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This program empowers and educates parents to help build resilient teens and how to handle bullying situations. They'll learn how to teach a non-emotional response when dealing with a classroom bully as well as strong character building skills to "bully proof" their teen. It shows parents how to deal with classroom drama, texting and social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Parents discover how to monitor and control the use of social media...
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The growth of the "baby boomer" generation following World War II led to a new emphasis on youth culture in the United States. Teenage couples shared milkshakes at malt shops after school, went to drive-in movies, and listened to rock and roll music that catered to their tastes.
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Due to the postwar "baby boom" in the 1960s there were more teenagers in America than ever before. Popular culture became increasingly youth-oriented, with fads and fashions departing from those of the 1950s. Young women rebelled against the conservative values of their parents by wearing revealing fashions such as miniskirts and hot pants, and young men rebelled against convention by growing their hair long.
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This program from The Doctor Is In deals with peer groups, one promising solution to the increasing number of teen suicides. Teenagers are accustomed to going to their friends with their problems; in this case, the friends have been trained to recognize the signs of impending suicide. In the program, Jim Wells, a nationally recognized expert on suicide, says that even as teens are taking their own lives, they do not really want to die. The purpose...
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The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reported last year that one in four teenage girls had contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Sexually transmitted diseases (also known as STDs - or STIs for "sexually transmitted infections") are infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact. STDs can affect guys and girls of all ages and backgrounds who are having sex - it doesn't matter if they're rich...
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Explains teens' vulnerabilities to dating abuse, and describes tell-tale behaviors of teen abusers and teen victims. Addresses parents' role in recognizing associated warning signs. Provides guidelines to parents for communicating with teens to support healthy relationships and for monitoring teens' behavior to ensure their safety.
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Deceived by the woman who raised him, 17-year-old George found himself stranded in San Francisco, where for two harrowing weeks he lived in a tree. "I felt safer," he tells reporter Chris Cuomo, "because on the ground a lot of people could tamper with you." Dakota's story has disturbing parallels-she says she was abandoned by her mother in a parking lot at age 16. Featuring additional profiles of teens Rebecca and June, both of whom left home because...
9) Valley girl
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Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.
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Real Life Teens is an unbiased and realistic look from the perspective of teens, at the wide variety of issues teens face today featuring young teenagers telling their real stories, in their own words. The series discusses significant issues in adolescent society and cuts through many barriers with its honest and relevant advice and information. Teenage rebellion is a normal part of adolescence. One of the major developmental tasks teens face is developing...
11) Teen Alcohol
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Should we be rethinking underage drinking? In this video clip, experts in Australia discuss new research on alcohol's impact on the still developing adolescent brain, the alarming trends in underage alcohol consumption, and new evidence of a link between the age that drinking begins and later alcohol dependence. Australia is known for its heavy drinking culture, but this clip suggests that it comes at a heavy cost.
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Today's teens are more exposed to illegal, prescription and over the counter drugs than ever before. Many teens are starting to see drug use as part of the normal teenage experience whether to escape, self-medicate, get instant gratification, or hide feelings of low self-esteem and lack of confidence. This program discusses the ways teens can resist pressure to try drugs, ways they can say "no" to their friends and the dangers and consequences if...
14) Shazam!
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For one 14-year-old boy, life can be a challenge sometimes. With all of the usual crises that accompany being an adolescent, foster kid Billy has some additional obstacles in life. A chance encounter with a mystical wizard completely changes everything. And it's not long before this boy discovers that one phrase grants him the ability to make a transformation into a superhero. In fact, it couldn't be easier. All Billy needs to do is shout "Shazam!"...
15) Five feet apart
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Life as a teenager is hard. Life gets even harder when you're a teenager suffering from a life-threatening illness. Compound illness, adolescence, and the fact that you're spending most of your time in the hospital; life can get very lonely. The only person who could possibly understand may be a teenager living a similar life. When two critically ill teens met at a hospital, only time will tell if they will become friends or even fall in love?
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We all have innate health, common sense, and wisdom but we often do not live from this place because our negative thoughts distort our perception of reality. In this film, Dr. Nimi Singh from the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital discusses the health realization model of cognitive behavioral therapy.
18) The outsiders
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A story about teenage hopes, fears, bravery and violent rebellion and living on the right side of the tracks.
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Seiya, a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training, and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he's to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights...
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Cameron is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, the center is built upon repenting for same sex attraction. In the face of intolerance and denial, Cameron meets a group of fellow sinners, including the amputee stoner Jane and her friend, the Lakota Two-Spirit Adam. Together, this group of teenagers forms...