS.

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S.  Kayla Yang looks at some of the issues involved in raising teenagers and discusses what the most recent research tells us.  She explains what parents can do to support their teens and where parents might find support and help in dealing with parenting issues. VHS VIDEO (Hmong language).   Part of Series – BRIDGING HMONG AMERICAN. (1999) - VHS VIDEO  (27 min.)

Brings together time-coded segments of Raising Responsible Teens I, II, III. Focuses on providing parents and others who work with adolescents (ages 11-14) information to better understand the developmental needs of teenagers as well as strategies for dealing with issues such as teenage sexuality and alcohol and drug abuse. Contains specific information about adolescent development, as well as research based information about parenting skills and concepts. 3 VHS VIDEOS, RESOURCE MANUAL (204 PAGES).  (1995) - VHS VIDEO 

Audio recording of presentation by Ann Adalist-Estrin which explored the impact of various factors that affect children and families of prisoners in their re-entry period as well as strategies for advocacy and program development. AUDIO CD-ROM, DISK WITH PRINTABLE PROGRAM MATERIALS. (2004) - CD-ROM  (76 min.)

9/23/99 Penn State videoconference intended for child care providers and parents.  Focuses on ways to get parents involved in their child’s day care center.  Discusses help for the new parent and child, ways to cut costs by parent involvement and building the child care team – parent, child and provider. VHS VIDEO, LEADER GUIDE.  Part of BETTER KID CARE Series.  (1999) - VHS VIDEO  (90 min.)

A program for families with adolescent children, designed to reduce substance abuse and other behavior problems among youth during the teen years, teach specific parenting skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units.   Includes activities designed to help parents/caregivers learn nurturing skills that support their children; teach parents/caregivers how to effectively discipline and guide their youth; give youth a healthy future orientation and an increased appreciation of their parents/caregivers and teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure.   The four “Booster Sessions” are intended to be offered 6-12 months after the initial sessions to reinforce and review the concepts and skills taught there. TWO VHS VIDEOS, LEADER GUIDE (215p). (2001) - VHS VIDEO  (67 min.)

Summarizes information about the evidence-based “Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14.  Information is categorized in a “What it is”, “How it works”, “Evidence that it works” format along with quotes from youth and parents.  **Requires large display board (two 27” side panels, one 28” center panel, 35” high) – #17635, and header panel (same width, 12” high) – #17636, both of which may be booked separately.** (Small version also available – #18849), 3 PANEL DISPLAY AND HEADER, TWO TABLE COVERS. (2006)

Summarizes information about the evidence-based “Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14.  Info is categorized in a “What it is”, “How it works”, “Evidence that it works” format along with quotes from youth and parents.  **Requires small display board (two 19” side panels, one 20” center panel, 24” high) – #16814 which may be booked separately.** (Larger version also available – #18836) 3 PANEL DISPLAY AND HEADER. (2006)

Leader Guide available separately here, also accompanies “Strengthening Families Program…Sessions 1-7 (DVD with leader guide) – #18895 and “Strengthening Families Program…Sessions 1-7 (Video version with leader guide) – #18615. Leader Guide (418p). (2007) - DVD 

A program for families with adolescent children, designed to reduce substance abuse and other behavior  problems among youth during the teen years, teach specific parenting skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units.  Includes activities designed to help parents/caregivers learn nurturing skills that support their children; teach parents/caregivers how to effectively discipline and guide their youth; give youth a healthy future orientation and an increased appreciation of their parents/caregivers and teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure.  The “Non-Video Version” is intended for use with parents who may not related to the videotapes used with the program (i.e. those who do not speak English, whose ethnic background renders the videotapes inappropriate, or parents of older youth.)  Includes role plays, handouts and posters in both Spanish and English. LEADER GUIDE (245p). (2001)

7 sessions designed to help families with adolescent children reduce substance abuse and other problems, teach parents skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units.  Includes activities designed to help parents learn nurturing skills and how to effectively discipline and guide youth; give youth a healthy future orientation and an increased appreciation of their parents and teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure.  **DVD format without Leader Guide – #18922 & VHS format – #18615 also available **.  9 DVD’S, LEADER GUIDE (407p). (2006) - DVD  (372 min.)

7 sessions designed to help families with adolescent children reduce substance abuse and other problems, teach parents skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units.  Includes activities designed to help parents learn nurturing skills and how to effectively discipline and guide youth; give youth a healthy future orientation and an increased appreciation of their parents and teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure. . **DVD format with Leader Guide – #18895 and DVD format without Leader Guide – #18922 – also available.    9 VHS VIDEOS, LEADER GUIDE (407p). (2006) - DVD  (372 min.)

DVD contains Spanish language manual for the video version of the SFP 10-14 program.  Borrowers can make as many copies of the manual WITHIN their agency as they need.  DVD contains hints for printing the manual and includes pdf files of the instructor materials and participant handout masters for the parent, youth and family sessions. Contact Carol Ostergren at costergr@wisc.edu for information on where to borrow the Spanish language videos you will need for the program. (2008)

The Strengthening Families Program is intended for families with adolescent children, designed to reduce substance abuse and other behavior problems among youth during the teen years, teach specific parenting skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units. This set of 19 Spanish language posters is intended for use with the Spanish teaching manual. 19 SPANISH LANGUAGE POSTERS. (2006) (b & w)

An introduction to the “Strengthening Families Program” intended for families with adolescent children, designed to reduce substance abuse and other behavior problems among youth during the teen years, teach specific parenting skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units. (2001) - VHS VIDEO  (5 min.)

7 sessions designed to help families with adolescents reduce substance abuse & other problems, teach parents skills in setting limits and expressing love, and build stronger family units.  Includes activities to help parents learn nurturing skills and how to effectively discipline and guide youth; give youth a healthy future orientation & increased appreciation of their parents and teach skills for dealing with stress & peer pressure. NOTE:  This version does not  include Leader Guide.  **DVD’S WITH LEADER GUIDE ALSO AVAILABLE – #18895; VHS VIDEO FORMAT ALSO AVAILABLE – #18615  **-  9 DVD’S, CD (Contains updated print for Youth Sessions 5 & 6 and Family Session 3. Borrowers should use the files on the cd to update their personal copies of the leader manual.) (2006) - DVD  (372 min.)

CD containing the Spanish supplementary materials for the video version of the booster sessions (See Strengthening Families Program…Booster Sessions, #18613).  Includes pdf files of the instructor materials and most participant handout masters for the parent and family booster session. CD-Rom. (2004)

Videotape of presentation by Joan Ikeda, California Extension Nutrition Specialist at 2004 Michigan Annual WIC Conference.  Ikeda provides a nice overview of issues affecting the nutritional health of children as well as ideas for helping parents foster positive eating and activity habits in their children.  Intended for Extension educators and others who provide nutrition education. (2004) - VHS VIDEO  (65 min.)

Part of Time Warner Cable of NE Wisconsin’s “Bridging Hmong American” series aimed at helping the Hmong adjust to life in the U.S. Dr. Long discusses how teens can help parents understand them and how parents can better understand issues facing teens.  The importance of communication is stressed. VHS VIDEO (Hmong language).    Part of Series – BRIDGING HMONG AMERICAN. (1994) - VHS VIDEO  (28 min.)