YOUTH VIOLENCE BOOKS AND VIDEOS FOR PARENTS
The Educational Resources Store
contains educational books and
videos for children, teens,
parents and teachers about
adolescence and growing up. The
books and videos featured on
this site cover a wide range of
topics. You will find topics
ranging from infant education to
dealing with teens with
different and sometimes
difficult situations. The books
and DVDs contain information at
all levels, including books,
DVDs, games and posters geared
to the children, teens, parents,
and teachers.
Product ID: ANG-012
Stop getting mad... and start saving
your life! Anger is more than just a
negative emotion. It can also lead to
heart disease and other life-threatening
illnesses, according to the latest
medical research. Anger Kills will help
you assess just how much hostility,
cynicism, and aggression rule your life.
Incorporating recent scientific data and
the methods developed in the authors'
anger-reduction workshops, this useful
guide explains how to recognize anger
points and how to control them using
seventeen proven, successful strategies,
from deflecting anger to improving
relationships to adopting a more
positive attitude. The authors also
provide practical solutions for
effectively dealing with hostile people
to help you improve and diminish painful
encounters and enjoy a happier, more
peaceful life.
Pages: 368
Product ID: BUL-040
Bobby Kent was a steroid-pumped,
20-year-old bully who liked to dominate
his peers in their comfortable,
middle-class Ft. Lauderdale beach
community through psychological,
physical and sexual abuse. One summer
night in 1993, Bobby was lured to the
edge of the Florida everglades with a
promise of sex and drugs, but was never
seen alive again. The tormentor
had become the victim in a bizarre and
brutal act of vengeance carried out with
ruthless, cold-blooded efficiency by
seven of his high school acquaintances,
including his lifelong best friend, and
instigated by one overweight,
under-loved teenager who believed her
life would be perfect if Bobby Kent was
dead. This book is a riveting
story of adolescent rage and bloody
revenge, and all the more harrowing and
horrific because it's true.
Pages: 304
Product ID: VIO-008
Between 20 and 55 students have died
each year since 1992 as a result of
school shootings. What causes
students to commit these acts of
violence, and how can they be prevented?
In this video, students will learn how
to make a difference before a tragedy
occurs at their school.
Runtime: 12 mins
Product ID: VIO-013
Saying "NO" to gangs is one thing, but
it's much different to be a young person
facing the very real pressure to join.
In this video, you'll find out why gangs
are so seductive, and look at common
methods that gangs use to attract new
members. See what happens when a
young person joins a dangerous gang, and
find out how tough it is to get out once
you're in. The program also offers
tips and suggestions for finding other
sources of peer companionship and
support outside of gangs. This
video is a must-have for any school
whose gang problem is just starting, or
growing. Ideal for grades 7 to 12
- Study Guide included.
Runtime: 20 mins
Product ID: RAP-003
This video was adapted from an original
play written by Daniel S. Kehde by
Jaguar Educational and Producer/Director
Greg Harpold. Kehde and Harpold.
They have previously collaborated on
award-winning educational dramas
depicting teenage experiences with AIDS,
date rape, disabilities, and hate
crimes. The program tells the
story of a teen relationship that seems
like love, but is eventually taken over
by possessiveness, jealousy, and anger,
and begins to take precedence over daily
events such as school, homework, soccer
practice, parties, and other
friendships. Throughout the
program, viewers are introduced to the
warning signs of an abusive
relationship. The age of the
actors makes the program ideal for
secondary school students, but it can
also be used for a younger or a more
general audience. The story is
reinforced by interview segments with
domestic violence counselors who make
connections between events in the drama
and the patterns of abuse evident in
real-life situations. The video
helps young people recognize the
characteristics of a dangerous
relationship, and makes the point that
it is NEVER too late to get help.
Runtime: 43 mins
Product ID: ANG-009
This book provides 101 1/2 resources,
strategies, insights, and reproducible
worksheets for professionals who work
with girls that are Relationally
Aggressive (RA), and the young people
who have been victimized by this type of
bullying. The strategies in this
book were created to increase awareness
of Relational Aggression (RA), encourage
empathy and tolerance, and improve
self-control and coping skills.
The underlying causes of RA are
explored, particularly in girls.
Other forms of RA are explored including
cyber-bullying and other types of
electronic bullying. Included are
reproducible lessons and activities for
individuals, small groups, classrooms,
and entire schools.
Pages: 128
Product ID: PAR-025
This book brings parents the knowledge and support they need to identify and deal with problems that can occur in the home. Children, ages ten to fifteen, trust their parents to be there when they are feeling down. This is an emergency guide that covers the difficult issues parents encounter every day with their 10-15 year old children. Many parents are often frightened and unsure if they should interfere and know just how to help. This book was based on a nation-wide survey of parents, teachers, and students, interviews with a variety of experts, using the latest research, and written with the support of the National Middle School Association, you'll be able to get very useful advice on topics including: depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, sexual encounters, failing in school, internet dangers, and many other issues.
Pages: 294
Product ID: VIO-006
On many of the inner city streets, in
the suburbs, and on school campuses
across America, teenage aggression has
become an increasingly common
occurrence. We often wonder what
could cause seemingly normal teenagers
to act out in such a violent way.
With this video, you'll learn how making
a positive connection with others that
can keep young people from resorting to
violence.
Runtime: 23 mins
Product ID: VIO-002
Your favorite team is losing the biggest
game of the year, or a car cuts you off,
or for some other reason you get angry
and just want to scream!!! Rage
takes over and you've lost all control.
Find out what rage is and what
situations can elicit this extreme
response. Also, find out what to do to
stop rage before it starts.
Runtime: 27 mins
Product ID: PAR-014
This book gives real evidence that video
games, movies, and TV are not only
conditioning children to be violent and
not realizing the consequences it can
bring, but are also teaching how to
kill. Some of these children are as
young as eleven years old, and with
amazing accuracy, murdering many people.
Much of this evidence is based on recent
major scientific studies and research.
This is a very important issue in
America at present, given the events
occurring throughout the country.
According to the authors, those who make
violent video games, the TV networks,
and the Hollywood movie studios share
most of the blame. This book shows that
it is important for every parent,
teacher, and citizen to make an effort
to help stop the wave of killing and
violence caused by America's youth. Most
significant, it's a guideline to show
how that can be accomplished.
Pages: 196
Product ID: DRG-030
Many of us know that teenagers and
rebellion go together.
Unfortunately, some teen rebellions
become violent and dangerous.
In this video, you'll see why some teens
turn to drugs, sex and crime as a way of
rebelling against their peers, parents,
religion and society. Also, you'll
find out about constructive ways teens
can declare their independence without
causing harm to themselves or others.
Runtime: 26 mins
Product ID: VIO-012
An enormous number of children in
America live in homes where guns are
easily accessible. According to
recent survey data, roughly 43% of
American households with kids have guns
in them, and more than 1.2 million
elementary school students alone have
access to firearms in their homes.
In all households with guns, 28% of them
do not always keep their gun(s) in a
secure, locked location where they
cannot be accessed by children.
Only 25% of gun-owners with children in
the house "occasionally" lock and store
bullets in a separate location from the
gun. Many Americans have become
desensitized to school violence, and the
problem of guns in school persists.
Regrettably, schools continue to be a
very dangerous place for kids in
America.
Runtime: 18 mins
Product ID: VIO-003
Everyone experiences feelings of anger
from time to time; It's only
human. However, anger is a
explosive emotion, and if it's not
controlled, can often result in an act
of violence. By learning how to
deal directly with our anger and knowing
how to channel it in positive ways can
help us to make the best of a bad
situation.
Runtime: 19 mins
Product ID: VIO-010
One major issue in schools today is violence among children. These guides provide simple and effective ways to help parents, guardians and concerned adults help children avoid violence from others as well as how not to be instigators of violence both in and out of school by using easy, but very effective techniques.
Pack: 25
Product ID: VIO-007
It has been reported that as many as
160,000 guns are carried into classrooms
by teens on any given day. At
least fifteen youths die each day in the
U.S. alone from gunshot wounds. In
this hard-hitting video, we examine this
waste of lives and their dreams of these
teens.
Pages: 50 mins
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