Summary: Grounded for Life examines the rising national trend of unplanned pregnancies in the teen population. Utilizing actual case studies and interviews with teenage mothers, it illustrates the risk factors, motivations, and thought processes associated with the rapidly growing teenage pregnancy problem. Thought-provoking footage of single teenage parents portrays the economic and emotional hardships...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This ABC News program sheds light on the most heartbreaking dilemma a teen mother can face. Viewers enter the lives of Erin and Brookanne, who-because of college plans and financial hardships-have decided against motherhood and now reside at the Gladney Center for Adoption, a unique facility for pregnant teens in Fort Worth, Texas. Ob-gyn appointments, counseling sessions, and meetings with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this engrossing documentary, filmmaker and author Joanna Lipper follows six teen mothers and several young fathers through their last months of high school. This film goes beyond explaining the difficulties of early parenthood to reveal the compassionate strength, resilience, self-awareness, and insight of these adolescents as they look back on past decisions with enhanced understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This hard-hitting documentary uses interviews with several girls, their boyfriends, parents, counselors, teachers, and other professionals to examine one of the most critical issues facing young Americans today. Exploring the reasons why so many teenagers get pregnant, the video looks at the facts on adolescent sexual behavior and attitudes toward birth control. Although the emphasis is focused...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Young mothers need to be aware of the benefits and problems associated with the options of marriage or single parenting. This program stresses the importance of developing a positive and responsible attitude in order to make the best of the situation. The video provides information on finding a doctor, prenatal care, and the benefits of a practical diet, exercise, and childbirth classes, as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program examines teenage pregnancy from the teenage father's point of view. It is an in-depth look at the attitudes of young men toward sex, birth control, and teenage fatherhood. Teen pregnancy, its cost to society, and the plight of young mothers and their newborns are discussed, along with how most young fathers deal with the reality of a pregnant girlfriend. A final section examines...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Being a teenager is difficult enough. Try being a parent at the same time! This program follows the stories of three young women with unplanned pregnancies-15-year-old Valerie, 17-year-old Karina, and 18-year-old Sara. The program also presents another couple, Amanda and Tomas, who have chosen abstinence. In three segments, the teens are interviewed over the course of their pregnancies and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program provides young men and women with realistic expectations about what single parenthood is like and what skills they will need to cope. Topics include prenatal care, daycare and finances, and tending to their own emotional needs and those of their newborn. Case studies that discuss the pregnancy, birth, and child-rearing help viewers to identify with their own situation. Experts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Regardless of whether it is a planned decision or an unexpected surprise, parenthood is a responsibility that requires the utmost consideration. This program explores the subject of family planning, from birth control options, to pregnancy, to the basics of childbirth. The effects of parenthood on previous personal life goals are discussed. Options for coping with infertility are covered as well.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: How are fetal alcohol spectrum disorders diagnosed? What are the primary and secondary disabilities associated with FASD? And-most important of all-what is the human cost? This program addresses these questions through the firsthand experiences of Ann Streissguth, director of the University of Washington's Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit; Kathy Mitchell, vice president of NOFAS; Erica Lara, who...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006