Resource Library

 Parenting

Families; Marriage; Divorce

Life Skills; Financial; Community

Aging; Health

To check out resource materials please contact your local extension agent.

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All materials are available to check out although only some have descriptions available. Descriptions will be added as the information becomes available.

PARENTING

Child Care

111 Why Should We Care About Child Care?-VHS

Infants & Toddlers

122 My How You Have Gown: Development in Early Childhood-VHS

123 Come Play With Me: Play Activities & Infant Stimulation-VHS

I Am Your Child Series

131.11 Quality Child Care: Making the Right Choice for You & Your Child-VHS: This video includes information on: why quality child care is important for your child’s healthy development, what you should look for when choosing child care, questions to ask a potential caregiver, questions to ask yourself when looking at a child care setting and important information to communicate to your caregiver.
Hosted by Maria Shriver. Copyright 1998 The Reiner Foundation
Running Time: 27 min (3 copies).

132.11 The First Years Last Forever-VHS: New research in brain development tells us of the vital importance of the relationship between caregiver and child in the critical first years of life. This video includes information on: Bonding and attachment, communication, Health and nutrition, Discipline, Self-esteem, Childcare, and Self-awareness.
Hosted by Rob Reiner. Copyright 1997 The Reiner Foundation
Running Time: 29 mins (4 copies).

133 Safe From the Start-VHS: This video provides helpful information about: car seats & car safety; feeding & food safety; sleep/bedtime; bath time/bathroom hazards; childproofing at home; toy safety; kitchen safety; safety outside the home; kids & gun safety. Running Time: 23 mins

134 Ready to Learn-VHS: This video provides helpful information about: the importance of communicating with your newborn; establishing reading routines, materials that prepare your child for reading and writing; activities to spark your child's interest in learning; the importance of quality childcare; incorporating literacy into everyday activities. Running Time: 24 mins

135 Discipline: Teaching Limits With Love-VHS: In this video, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, America's foremost pediatrician, shows parents that setting limits is not punishment, but a loving way to teach a child how to control his or her own behavior. Running Time: 27 mins

136 Your Healthy Baby-VHS: In this video, Phylicia Rashad delivers expert advice on how parents can help their children establish healthy habits. Running Time: 26 mins

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Parenting

152 Right from Birth: A Parenting Series-VHS: A collection of twelve 15-minute episodes that lead parents and caregivers through the stages of early childhood development from birth to 18 months and gives practical advice on how adults can prepare children for a lifetime of learning from the day they are born.
1 . The Wonders of the Brain
2. People Skills in Infancy
3. Learning and Intelligence
4. The Many Worlds of Infancy
5. The Seven Essentials
6. The First Month
7. Two to Three Months
8. Four to Six Months
9. Seven to Ten Months
10. Eleven to Fourteen Months
11. Fifteen to Eighteen Months
12. Going to School
Copyright 2000 MAET
Running Time: 3 Hours

153.11 Parenting By Piece-Curriculum

153.21 Parenting Skills Workshop Series

154 Raising Self Reliant Children in a Self Indulgent World-Book

155 A Delicate Balance-VHS

158.21 STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting): Early Childhood; Videos & Leaders Guide

158.51 STEP: Leader's Resource Guide

159 Positive Indian Parenting: Honoring Our Children by Honoring Our Traditions-Manual

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Discipline; Setting Limits

162 Spanking: What to do Instead-DVD: This program shows easy to use techniques every parent will appreciate.

163 Yelling: Threatening & Putting Down: What to do Instead-VHS & DVD : This award-winning program presents common-sense techniques for dealing with four challenging parent-child interactions:
1) When children are very active
2) When children get angry
3) When children whine
4) When siblings fight
After each scene, viewers are encouraged to discuss alternatives to yelling, threatening, and putting down. When viewers resume watching, they see a variety of positive, practical techniques presented in a style that is friendly and easy to follow.
Ethnically Diverse Cast Closed-captioned For parents of children 2-10
Copyright 2000 Gold Bell Productions, Inc.
Running Time: 35 min

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG)

171.11 GRG-Educational Program with VHS

171.20 GRG: Legal and Policy Issues-VHS

172 GRG: Doubly Stressed, Triply Blessed-VHS & DVD

174.10 Aging Horizons: Grandparenting-VHS

175.10 Lean On Me: A Film About Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children-VHS

Adolescent

182 Healthy Teen Development: Families, Communities, Decision-Making & Sexuality-VHS

Families; Marriage; Divorce

EDUFAIM

211.11 EDUFAIM: A Successful Program for Helping Montana Families Become Self-Supporting; Video 41: EDUFAIM stands for EDUcating Families to Achieve Independence in Montana. Created in 1996 by the Montana State University Extension Service, the goal of EDUFAIM is to help families who leave welfare roles make a successful transition toward a more self-supporting life style. Counties in the Livingston and Glasgow areas of Montana piloted the program. This video highlights how EDUFAIM has made a difference for participants in those areas.
1999 Video Visions
Running Time: 16:30 min

Stepfamilies

221 Stepping Together: Creating Strong Stepfamilies-Curriculum with VHS

Family

241 Family Caregiving Workshop: A Practical Workshop in Basic Caregiving Skills-Curriculum

242.1 Families Talk About: Encouraging Positive Activities, Video 5

242.2 Families Talk About: Single Parenting, Video 6

243 Balancing Work & Family-Curriculum

243.2 Juggling Work and Family with Hedrick Smith-Action Kit with VHS : The viewer/discussion leader guide and video case studies in this Action Kit will introduce you to men and women from all walks of life - hourly workers, lawyers, high tech managers, hospital workers, computer troubleshooters - all trying to find enough time in the day to meet the demands of their jobs and their families. You will learn what they and the companies they work for are doing, or trying to do, to find that all-important balance between work and family.Action Kit includes: one VHS tape with eight case studies ranging from 3-8 minutes in length; leader's guide and other examples of resources.

245 Caring for Caregiver Families-VHS

246 Take Back Your Family Time-VHS : This video is an exciting new resource which captures Dr. Bill Doherty as he discusses the problem of over scheduled kids and under connected families with community members. From talking about the frantic, anxious culture of parenting to discussing ways for families to reclaim quality time together, Dr. Dohery gets to the heart of the issues and encourages parents to regain their leadership. Running time: 55 minutes

247 Mending the Sacred Hoop-Curriculum

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Marriage

251.11 Fighting for Your Marriage: Notes for Couples-Curriculum : A program designed by experts to help couples build lasting, loving relationships and prevent divorce, based on 15 years of research at the University of Denver. The clinically tested techniques are for any couple- from the newly engaged to the long-time partners- who want to solve problems or prevent them from happening.
Copyright 1996 PREP Educational Products, Inc.

252 PREP: Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program-Curriculum

Divorce

261.11 Children in the Middle & Parenting Wisely-VHS: Excerpts from 2 very effective programs.

262 Co-Parenting Through Divorce-Curriculum

264 Dads for Life: Eight Short Films About Divorced Dads-VHS: 8 short films to help divorced dads "stay” a positive influence in the lives of their children.

CYFAR

271 CYFAR: Programs that Work-VHS: “CFYAR” is the Children Youth and Families at Risk Initiative. Since 1991, the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service has allocated funding for programs for at-risk children and their families. This video describes the CYFAR initiative with on-site examples of four of these programs.
February 1998 Produced by Iowa State University Extension
Running Time: 15:23 min

271.2 CYFAR: Strong Families, Competent Kids & Caring Communities-Curriculum

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Strengthening Families Series: For Parents & Youth Ages 10-14

281 What's it All About-VHS

281.11 Handling Peer Pressure: Sessions 5 & 6-VHS

282.11 Using Family Meetings: Session 3-VHS

282.21 Parents Helping with Peer Pressure: Session 6-VHS

283.11 Using Live & Limits: Session 1-VHS

283.21 Making House Rules: Session 2-VHS

283.31 Encouraging Good Behavior: Session 3-VHS

283.41 Using Consequences: Session 4-VHS

283.51 Building Bridges: Session 5-VHS: This video includes vignettes and narration for the parents' fifth session. Topics include: learning to listen to young people's problems; seeing things from their point of view; helping youth meet basic needs in positive ways. Running Time: 53 mins

283.61 Protecting Against Substance Abuse: Session 6-VHS: This video includes vignettes and narration for the parents' sixth session. Topics include: protecting against alcohol, tobacco & drug abuse; supporting children in school; monitoring youth's activities. Running Time: 54 mins

284.11 Handling Stress: Session 1-VHS: This video includes vignettes and narration for the parents' first booster session. This is one of the booster sessions to be held 4-12 months after the seven core sessions of the Strengthening Families Series. Topics include: identifying adult stressors that affect parenting; finding ways to cope with stress; avoiding arguing with youth. Running Time: 28 mins

284.21 Communicating When You Don't Agree-VHS: This video includes vignettes and narration for the parents' first booster session. This is one of the booster sessions to be held 4-12 months after the seven core sessions of the Strengthening Families Series. Topics include: parenting tools to solve problems; understanding differing views on parenting; using speaker-listener technique. Running Time: 35 mins

285.11 Strengthening Families Program: Facilitators Handbook

286 Booster Session: Facilitators Handbook

Life Skills; Financial; Community

Stress

311 Disaster Related Stress-VHS

313.11 Living With Grief, Tape 1-VHS

313.12 Living With Grief, Tape 2-VHS

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Violence

321 Let's Talk About Living in a World With Violence-Curriculum with VHS

322 Talking to Kids About Terrorism and Violence-VHS

Anger Management

331.11 Anger Management for Parents: The Rethink Method-Curriculum with VHS

332.11 Learning to Manage Anger: The Rethink Workout for Teens

Financial

341 To Be a Have or Have Not-VHS: A practical introduction to money management for current and potential college students.

345.14 The Family Guide to Long-term Care, vol 4: Understanding Long-term Care Insurance-VHS: In this video, you'll learn everything you need to know about long-term care insurance. After viewing this video, you'll be well equipped to navigate the often bewildering maze of information and make decisions that will help you preserve your assets and your freedom of choice. Running Time: 21 mins

345.15 The Family Guide to Long-term Care vol 5: Legal Issues-VHS: In this video, you'll learn valuable information about your rights and responsibilities, and how to use that information to make sure your wishes are carried out. After viewing this video, you'll be well prepared to begin planning for the future, and to provide more peace of mind for you and your family. Running Time: 21 mins

345.16 The Family Guide to Long-term Care, vol 6: Financial Planning-VHS: In this video, you'll learn what to do, both now and in the future, should the day come when you have to handle a loved one's financial affairs. You'll also learn the ins and outs of Medicare and Social Security - including what you can (and cannot) count on from these programs. Whether you're viewing for yourself or for an aging parent, this video will give you the essential information you need. Running Time: 21 mins

Life Skills

354.1 Tackling the Tough Skills: A Curriculum Building Skills for Work & Life

358 The Developing Person Through the Life Span-Instructor's Resource Manual

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Community

361.11 Not in My School; Not in My Community-VHS

Aging; Health

Nutrition

412 Time to Eat: Nutrition for Infants & Toddlers

Alzheimer's

421 Alzheimer's Disease: A Wilderness Explored-VHS

422 Alzheimer's Disease: Let's Talk About It-VHS

423 The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's-VHS

423.1 Forgetting: Alzheimer's in Montana & Alzheimer's Follow-Up-VHS

424 The Family Guide to Alzheimer's Disease-VHS or DVD series

Volume 1-Understanding Alzheimer's

Volume 2-Behavior issues

Volume 3-Daily Life

Volume 4-Family Caregiving

Volume 5-Transitions

Aging

433 Double Jeopardy: Supporting Aging Family Members of Older Adults with /Developmental Disabilities-Curriculum

Drugs

460 METH: Dark Cloud Over the Big Sky-VHS

461 Meth in Montana: A Toolkit for Community Educators and Teachers: Contents include
"Meth: Dark Cloud Over the Big Sky" in VHS and DVD format; TV PSA's; 4 Vignettes; PowerPoint Presentations; Handouts.

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