PARENTING

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. DVD.

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. TWO VHS VIDEOS: 1. “Begin With Love” (30:00). – 2. “Connecting Through Child Care” (30:00); RESOURCE BOOKS AND OTHER PRINT MATERIALS.

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. VHS VIDEO, PRINT MATERIALS.  Part of 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. Traditioinal 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.  VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language). Part of Series - BRIDGING HMONG AMERICAN.

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.**).  3 PANEL DISPLAY &  HEADER, TWO TABLE COVERS.

Four part series of programs on children’s temperament aimed at health care providers.  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 guiding parents whose children have those particular traits. FOUR VHS VIDEOS (20–22 minutes each).

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. DVD.

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. VHS VIDEO, 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.  VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language).  Part of Series - BRIDGING HMONG AMERICAN.

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. DVD, PRINT MATERIALS.

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. VHS VIDEO.

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. THREE VHS VIDEOS, CASSETTE TAPE, CURRICULUM & TRAINING GUIDE.

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”. VHS VIDEO, PROGRAM GUIDE.  Part of 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. VHS VIDEO (Hmong Language).   Part of Series - BRIDGING HMONG AMERICAN.

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. FOUR VHS VIDEOS (15-17 minutes each).

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.

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.

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 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.

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) (2006) – 3 PANEL DISPLAY AND HEADER

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).

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).

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).

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.

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. VHS VIDEO.

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.