Active Parenting products at a glance
Active Parenting Publishers
Products at a Glance
Active Parenting
Publishers...innovators of video-based education programs
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Distributors:
Please contact Marian
Adair at 1-800-825-0060 x110 for information
about distributing the Active Parenting products listed below.
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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. Also available in Spanish.
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Ages 5 to 12:
Active Parenting 4th Edition
(formerly 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. Video is closed-captioned on DVD.
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:
Christian Active Parenting
Helps parents of children ages 5 to 12
raise responsible, courageous children who are able to resist negative
peer pressure and thrive in the 21st century. Video is closed-captioned
on DVD.
Available in three convenient formats: video &
discussion program, video library (shown on left)
and lunch & learn
program.
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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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Active Parenting of
Teens: 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
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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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Teens in Action
Teens in Action is a high-energy, video-based program for ages
11-16. Developed over a period of five years and revamped in 2012, the
program teaches important life skills while helping teens understand
the dangers of risky behavior, such as alcohol and drug abuse.
Available
in two convenient formats: video & discussion program (shown on
left) and video library.
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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
workshops Active Parenting 4th Edition (for parents of children ages 5
to 12), Active Parenting of Teens, and the short divorce
seminar Crossroads of Parenting & Divorce are all
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 Parents & Kids
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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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Paternidad Activa
4a Edición (Active Parenting 4th Edition)
Paternidad Activa 4a Edición
is an interactive video-and-discussion program that will help
Spanish-speaking parents learn how to encourage cooperation, courage
and responsibility in their children. For parents of children ages 5 to
12. Video is dubbed; 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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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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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 professional actors in
Mexico. A discussion guide in Spanish is included with each video.
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Connect with Kids for
Kids & Parents
These flexible videos can be used with both
parents and students. Each 22-minute video contains five segments and
is dubbed in Spanish.
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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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TRAINING
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Classes
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 teach professionals and
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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
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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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