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Stop Being So Mean! Board Game Ages: 5-10. Written by Max and Marcia Nass. Stop Being So Mean is a game of cooperation, children learn to recognize when they are being mean to others and how to stop it. They also learn how to respond when others are mean to them. The players work together as a team to gather more tokens than the Mean Dragon collects. As the players go around the game board, the Good Dragon gives them tokens and the Mean Dragon takes tokens away from them. No one knows whether "meanness" or "kindness" will win out until the game ends and the tokens are counted. By playing this adventure-filled game players will learn how to become caring and compassionate, respecting themselves, their friends, their family, and their environment. For 2-4 players./nContents: Game board 48 Stop Being So Mean! Cards 4 pawns Die Chips Instructions/nwww.childswork.com Added: 4157 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 46.30 Views: 2034 | Comments: 0       Expressionary! Board Game Expressionary! is a game for teens and adults about feelings - what situations bring them up and the many different ways they can be expressed. Whether through words or non-verbally through movement and drawings, Expressionary! makes it easy and fun for players to express their feelings and thoughts. The object of the game is to have the highest number of tokens through correctly guessing other player's expressions, and being able to effectively communicate with others. The game is a must-have for every educator's, therapist's, or family's game collection! 4-12 players. Ages: 12-17. Created by Amanda L. Gissel, M.A/nContents: Game board 40 Feelings cards 40 Situation cards Chips 8 Place markers 1-minute timing device Instructions Added: 4161 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 53.67 Views: 3372 | Comments: 0       Let's Talk About Separation and Divorce Card Game Ages: 6 and Up. The Let's Talk about Separation and Divorce card game is designed to help foster a positive relationship between separated and divorced parents and their children. The more than 100 cards in this game are intended to give children the opportunity to express their feelings and to give parents a chance to model positive ways of thinking and feeling about separation and divorce. The cards are specifically written to help children focus on solutions to the problems created by separation or divorce rather than to complain or blame others./nThe card game will help children: Not to blame themselves Not to be caught in the middle of the parents' disagreements To have a positive self-image To cope with stress To be a good problem solver To see friends and family as a source of support To communicate feelings and accept the feelings of others/nContents: Over 100 Let's Talk...cards Spinner Instructions Added: 4161 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 50.10 Views: 2021 | Comments: 0       My 2 Homes Board Game Ages: 6-12. My 2 Homes board game is designed for children who are having difficulty adjusting to their parents' divorce, this engaging game lets children deal with problems on their own terms through play. The game was designed to be a tool to help children communicate their feelings about divorce. The game is simple enough for parents or other nonprofessionals to play with children. The object of the game is for each player to make a full circle of the game board, answering the questions about divorce. For 2-4 players./nContents: Game Board 99 Situation Cards 99 Factual Cards Die 6 Pawns 100 Chips Instructions Added: 4161 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 44.73 Views: 2386 | Comments: 0       Berenstain Bears: The Birthday Boy With Mama and Papa too busy setting up Brother's birthday party, Sister reluctantly decides to do her 'Tell Us About A Family Member' school assignment on Brother. However videotaping him for her project not only allows her to see a side of him she never saw before, it helps her realize just how much her big brother really means to her. Ultimately not only is Sister's Birthday Boy video an A+ project, it also doubles as Brother's best birthday gift ever. Added: 4225 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 179.31 Views: 3598 | Comments: 0 Berenstain Bears: Visit Fun Park A ream of free ride tickets given to Mama at the supermarket prompts the Bear family to go to the amusement park. Brother boasts to friends and family that he'll fearlessly ride the legendary Thunderbolt roller coaster. However, when Brother sees how scary the ride actually is, he spends the rest of his day desperately trying to avoid it. The moment of reckoning for his boastful behavior comes as Brother is about to board the dreaded ride and backs out at the last moment. Added: 4225 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 179.29 Views: 2048 | Comments: 0 Ten Signs of Relationship Abuse Combining powerful interviews of battered and verbally abused teens with expert commentary, video delivers key facts about dating abuse. Emotional abuse includes isolation from friends, family, and outside activities; using insulting names or degrading terms; displaying jealousy and possessiveness; controlling a partner’s clothing choices and behavior; using excessive cell phone use to monitor behavior; and threatening self-harm to control behavior. Sexual and physical abuse includes extreme roughhousing; pushing, grabbing, restraining, and other violent behaviors that don't leave marks or bruises; touching a partner’s body in ways that make him/her feel uncomfortable; and making threats as a means of coercing a partner’s consent to sexual activity. Teen speakers and dating abuse experts offer helpful advice on how teens can get away from potentially unhealthy, dangerous relationships. Added: 4226 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 197.02 Views: 2325 | Comments: 0 Maple Ave The Hurting: Cutting for Relief Ashley resorts to "cutting" to cope with an abusive father, who's regularly victimized her family. Like a growing number of teens nationwide, Ashley regularly cuts her arms and legs, substituting her overwhelming inner pain and rage with an external pain that she is seemingly better able to manage. This last illusion is finally dispelled in a heart-wrenching ending that finds a desperate Ashley reaching out to a sympathetic teacher for help. Added: 4234 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 120.60 Views: 1738 | Comments: 0 Maple Ave Ghosts in the Hall This program focuses on teen bullying and the tragedies inherent when parents as well as their teens unfairly label one another. Jim has reached the edge of violence after being the victim of incessant bullying. Unfortunately, Jim's family doesn't help cope with his problems and things get progressively worse. In contrast, Jenny's family engages in healthy confrontation as they cope with their concerns following Jenny's period of depression. Added: 4238 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 86.53 Views: 1651 | Comments: 0 Maple Ave Jenny's Reasons: A Story About Teen Depression This program provides a haunting look at teen depression and family dynamics that surround it. Jenny is in the throes of clinical depression, unable to understand the reasons she feels so bad all the time. Deeply confused and desperately overwhelmed, she makes plans to end her life - plans that are ultimately thwarted when her best friend, Tanya, confronts her and shares a dark secret of her own. Added: 4238 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 108.84 Views: 2056 | Comments: 0 Maple Ave P.S. I Miss You: The Aftermath of Suicide After a year and a half, Tanya and her family are still trying to cope with the suicide of her older brother. During this time, Tanya has been coping by helping others, but gradually this proves not to be enough, and she turns to drinking to ease her pain (in between haunting dreams about her dead brother). Ultimately, things get out of control and her best friend, Jenny, intervenes to get her friend some much-needed help. Added: 4238 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 112.96 Views: 1842 | Comments: 0 Maple Ave Promise Me: Parents with Addictions Ann is forced to face the grim reality that her parents' addictions (alcoholism and gambling) are slowly destroying her family. Ann is forced to face the truth about her alcoholic mother's denial of reality and her father's gambling problem when he gambles away her college fund. She soon grows deeply depressed. Her brother and best friend sense something is wrong. Will they be able to avert a potential tragedy...? Added: 4238 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 154.73 Views: 1780 | Comments: 0 Generation Now Parental neglect is a major problem affecting today’s youth. In this provocative and timely program, we meet Nil, Siah, Zero and Electra, a group of average young people from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds all with this in common - each struggles with the very real issues of absentee parenting, apathy, and lack of emotional support from family and community. Added: 4240 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 184.19 Views: 68681 | Comments: 0 Drug Class 3 Making Amends Caroline is working hard to become clean and sober. She realizes that her drug use has broken the trust with her family, who no longer want to see her. Caroline writes them a letter apologizing for the years of anguish she has put them through. She hopes it will be enough to get a second chance. Added: 4240 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 163.18 Views: 1731 | Comments: 0 CARL: A Program About the Consequences of Bullying and Teasi Carl is based on a true story of a young man who experiences years of bullying and teasing by classmates, family, and coworkers. The negative experiences that Carl faces in school, at home, and at work are explored, especially the cruel teasing by classmates. Carl expresses his pain in a class presentation, causing one classmate to regret not befriending Carl sooner. Other classmates continue to tease Carl after they've graduated and are working together in the community. In the end, Carl takes his own life. Viewers are compelled to examine their own reactions to people who may be different. Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 116.63 Views: 4547 | Comments: 0 Done Deal: Choosing Not to Gamble This realistic DVD program uses different settings and situations to deliver the message that compulsive gambling is a problem that can, and must be addressed. This DVD features Mike, a young adult who has dropped out of college because of the extensive gambling he did on campus. Stressed by the family's financial problems, Mike's mother argues with him after she finds evidence that suggests he is gambling again. Affected by his mom's reaction and an empathetic coworker's support, Mike finds himself able to refuse when he is faced with the temptation to place a bet. Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 103.03 Views: 2454 | Comments: 0 Drop Out Prevention: Coping with Family Stress This program tells the story of three teens whose family stress is affecting their academic performance and threatening their ability to stay in school. Assisted by mentors, teachers, and counselors, these teens learn about available resources that can help their families surmount their crises and allow them to focus on school. Based on real-life dramatizations this program shows how using available school and community resources to deal with family problems can help teens stay in school and graduate. Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 171.24 Views: 2221 | Comments: 0 Drug Class Kristie's Story After surviving a near fatal ecstasy overdose, Kristie re-discovers how rewarding it can be to reconnect with her family. Ideal for middle school and high school teens, perfect for prevention and recovery classes. Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 86.89 Views: 1517 | Comments: 0 Drug Class 2: Addiction is a Family Disease Everybody suffers when there is a substance use problem in a home. This episode helps parents understand what the nature of the problem is and what they can do to help. Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 125.27 Views: 1673 | Comments: 0 Drug Class 2: Carly and Zoe Carly's older sister, Zoe began drinking and drug use when she entered high school. Zoe's change in behavior began to play havoc on the family dynamic; this deeply effected Carly. Carly talks about her relationship with Zoe, but as the story unfolds we also learn Carly is now becoming involved with illicit drugs and alcohol. As Zoe begins sobriety, she tries to tell her sister, "it is not worth the pain." Added: 4241 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 139.78 Views: 1954 | Comments: 0