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Families Matter

This program with Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for families and children, and explores ways to rebuild a web of support for families. Among those featured on the program are Rosalie Streett, Exec. Director of Parent Action (Baltimore, MD); Jill Bradley, Director of Child Care Services, Chicago Housing Authority; and Richard Louv, author of the book Childhood’s Future. They discuss some of the practical steps needed to create a more hospitable social climate for families. The program also visits parents in San Diego who are struggling with some of the problems affecting the quality of parents’ and children’s lives. (60 minutes)

VHS is Closed-Captioned  DVD is Subtitled  


 
            

Item#: FMK5042
Copyright date: ©1992
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-9279-0
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-9280-6



Part of the Series : Listening to America with Bill Moyers
     
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy

Focusing on Native American populations, this program profiles an eight-year-old Apache boy who was born with FAS, showing how alcohol ingested by the mother crosses the placenta and enters the bloodstream of the fetus and describing common birth def...(more details)
 
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Fatherless in America

Increasingly, fathers are not present much beyond the act of procreation. The alarming fact is that-because of divorce, single-parenthood, incarceration, and welfare rules-nearly 40% of American children sleep in homes where their father does not liv...(more details)
 
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The Impact of Violence on Children
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What is the future of our children in America? Kids today live in a volatile world where violence in the school, home, and streets is an everyday occurrence. Statistics are staggering as children are not only abused by adults, but are killing each ot...(more details)
 
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Can We Talk?

A family communications skills test in game show format, featuring vignettes by the "Cosby Show" and "Family Ties" kids; expert commentators discuss resolutions. (52 minutes)(more details)
 
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Families First

Foster care in America, which was designed as a last resort for families in trouble, has become a commonplace experience for many children today. In this program, Bill Moyers examines a growing national movement that has achieved success in keeping t...(more details)
 
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