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Stratford Resources – Videos & DVD'S

 1-2-3 Magic – Thomas W. Phelan, PH.D.

A video that deals with managing difficult behavior in children ages 2-12.  This award winning video discusses the discipline program used by millions of parents and teachers. You will learn how to stop obnoxious behavior as well as  misbehavior in public.  This program also teaches self control.

At A Loss for Words – Charity Hamilton

A video that teaches spouses, family members, friends, neighbours and early caregivers what to say and do for those who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death experience

Action Words – A Vocabulary Builder Video – Baby BumbleBee

This is part of a video series that was created to help stimulate language development in infants and toddlers.  It introduces new verbs into your child’s budding vocabulary.   

Baby’s First Steps in French – Living Language – DVD

This book/DVD set introduces your baby to French through sweet and soothing songs, rhymes, words, and stories.  It contains one 60 minute CD and an easy 80-page parents' guide. 

Be a House Detective - Health Canada

A video  which takes parents on a home tour through four rooms showing how to protect young children form hazards in the home.  Each room features a different family with children ages 0-6 years. 

Car Seat Safety Check – Infant & Toddler Safety Association

This DVD walks you through the difference stages of child car seats and boosters as well as other intricacies of car seat safety and proper installation.

Children Grieve, Too – Larry Hollon Communications

A video for helping children cope with grief.  It explains what children and adults need to know after someone dies.

Day by Day – Joan F. Goodman & Susan Hoban

A video that illuminates the challenges faced by parents of children with autism /PDD and strategies for coping.

Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love – I Am Your Child

This video contains information on techniques for setting limits, managing emotions, avoiding physical punishment, etc.

Dreams Spoken Here – Oral Deaf Education

In this video, you will meet children who overcome the challenges of deafness and dare to pursue their dreams.  You will learn about the  extraordinary impact new technology can have on deaf and hard-of-hearing children. 

Family Fire Safety Video – Fire Prevention Canada

This safety video is designed to be watched by your entire family together.  Some of the issues addressed in this video are: home protection systems, fire drills, escape planning, what to do if you catch on fire,  how to report a fire, the correct response to various kinds of fires, and  how to get out alive. 

Farm Safety – Farm Safety Association

This dvd contains fact sheets, activity sheets, colouring pages, puzzles and more. 

(The) First Years Last Forever – I Am Your Child

This video informs parents of the importance of the parent-child relationship for the child’s brain development

Fit Kids – Workout for Parents & Children – Dr. Peter Goodwin, M.D.

Have a great time playing, dancing and singing with this video. It's  the new way for parents and children to work out together.  This video combines aerobic exercise with imagination to give you and your children fun and healthy quality time. 

(The) Idea Factory – Ellison Workshop 11 – Ellison

This video is like an entire warehouse filled with ideas to enhance creativity with the Ellison die and letter machine

kids that click – Safe Kids Canada (2 copies)

Keep your kids safe on every ride – this video offers tips for using car seats, booster seats and seat belts safely.

Make a Joyful Noise – Oral Deaf Education

An information kit for parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing (video, book, pamphlets).

Massage: You and Your Baby – International Association of Infant Massage

This is an instructional video designed for both new and experienced parents to use and enjoy.  This video provides an easy to follow demonstration of the strokes so parents can learn and practice with ease. 

Me and My Baby! – YMCA of Metropolitan Toronto

This basic 20 minute prenatal workout routine can be expanded upon, depending on your level of fitness.  The exercises have been modified to accommodate your expanding tummy and your loosening ligaments. 

(The) Milky Way – Government of Ontario

A video that depicts the story of getting milk from the dairy cow on the farm to the glass on the table.

More 1-2-3 Magic – Thomas W. Phelan, PH.D.

A video geared towards encouraging good behaviour, independence and self-esteem.  It covers areas such as getting ready and out the door in the morning, getting your children to clean up after themselves, and getting them to go to bed and stay in bed.

My baby can talk – sharing signs – by baby hands

This sign language dvd was designed to support early language development by taking babies and parents on an inspiring and playful discovery of 28 words and signs.

My Brother Bit Me! – Parenting Siblings – Learning Steed

This video displays real-life scenarios for parents to help their kids learn to solve conflicts on their own instead of demanding ready-made solutions presented by adults. 

Never Shake a Baby!  - The Parent Channel

A video for parents and caregivers dealing with the high demands of a baby.  The focus is on the dangers of shaking a baby.  This video offers practical suggestions for helping parents and caregivers deal safely with the stress of caring for a crying baby.

Nurturing Touch – Family Development Resources Inc ( 2 copies – one with a video/book and one with dvd/book)

A dvd introducing the art of infant and child massage. 

Once Upon a Potty for Her – Alona Frankel - VIDEO/DVD

Children and parents can watch this video/dvd and laugh, learn and sing while coming to grips with the trials and tribulations of toilet training

Once Upon a Potty for Him – Alona Frankel  - 1 Tape/1 DVD

Children and parents can watch this video/dvd and laugh, learn and sing while coming to grips with the trials and tribulations of toilet training

Parenting with Humor (Is it Possible?) – Loretta LaRoche - 2 copies - video and dvd

This video/dvd is designed to promote the concept that parenting is a serious job, but that you can learn to take yourself lightly.  Full of laughs, it offers ways of using optimism, joy and good humour and explores the possibility of having a family that laughs and supports each other.

Parenting with Passion – Barbara Coloroso

Celebrated Canadians discuss parenting and how a caring adult can make a difference in the life of a child.

Parenting with “The Zap Family”-  Get Set For Life

Learn how to make the most of your child’s early years with the animated Zap family as they describe and demonstrate parenting in 25 entertaining examples of typical parent-child situations.  The methods used by parents to cope with each situation are based on the latest expert information on early childhood development. Video with book

Parents' Guide to Newborn Hearing Screening – The Hearing Foundation

A video that explains why infants should be checked for potential hearing loss and the safe and simple screening procedure involved.  

Pick Me Up! - Fun Songs for Learning Signs - Sign 2 Me

A music cd and book with invaluable information and illustrations about signing. music and activities.  

Precious Minds – Nurturing Literacy in the Early Years– Canadian Inst. of Child Health

Research shows that children who are read to when exceptionally young are more likely to develop a lifelong interest in reading, do well in school and succeed in adult life.  Studies show that reading to children when they are aged 0-3 helps them realize their potential during a crucial period in their development. 

Prenatal Yoga

Enhance your pregnancy with easy-to-follow yoga techniques that include a unique series of stretches and strength building exercises that address the needs of a changing body. 

Quality Child Care: Making the right choice for you and your child – I Am Your Child

This video provides questions a parent should ask when looking for quality child care.  It discusses why quality child care is important for your child’s healthy development and important information to communicate to your caregiver. 

Parenting Tips from the Pros – McIntyre Media Inc

This dvd offers helpful advice from the experts – leading child psychologists outline effective strategies to help manage your child’s temper tantrums and teach your kids how to cope with their own emotions. 

Raising Sexually Healthy Children – McIntyre Media Inc

Use this important dvd to learn how to communicate self-esteem and body acceptance instead of shame.  Also discussed is where babies come from, body safety and sexual abuse

Ready to Learn – I Am Your Child

This video explains the importance of communication with your newborn and demonstrates what parents and caregivers can do to help build literacy from the time their child is born. 

Safe from the Start – I Am Your Child

This video provides information about car seats, car safety, food safety, bath time/bathroom hazards, childproofing your home, toy safety, kitchen safety, safety outside, and gun safety.

Sally’s From Wibbleton to Wobbleton – Sally Jaeger

A fun musical video full of lap rhymes, finger plays, songs and lullabies for you and your baby to enjoy together.

Sensory Processing for Parents: From roots to wings – Fourth Canyon Productions

A video that assists with parenting special needs children.

Sign with Your Baby Kit– How to communicate with infants before they speak – Joseph Garcia – Kit includes book, DVD and visual chart.

A complete learning kit on how to communicate with infants before they can speak.  It provides practical advice to help you and your baby begin signing with each other.

(A) Simple Gift: Comforting Your Baby – Dreams & Realities

This videotape addresses the development and importance of an infant’s attachment relationship with parents in the first year of life.  It discusses attachment theory and research to help parents focus on different ways to respond to infant cries. 

(A) Simple Gift: Helping young children cope with emotions – Dreams & Realities

Negative emotions and the difficult behaviours that may follow are normal in young children.  Research has shown that not learning to manage negative emotions in the early years may result in later problems.  This video gives suggestions to parents/caregivers to help children deal with emotions.

Special Beginnings – Centering Corporation

A tender and informative video for Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit parents and staff.

Starting a Lifetime – Know your child

A video displaying prenatal-6 month care by following one family through their journey.

Surviving Divorce – John Bradshaw

A self-help video offering  support to those separating and divorced.  It offers tools for surviving the change.

Ten Things Every Child Needs – WTTW Chicago

Explains how our earliest interactions influence brain development.  It offers a simple, ten-point checklist that parents, teachers, and caregivers can follow to give children the best start in life. 

Toilet Training Your Child – T. Berry Brazelton – 2 copies (a & b)

An award winning video which addresses issues such as why toilet training is really toilet learning, how to recognize when your child is ready for toilet training and why not to pressure your child to use a potty. 

Winning at Parenting without Beating your Kids – Barbara Coloroso -2 copies (video and dvd)

A humorous approach to parenting with topics that include decision making, learning, chores, discipline, finances, problem solving, fighting and sex education.

Your Healthy Baby – I Am Your Child

This video provides updated information on children’s health and nutrition issues and advice on how parents can help their children to establish healthy habits. 

We are proud to be the host agency for the Perth-Middlesex Early Years Centres.