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"Active Parenting is
unique because it explains child development and parenting in
terms of the age/stage of the child within the perspective of
varied nuclear families and vignettes representative of diverse
cultures."
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-Lesley Mitchell, LCSW
Circle of Concern, Inc.
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Early
Childhood:
1,2,3,4 Parents!
Addresses basic skills for new parents and early childhood
staff training. Produced in conjunction with Children's Healthcare
of Atlanta.
Available in three convenient formats: video & discussion
program (shown on left), video library and lunch & learn
program.
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Ages
5 to 12:
Active Parenting Now
Helps parents of children ages 5 to 12 raise responsible,
cooperative children who are able to resist negative peer pressure
and thrive in the 21st century.
Available in three convenient formats: video & discussion
program (shown on left), video
library and
lunch & learn program.
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Active Parenting
Now in 3
In just 3 sessions, parents of children ages 5 to 12
learn to raise responsible, cooperative children who are able
to resist negative peer pressureand thrive in the 21st century.
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Active Parenting
Now Biblical & Theological Guide
You can easily add religious content to your
class using the optional Biblical and Theological
Guide. This guide contains Scriptural references
and Christian-based discussion points for each session
of the course. Written by a professor of Christian Education
and revised by two pastors who are the parents of three
children, the guide also provides 12 reproducible handouts
to use in class.
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Preteens
& Teens:
Active Parenting of Teens (3rd ed.)
This video and discussion program is for parents of
preteens and teens. Provides parents with the skills they need
to use effective discipline, teach responsibility and communicate
with their teens. Each session also shows parents how to handle
sensitive issues such as drugs, sexuality and violence. Video
is closed captioned.
Available in three convenient formats: video & discussion
program (shown on left), video
library and lunch
& learn program. Also available dubbed in Spanish.
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Families in Action
Bring parents and teens together at last! There's no
denying it. Parents and teens are often at odds . . .but it
doesn't have to be that way. When parents and teens learn together,
they have common ground for conversationand when they can talk
together, problems get solved. Families in Action provides
a unique approach to improving parent-teen interaction and strengthening
our youth against the risks they face every day.
Videos
are available with captioning
for the hearing impaired
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Parent
Involvement:
Parents on Board
Increase parent involvement in school with this program
for grades K-7. Gives parents the tools to help their children
get the best education possible.
Available
in three convenient formats: video & discussion program
(shown on left), video
library and lunch
& learn program.
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Parenting
After Divorce:
Cooperative Parenting & Divorce
This video-based program helps divorcing parents shield
their children from parental conflict. Over 8 sessions (16 to
20 hours), parents learn to guide their children through the
process of recovery, while establishing a positive, long-term,
cooperative relationship with the child's other parent. Also
available in Spanish.
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Crossroads
of Parenting & Divorce
Crossroads of Parenting & Divorce is a
4- to 6-hour seminar designed to prevent divorce abuse—a
specific type of emotional abuse that divorcing parents cause
when, in their anger and bitterness, they lose sight of their
child’s needs.
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Active Parenting
for Stepfamilies
This video-based program helps couples work together
to raise children in the challenging stepfamily environment.
The program also teaches how to use powerful communication and
negotiation skills to strengthen marriage and family.
Available
in three convenient formats: video & discussion program
(shown on left), video
library and
lunch & learn program.
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Active Parenting
for Stepfamilies in 3
In just 3 sessions, this video-based program helps
couples handle challenges as they build a new stepfamily. The
program also teaches how to use powerful communication and negotiation
skills to strengthen marriage and family.
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Grief
and Loss Education:
Windows: Healing and Helping Through Loss
This program is a valuable resource after a crisis.
Windows: Healing and Helping Through Loss addresses
the issues of grief, loss and disappointment.
Available
in two convenient formats: video & discussion program (shown
on left) and video library.
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Character
Education:
Free the Horses: A Character Education Adventure
Free the Horses is a program which uses an action-packed
video story to capture attention while teaching children in
grades 1 to 4 to believe in themselves, their talents and their
dreams. Studies show that children who develop responsibility,
cooperation and courage have higher self-esteem, fewer behavioral
problems and more courage to face life's challenges.
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Active Parenting Online
Video Library
Using the Online Video Library (OVL), you can easily
provide high-quality parenting videos for all ages and stages
of childhood. Parents can watch these videos any time, anywhere:
morning, noon or night. At work, at home, on a flight. On a
laptop, on a desktop, on an iPad...all they need is an Internet
connection—and an access code from you.
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Online Leader Training
Workshops
Study at your own pace with the Online Leader Training
Workshop (OLTW). It's a comprehensive, 15-20 hour class complete
with video, activities, and discussion. The online class is
self-study and you will also have the ability to communicate
with experienced trainers and leaders via the bulletin board.
CEUs and certification available, too!
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Active Parenting
Online Groups
Our award-winning parenting education workshop Active
Parenting Now (for parents of children ages 5 to 12) and the short divorce seminar Crossroads of Parenting & Divorce
are both available online! Led by an experienced educator, these
courses include all the fun features of a regular workshop:
video, discussion, reading and activities.
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Broadcast Active Parenting
Broadcasting your own Active Parenting program is easy. Pricing
depends on the number of viewers in the broadcast market (see below).
Most of our tapes are available on DVD, VHS, and Beta SP.
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CHIEFS
This documentary video follows a team of Native American teens
as they strive to recapture the state basketball championship while battling
against poverty, alcoholism, drugs and racism. After graduation, the young
men's next challenge is to convert the pride they experience on the basketball
court into success in their adult lives.
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Homeboys
In these three videos, African-American gang members speak openly
about their lives in order to promote violence prevention. By interviewing
the same young men eight years apart, the videos make clear the tragic
long-term consequences of violence and paternal neglect.
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Connecting with Kids (for children)
Connecting with Kids (for parents)
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Connecting with
Kids for Parents and Kids
This video library is a great resource for children, teens and
parents. The Connecting with Kids videos explore a variety of
character issues important to parents, children and teens. Produced by
the award-winning CWK Network, each video is presented in a fast-moving
documentary style that packs a lot of information while keeping the viewer's
attention.
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Families Talk About . . .
Parents of at-risk children speak openly about their experiences
in these warm and inspirational videos. They describe how they relate
to their children in ways that reflect kindness, love and considerationeven
in the harshest of poverty-stricken, urban environments. Available in
English and Spanish. A discussion guide is included with each video.
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The Heart of Parenting Series
Successful Parenting in Spanish
The Single-Parent Family Series
The School Success Series
More Successful Parenting
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Successful Parenting
A popular set of short videos and facilitator's guides by Barbara-Lynn
Taylor, M.Ed., on a variety of essential issues for parents and professionals.
Also available in Spanish.
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¡1,2,3,4
Padres! (ages 1-4) (1,2,3,4 Parents!)
This video-based program addresses basic parenting skills for parents
of children ages 1 to 4. Contains video filmed in Spanish with Latino
actors; all print materials are in Spanish.
Available in
three convenient formats: video & discussion program (shown
on left), video
library and lunch
& learn program.
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Padres Activos de Hoy
(ages 5-12) (Active Parenting Today)
Featuring video filmed in Spanish with Latino actors, Padres
Activos de Hoy is an interactive video-and-discussion program
that will help Spanish-speaking parents learn how to encourage cooperation,
courage and responsibility in their children. Contains video filmed
in Spanish with Latino actors; all print materials are in Spanish.
Available in
two convenient formats: video & discussion program (shown on
left) and video
library.
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Paternidad
Activa de Adolescentes (Active Parenting of Teens)
The Spanish version of the Active Parenting of Teens (3rd
ed.) program. Dubbed.
Available in
two convenient formats: video & discussion program (shown on
left) and video
library.
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Padres
Cooperando en Medio de un Divorcio (Cooperative Parenting
& Divorce)
This video-based program gives divorcing parents the power to make
positive changes that shield their children from parental conflict
and guide them into establishing a long-term relationship with the
child’s other parents.
All materials (except the Leader's Guide) are in Spanish. Video
is dubbed by professional actors in Mexico.
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Padres Activos Ahora
(Active Parenting Now)
The Spanish video library version of the Active Parenting Now
video library. Dubbed.
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Paternidad
Activa de Adolescentes (Active Parenting of Teens)
The Spanish video library version of the Active Parenting of
Teens (3rd ed.) program. Dubbed.
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Padres a Bordo (Parents
on Board)
The Spanish video library version of the Parents on Board: Building
Academic Success Through Parent Involvement program. Dubbed.
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Las Familias Hablan Sobre . . . (Families
Talk About . . .)
Parents of at-risk children speak openly about their experiences
in these warm and inspirational videos. Dubbed by professionial
actors in Mexico. A discussion guide in Spanish is included
with each video.
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Paternidad Exitosa (Successful
Parenting)
The Spanish version (dubbed) of the "Heart of Parenting"
video series covers self-esteem, communication, and nonviolent discipline.
Each video comes with a downloadable Facilitator's Guide (in English)
and a sample Parent Take-Home Booklet (in Spanish).
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for Parents
Click Here for
a listing of some of the many Active Parenting workshops for parents being
held around the world.
Or . . .if you don't
have time to attend a training workshop take advantage of our parenting
education groups online. Click here to learn about
Active Parenting Online Groups.
Classes for Leaders
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Leader
Training Workshops
Active Parenting Publishers conducts leader training workshops throughout the country to
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Training
of Trainers
Active Parenting's annual Training of Trainers (ToT) seminars are a mixture of
fun and learning. Three days of vigorous training will help you expand your
professional skills while learning to train new family educators for your
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Why our video-based
programs get results
A successful education program depends as much on how it is taught as
on what is taught. The goal in founding Active Parenting Publishers
in 1983 was to apply state-of-the-art educational technology to the
field of parenting education. Three years of research and development
led Active Parenting founder Michael Popkin to conclude that video-based
training was the most cost-efffective innovation available, and we were
the first to produce video-based parent education programs. Today this
powerful delivery system continues to be ideal. In fact, most Fortune
500 companies have adopted video-based training as their standard. Here’s
why:
- Video shows as well as
tells, and behavioral modeling is a powerful learning method.
- According to one study
on learning attributed to Xerox, people retain:
- 10% of what they read
- 20% of what they hear
- 50% of what they see
- When integrated into a
multi-sensory approach (using the Participant’s Guide, activities,
video, discussion, practice and feedback), retention has been as
high as 80-90%.
- Because it is more interesting,
stimulating and entertaining, participation is higher
- A complete video-based
package saves the leader preparation time that can be used in other
activities
- During group sessions the
video is like a co-leader, giving the leader a chance to relax and
plan while the course is still progressing
- Our society grew up on
TV. We identify with the medium. We like it.
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