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Participants may borrow two videos at a time for a total of two weeks. The only cost to the caregiver involves the postage to return the video(s). (Note: At this time our videos are only available on a lending basis.) Videos are available exclusively to Oklahoma residents.


To borrow a video:




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PED1 Forty-eight (48) Hours
Child Care Crisis in America - The focus is on parents' problems seeking affordable, yet quality care, and a look at a quality school-age program. (55 ins.)

PED2 Grandparenting: Enriching Lives - An Essential Guide for Today's Grandparents
This informative video, hosted by Maya Angelou, focuses on the important grandparent, parent and child relationship. Featuring real-life grandparents and based on the latest child development research, viewers will learn the following: The profound effects grandparents can have on the lives of their grandchildren. Provides ideas for staying connected even when far away. Illustrates various grandparenting roles. Offers practical suggestions and inspiration that will benefit the entire family.
Civitas (30 mins.)

PED3 My Kind of Place
This video discusses child care for infants and toddlers. Factors parents should consider when choosing care for their children are discussed as well. Great Minneapolis Day Care Association. (24 mins.)

PED4 Partnerships with Parents
Dramatizes the importance of the parent-er relationship for children, how to establish and maintain positive communication, and how to handle the most common problems ers face in working with parents. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (28 mins.)

PED5 Safe and Sound
This video covers the different types of child care, health and safety, cost, communication and interaction between caregivers and parents. Carle Media. (30 mins.)

PED6 Communicating to Build Strong Parent Partnerships
A cornerstone of successful early childhood programs is their effectiveness in creating cooperative partnerships with the families they serve. The broadcast gives an overview of parent outreach efforts to promote open and trusting communication. The satellite's training topics are: 1) Scope and nature of parent-child partnerships 2)Areas of mutual concern for providers and parents 3) Fundamentals of effective parent communication 4)Methods of reaching out to and communicating with parents 5)Evaluating the effectiveness of parent outreach efforts. Satellite Training Network Oklahoma Department of Human Services (SATTRN). (2003) (110 mins.)

PED7 Families in Crisis
This video shows today's families that face problems of poverty, teen parenthood, substance abuse, homelessness, and unemployment. (1 hr.)

PED8 Baby Talk
This video discusses how to care for a newborn. Hosts, Jean Smart and Richard Gilliland, include bathing, diapering, breast feeding, bottle feeding, sleep and awake patterns, personality and development, crying and colic illness and taking care of mother as part of their discussion. STAT! Medical Productions. (1 hr.)

PED9 Adolescent Substance Abuse
"The Inside Story" - This story is intended as an educational intervention to counteract alcohol and other drug abuse by children and young adults. It is intended to help parents better understand why many young people abuse drugs. American Academy of Pediatrics. (14 mins.)

PED10 Come Play with Me
This video would be of interest to parents looking for quality child care. It explains the importance of play, the interaction between caregivers and children, expressing feelings and what parents want in child care. This tape can also be used for staff training. (15 mins.)

PED11 Parenting "Models and Muddles" with Lucie Malinski
Using discipline in guiding your children to acceptable behavior is discussed in this video. (1 hr. 30 mins.)

PED12 Touchpoints (Vol. I)
Hosted and created by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. Volume I covers pregnancy, delivery, birth to few weeks and the first three months. Pipher Films, Inc. 1991 (50 mins.)

PED13 Touchpoints (Vol. II)
Hosted and created by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. Volume II covers the first month through the first year. Adjusting to parenthood, which includes feeding and sleep, tantrums and teasing are discussed in this video. Pipher Films, Inc. 1991 (50 mins.)

PED14 Touchpoints (Vol. III)
Hosted and created by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. Volume III covers the first year through toddlerhood, sibling rivalry, discipline and toilet training. Pipher Films, Inc. 1991 (50 mins.)

PED15 Mister Rogers Talks with Parents
What are some of the pressures on children today? Mister Rogers discusses the effect of television on children. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (43 mins.)

PED16 Single Parenting
Parents and children discuss their family situations including divorce and responsibility for their own happiness. The Healthy Parenting Series. KidSafety of America. (30 mins.)

PED17 The First Years Last Forever
I Am Your Child - Hosted by Rob Reiner. This video covers information to help new parents with their child's brain development. It includes bonding and attachment, communication, health and nutrition, discipline, self-esteem, child care and self-awareness. I Am Your Child Series. The Reiner Foundation. (Available in Spanish.) (28 mins.)

PED18 Protecting Your Newborn
To Protect your newborn, you need information of common hazards that can cause injuries. This video will introduce key transportation safety issues. Types of car seats that are safe for your new baby are discussed, as well as examining seat designs and belt arrangements that can cause problems. The film also addresses home safety issues that you might want to investigate on your own. After viewing this video, you can begin to prepare a safe environment for your new baby. United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 1997 (26 mins.)

PED19 Curiosity Without Tears
Childproofing your home for accident prevention is the focus of this video. It is addressed to parents, but can be used by family day care homes, foster parents or day care centers located in homes. The video offers excellent ideas. Grancor (1991) (22 mins.)

PED20 What Kids Want to Know About Sex and Growing Up
The video uses discussions with sex educators and real kids asking real questions. Simple animation and line drawings help illustrate the physiology of puberty and reproduction. The video is excellent for adolescent children. (For children 8 to 12 years.) Children's Television Workshop. (1hr.)

PED21 Feeding with Good Sense and Love "The Preschooler"
Feeding young children without pressure and making it a pleasant experience is discussed in this video. Buel Publishing. (12 mins.)

PED22 Toilet Training Your Child
Created and hosted by T. Berry Brazelton, MD. Dr. Brazelton answers such questions as: When is my child ready for toilet training? What are the keys to effective toilet training? and Should I pressure my child to use the potty? KidSafety of America (27 mins.)

PED23 Kids Raising Kids
This video shows teenage parents who have children dealing with the options of marriage or single parenting. Cambridge Educational. (40 mins.)

PED24 Kids Having Kids
This video discusses teenage sexual behavior, birth control, pregnancy and the parental obligations. Cambridge Educational. (40 mins.)

PED25 Teen Dads, Point of View
This video discusses the different views on teen pregnancy from the teen father's point of view. Cambridge Educational. (40 mins.)

PED26 When Mom and Dad Break Up
Host Alan Thicke and leading family experts are reassuring and entertaining during this documentary to help youngsters through the difficult times when their parents are facing divorce. Paramount Pictures Corporation. (32 mins.)

PED27 To Be a Father
Hosted by Ray Romano, this video features information on what fathers can do to help promote and participate in their young children's healthy development. New research has shown that fathers can have an enormous impact on children - from how well they succeed in school, to how they get along with their friends. You'll hear from men who talk about the rewards of being close to their kids. Closed Captioned.
I Am Your Child. (29 min.)

PED28 I Know How You Feel
This video shows divorce from the child's perspective. It is appropriate for children of all ages to help them articulate the problems they face in a divorce and to demonstrate to them that they are not alone in how they feel. LWB Company. LWB Company (8 mins.)

PED29 Johnson Family: Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren
Part of the Listening to Families series. The focus of this program is on family strengths, differences in child-rearing philosophy across generations, impact of drugs on family life and continuity, importance of extended family, friends, social services and spiritual values. The family in this video is limited-income, African-American. The setting takes place in a family home. Family consultant: Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D. Child Development Media, Inc. (1 hr.)

PED30 Choosing Quality Child Care
This video describes to parents what to look for in a quality program. State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services. (30 mins.)

PED31 Project Future: Your Pregnancy and Giving Birth
This is a comprehensive series of three video programs addressing the needs of adolescents who are continuing their pregnancies and going to become parents. The series is designed to promote healthy birth outcomes for young mothers, fathers, and their babies, to provide emotional support and to basic parenting skills. Vida Health Communications and Awhonn (2 hrs. 23 mins.)

PED32 Parent to Parent Drug Prevention Workshop I
Featuring Bill Oliver, the President of Pride Parent Training Organization, speaking on information of alcohol and drug use with our children and how to empower and motivate parents with these problems. Pride Parent Training (58 mins.)

PED33 Parent to Parent Drug Prevention Workshop II
Featuring Bill Oliver and Milton Creagh. This video provides information on prevention methods in parenting toward alcohol and drug use with our children. This video also covers the different views and attitudes toward drug use with different cultures. Pride Parent Training (60 mins.)

PED34 Ebony National PTA
Guide to Student Excellence - This video includes inspirational and informative interviews with writer and scholar, Dr. Maya Angelou; Children's Defense Fund President, Dr. Marian Wright Edelman; former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Antonia Novello; and Yale University Child Study Center Director, Dr. James Comer. The video helps young children develop greater academic readiness, self-esteem and ethnic pride. Alan Weiss Productions, Inc. (30 mins.)

PED35 Quality Child Care - I Am Your Child
Hosted by Maria Shriver, the focus of this video is making the right choice for you and your child when it comes to care taking. I Am Your Child Series. The Reiner Foundation. (30 mins.)

PED36 Family Talk About Drinking
A video for parents on how to talk to your kids about drinking. Anheuser-Busch Company, Inc.
(30 mins.)

PED37Baby Care Basics
A Special Collection of Videotapes are shown during this presentation. The segments include Baby Basics, Daily Care: This will demonstrate bathing, diapering, dressing and caring for your new baby. Immunization for Your Child, When and Why: This segment will explain why following your doctor's schedule for immunizations is so important. The final segment, The World Beyond Your Arms: discusses some simple precautions to take to make your home and car safe for your baby. Ross Laboratories. (37 mins.)

PED38Your Healthy Baby
In order to give a child a healthy start in life, parents and caregivers need the most up-to-date information on children's health and nutrition issues. During this video, Phylicia Rashad presents expert advice on how parents can help their children establish healthy habits, with information on health during pregnancy, bottle-feeding versus breast-feeding, when to see the doctor, what foods to feed your child and when, and the importance of exercise. Also available in Spanish version. I Am Your Child (26 mins.)

PED39 Is Your Baby Smoking? Clear the Air You Share
This film discusses the importance of not smoking or quitting smoking during pregnancy. Advice is given to protect your baby and yourself from secondhand smoke. The health risks are shown of what happens to the baby while in the womb during the act of smoking. Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy and March of Dimes (1999) (12 mins.)

PED40 Helping Mothers Nurse Successfully: Issues in Breastfeeding Babies
This video discusses the importance of breast feeding and how to breast feed. 5/2/98 Ortho-McNeil
(20 mins.)

PED41 Ready for Life
This intimate and evocative documentary follows the lives of six children and their families. It illustrates how children develop the strength and confidence to face life's challenges in emotionally healthy ways. Showing diverse family structures, the video is narrated by Ruby Dee and features the expert advice of Dr. Bruce Perry. Closed Captioned. KERA and by The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2000) (60 min.)