Explores the problem of the teen mental health crisis in the United States, its causes, how teens can get the help they need, and what more can be done to address the crisis.

Every parent wants the best for their child, but with so many different and often conflicting opinions, how can any parent possibly know what's best? Over the years theories on bringing up children have altered dramatically, reflecting changes in the social and political climate as well as new research into child development. In this program from the BBC series Horizon, child psychologist Laverne Antrobus delves into the Horizon archives to discover...

This program follows the social development of two young children, Max and Ellie, from the ages of two to five. Examples of multiple attachment, language development, imitation and identification, cooperative play, self-awareness, gender identification, and social conformity are captured on film and clearly identified with onscreen labels as the children broaden their awareness of the world through interactions with each other, family members, and...

From simple gurgles to the ingenious storytelling of a three-year-old, this program illustrates how children learn to convey thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The development of nonverbal communication skills is examined as the film's young subjects begin to parse out basic sounds and facial expressions, then apply what they discover in a way that becomes more proactive, verbal, and finally composed of logical sentences. Viewers can watch this...

Is a baby actually learning something when he knocks down a stack of blocks? What happens in a toddler's mind when she "feeds" her teddy bear? Why does it take just as much work to bake an imaginary cake as a real one? This program explores the process through which young children begin to reason, plan, and solve both concrete and abstract problems. Emphasizing that babies are driven to make sense of the world in the same way that they are driven...

Brothers, sisters, best friends, worst enemies-childhood is a world of constantly shifting alliances, but somehow it also produces lasting emotional bonds. This program looks at the challenges young children face as they cultivate one of the most tricky human skills of all: getting along with other people. Viewers are given insight into childhood social development as the video addresses a number of important questions: When do children acquire a...

This video follows a group of teens touring a childcare center because they want to start a babysitting business and need to know more about what children can do at certain ages. As these babysitters-in-training observe infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners, viewers will learn about the physical, intellectual, and social aspects of child development. A clever way to cover the subject! Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational...