PARENTING Titles from KIDS FIRST! and the Coalition for Quality Children's Media

The PARENTING category has 20 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
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LITTLE UPSTARTS VOL. 2
LITTLE UPSTARTS, LLC
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 0-2
Description - Provides an opportunity for parents to interact with their babies by combining specific step-by-step exercises and guided professional instruction with entertaining visuals and sounds. Promotes proper physical development in babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Excellent instructional program. Useful for parents and infants. Clearly presented. Sensitive to infants and parents. Demonstrates that infants are not dolls. Starts a parent's concern about exercise. Great step by step guide to exercising your baby who is five to eight months-old. Great visuals. Male and female parent are shown. Puppets, toys and line drawings provide interstitial entertainment. Goofy but they work. The instructional element is very very well done.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-1
Suggested Retail Price: $ 16.95
Media: DVD

LITTLE UPSTARTS VOL. 1
LITTLE UPSTARTS, LLC
Series: INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 0-2
Description - Provides an opportunity for parents to interact with their babies by combining specific step-by-step exercises and guided professional instruction with entertaining visuals and sounds. Promotes proper physical development in babies.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Excellent instructional DVD that gives step by step exercises and guided professional instruction for helping your baby who is zero to five-month-old. Clearly presented and illustrated with visuals such as live action segments between parent and baby, original drawings, puppets, marbles and colorful play objects. Designed for parent and caregiver to do with their baby, giving them the opportunity to nurture her natural development while bonding with their baby and encouraging them to move about in their first few months of life. Well done. Both male and female parents are shown. Background music is very respective but it's the only drawback. The professional instruction is outstanding.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - It is stressed in the introduction that this is not an attempt to produce "super babies," just to help parents learn good exercise techniques to use with children. The babies responded by reaching and smiling at the puppets and artwork. Some made sounds in response to it. Many made movements when they were shown the onscreen Daddy. This is really more for parents than for children.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: Adult-Adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 16.95
Media: DVD

COLORCALM SKIES
COLORCALM
Description - Designed to create a colorful and calming atmosphere for your baby. This simple combination of color and continuously drifting skies is designed to relax both mother and baby. Produced in association with PANTONE, the world's color authority.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Unusual concept, sort of like wallpaper with various cloud formations floating across the screen . The viewer chooses the colors and music. Adults enjoyed the classical music. Could be nifty played on a large flatscreen or in a hospital setting. Teachers loved how it relaxed the kids.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Seemed to really relax kids. "Children sitting in their bouncy seats bounced, babbled and sucked their pacifiers to the music." Even older children were intrigued by the cloud formations and enjoyed selecting the sky colors and music. Older kids talked about what the clouds looked like - water, a giant snowball, dust, a dog, and a volcano." "My 2-year-old went back to playing with her toys after the first few minutes of watching it but didn't want me to turn it off. She liked it as background music and it seemed to calm her."
Runtime: 180 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 1-5
Suggested Retail Price: $ 19.99
Media: DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

FOOD SAFARI LUNCH
YUM YUM STUDIOS
Series: FOOD SAFARI
Description - Laugh with Chef Beary Good as he meets adventure in the forest while Sprinkles shows us how bread, peanut butter, apple juice, cheese and baby carrots are grown and processed for their fabulous picnic lunch.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Fascinating, educational and entertaining. Good humor and appealing characters. Soundtrack perfectly matches visuals and has a variety of music and silly sound effects. Great viewing for parents as well as kids. Good curriculum enhancement for age group.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Thoroughly enjoyed themselves, bopping to the music, laughing and asking questions. "I couldn't hear because everyone was laughing so much!" "It was so funny. It made me hungry." "The carrots took a shower." "Can we have apples?" "Can we watch it again?"
Runtime: 29 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: Video and DVD

FOOD SAFARI BREAKFAST
YUM YUM STUDIOS
Series: FOOD SAFARI
Description - Fly with Chef Beary-Good and Sprinkle as they gather groceries by hot air balloon for their big breakfast party. Discover how wheat fields turn into cereal, how maple syrup is tapped and much more.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Cute video that makes dry information interesting. Shows healthy food presented in a fun way. Good background music and beautiful outdoor shots. Keeps its goal of teaching nutrition: "Would be a wonderful supplement to a nutrition curriculum."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed it, speculating on what the machines were going to do, naming the foods, and participating in the letter games. "I learned syrup comes from trees." "I liked the teddies." "I liked the dancing oranges. It's a happening dance." "Yummy food."
Runtime: 29 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-8
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: Video and DVD
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

HUNK-TA-BUNK-TA FUNSIES 1
HUNK-TA-BUNK-TA MUSIC
Series: HUNK-TA-BUNK-TA
Description - Fifteen skill-building activity songs for care givers, parents and babies. Musical tracks for sing along fun and activity guide available.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Marvelous tool for parents of infants. Well organized. Includes instructions for how to use with song lyrics so parents can sing along. Covers the whole range of infants' readiness for response to music and rhythms from six to eighteen months.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Parents loved the clarity of this presentation and having the song lyrics included. Kids sang along and were genuinely engaged.
Runtime: 58 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 0-2
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.99
Media: AUDIO ISBN # 1892533022

PICK ME UP! FUN SONGS FOR LEARNING SIGN LANGUAGE

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PICK ME UP! FUN SONGS FOR LEARNING SIGN LANGUAGE
SIGN2ME/NORTHIGHT, INC.

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Description - A compilation of 20 original songs to help teach children over 200 American Sign Language vocabulary words, including an activity guide with pre-written curricula for parents and educators. Enhanced CD with video clips.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Cool! Great! Really fun. Great variety of music styles - everything from Frank Sinatra-esque to Caribbean style music. Plays music in the CD player and also has activities for the computer. Great resource for teachers. "We need more resources like this."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved it. Enjoyed learning the signs and dancing and doing the movements. They thought the diaper song was particularly funny. It's hard to keep up with all the songs - there are 20 of them - offering lots to come back to time and time again.
Runtime: 52 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: 2-7
Suggested Retail Price: $ 36.95
Media: AUDIO ISBN # 0966836782

WE SIGN: BABIES & TODDLERS
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES
Series: WE SIGN
Description - Offers instruction for using sign language with pre-verbal infants and toddlers. Includes basic instruction and teaches more than 200 words.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well produced, clearly presented, easy-to-follow. Moves quickly. Offers a tool for children to communicate with an adult before they can speak. Broadens children's view of the world. Stimulates language development.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - WONDERFUL! Kids loved this. By the end they knew about twenty signs and immediately demanded to watch it again.
Runtime: 60 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 29.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 1887120653

PLAYTIME FOR YOU AND ME
BABY PLAYTIME
Description - A baby's development depends on love and interaction. This program is designed for parents to interact with their baby with simple playtime activities that are designed to encourage development of cognitive skills.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Four specific programs follow a logical progression based on a child's development level. Content well organized and accessible through direct links. Sophisticated but uncomplicated. Targets middle-class parents. "Shows what cool things babies CAN do."
Runtime: 130 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 39.95
Media: DVD ISBN # 0-9793942-5-0

AUTISM AND THE NEW LAW
EDVANTAGE MEDIA, INC.
Description - Addresses the components of the Advancement of Pediatric Autism Research Act, a law passed to find more effective treatments and a cure for autism.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Upbeat, sensitive and reassuring presentation. Accurate; appropriate language. Use of both parents of autistic children and professionals is effective. Promotes acceptance and respect for autistic children. Supportive, hopeful and encouraging.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 49.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9646168-8-2

PLAYTIME FOR NEWBORNS
BABY PLAYTIME
Description - An interactive play program to assist baby's sensory and physical milestone development. Features a mother playing with her baby while focusing on visual, tactile, hearing and strength movement milestones.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Basic information presented in a positive, loving way. Safety concerns and cautions may not be stated strongly enough or could be lost on those who do not read well. Slow pace. Jurors particularly enjoyed information on infant massage. No diversity shown.
Runtime: 26 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9703042-1-8

PLAYTIME FOR TODDLERS
BABY PLAYTIME
Description - An interactive play program to assist baby's sensory and physical milestone developments. Features a mother playing with her baby while focusing on developing motor skills, strength, balance, coordination and movement.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Upbeat, simple, informative and fun presentations. Cheerful and positive. Shows age-appropriate play activities for adults who spend time with young children. Gives both verbal and visual instructions. Lacks cultural diversity.
Runtime: 32 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9703042-4-2

PLAYTIME FOR CREEPERS
BABY PLAYTIME
Description - An interactive play program to assist baby's sensory and physical milestone development. Features a mother playing with her baby while focusing on baby's visual, tactile, hearing, strength, balance, coordination and movement development.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well organized with a clear structure. Provides parents with helpful, age-appropriate information. A fun way to spark interaction between parent and baby. Lacks cultural diversity.
Runtime: 30 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9703042-3-4

PLAYTIME FOR BABIES
BABY PLAYTIME
Description - An interactive play program to assist baby's sensory and physical milestone development. Features a mother playing with her baby while focusing on visual, tactile, hearing, strength and movement milestones.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Practical and useful information, particularly for first-time parents. Effective examples of play techniques and positive modeling for warm interaction. Lack of father or male caregiver is disappointing. Little cultural diversity shown.
Runtime: 28 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 15.95
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 0-9703042-2-6

BABY MATTERS
PARENTING SOLUTIONS INC.
Series: PARENTING SOLUTIONS
Description - Good resource for parents to track prenatal care, medical data, child's developmental process, milestones, family tree, histories and photos of their child's life from prenatal to babyhood.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Knowledgeable, beneficial program. Provides links to authoritative web sites. Presented in an easy-to-understand format that allows structured and unstructured data entry. "A wonderful way to document the growth and development of your child."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Designed for adult use.
Platform: WIN platform
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 29.95
Media: CDROM ISBN # 0-96799-9943-0-6

TEN THINGS EVERY CHILD NEEDS
CONSUMERVISION, INC.
Description - Explains how our earliest interactions influence a child's brain development. Expounds on ten basic topics: interaction, touch, stability, safety, self-esteem, quality childcare, play, communication, music and reading.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Positive and motivating information. Intersperses interviews with video segments and live action clips of children. Outstanding resource for parents both young and mature. Assertions are supported with examples, "like watching a '60 Minutes' segment."
Runtime: 60 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: Adult-Adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 14.95
Media: VIDEO

LET'S GO POTTY
PARENTING RESOURCES, INC.
Description - Designed to reinforce parenting skills necessary to successfully toilet train a baby. Demonstrates patient, positive guidance and addresses how impatience leads to child abuse.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Thorough but dry production. Follows logical progression through all aspects of toilet training. Basic principals are sound. Narrator is hard to understand. "As a pediatrician, I would have liked more explanation about working with resistant learners."
Runtime: 22 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: adult-adult
Suggested Retail Price: $ 10.95
Media: VIDEO
This title is available for purchase from Amazon.com

SHE SAID YES: THE UNLIKELY MARTYRDOM OF CASSIE BERNALL
ACTIVE PARENTING PUBLISHERS
Description - Columbine victim Cassie Bernall had once been on the same destructive path as her killers. This video tells the story of the steps her parents took to put their troubled teen back on track. The exclusive authorized documentary explores Cassie's triumph over her own destructive behavior and final confrontation with the evil she rejected. Produced by parent educator Dr. Michael Popkin and Golden Apple winner Kathy Vander, the video includes interviews with Cassie's parents, friends and others influential in her extraordinary story.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Well produced. Encourages parents to take a proactive role with their kids. Meaningfully shows how a teen can positively influence the life of a peer. Contains Christian content. Some jurors experienced audio problems.
Runtime: 35 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 25
Media: VIDEO ISBN # 1574165014

EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE: HOW TO RAISE A RESPONSIBLE CHILD
ACTIVE PARENTING PUBLISHERS
Series: ACTIVE PARENTING TODAY VIDEO LIBRARY
Description - Teaches discipline skills that help develop cooperation and responsibility. Encourages use of logical consequences.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Information is clear and concise. Good resource for parents with practical, down to earth information. Teaches decision-making skills and positive problem solving. Sample role-play scenarios bring the messages to life.
Runtime: 28 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 49.95
Media: VIDEO

SIDESTEPPING THE POWER STRUGGLE: HOW TO REDIRECT YOUR TEEN'S MISBEHAVIOR
ACTIVE PARENTING PUBLISHERS
Series: ACTIVE PARENTING OF TEENS VIDEO LIBRARY
Description - Identify your teens' goals when they misbehave and avoid power struggles. Solve problems with teens. Watch other parents set guidelines for parties and dating.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Applicable to all parents of teens. Preventive measures are discussed with techniques to avoid a power struggle before it starts. The included brochure augments the video. The video itself is not comprehensive, and the rapid pace diminishes its principle.
Runtime: 28 minutes
KIDS FIRST! Juror Recommended Age: ADULT-ADULT
Suggested Retail Price: $ 49.95
Media: VIDEO

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The PARENTING category has 20 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles Below are records 1 - 20 of them sorted alphabetically

The PARENTING category has 20 KIDS FIRST! endorsed titles
Below are records 1 - 20 of them
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