Shows how adolescents endeavor to adopt adult roles at the same time they face the challenge of discovering their identity and integrating a set of values, beliefs, attitudes, and aspirations.
Grade levels: Adult
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The Home Stretch
Follows three teens from diverse backgrounds and demonstrates how physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development are interconnected. The lesson also highlights the role that friends and family play in this development.
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Crashing Hard Into Adulthood
Explores the subject of “at-risk” teens and their resiliency. Drug abuse, delinquency, and teen pregnancy are among the topics discussed.
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Playing and Socializing
Demonstrates how preschoolers learn to negotiate relationships with other children through play and physical interaction. It also explores the three predominant styles of parenting and the impact each has on children’s psychosocial development
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Developing Through Play
Introduces four preschoolers, including fraternal twins. The level of gross and fine motor skills that children can achieve is discussed.
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Hazards Along the Way
Examines how the media influence children, promoting a sedentary lifestyle with advertisements that promote poor nutritional choices. The issue of child neglect and its impact on development is also discussed.
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The Golden Years of Childhood
Shows how nutrition and genetics play an important role in the development of children. It also explores biological disorders such as ADD and AD/HD.
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The Age of Reason
Discusses concrete operational thought, using complex language and moral reasoning. Further, it considers the value of bilingual education, ESL programs, and ways of learning more than one language.
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A Society of Children
Illustrates the social development of children on two fronts: adult-child relationships to teach basic social skills, and peer relationships to teach cooperation, competition, and intimacy.
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On the Road of Accomplishment
Focuses on the experience of four school-age children and how individual talents, interests, and backgrounds may affect their development.