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Trustworthiness (grades K-5)
From the six volume video series The Six Pillars of Character
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-POP-1)  Approx. 22 minutes.  English or Spanish
Groark and Muggsy learn how important honesty and trust are in building good friendships. When Muggsy tries to impress Groark by stealing an expensive birthday present for him, Groark struggles to figure out the right thing to do, and teaches Muggsy that it is better to have friends you can trust than expensive toys.
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Respect (grades K-5)
From the six volume video series The Six Pillars of Character
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-POP-2)  Approx. 26 minutes.  English or Spanish
Burna discovers that name-calling, teasing, and put-downs are not good natured fun. When her friends ostracize her for treating them disrespectfully and for bullying a new kid on the playground, Burna learns that the way to have good friendships is to treat people the way you would like them to treat you. Approx. 26 minutes.
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Fairness (grades K-5)
From the six volume video series The Six Pillars of Character
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-POP-4)  Approx. 27 minutes.  English or Spanish
Essie learns that being fair to everybody can be a lot harder than it seems. When she has to decide which of her friends will get the starring role in the annual Popcorn Park play, Essie has a lot to consider — including the not-so-fair actions of the two competitors.
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Caring (grades K-5)
From the six volume video series The Six Pillars of Character
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-POP-5)  Approx. 23 minutes.  English or Spanish
Burna discovers (by being a "reading buddy") the personal rewards that come from giving of yourself to help somebody else. When Burna has to make a hard choice between doing a community service project and playing soccer, she learns that caring is more about what we do than about how we feel.
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Groark Learns to Listen (grades K-5)
From the five volume video series Getting Along with Groark
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets

$69.95  (# LW-GRO-5) Approx. 28 minutes.  English or Spanish
Groark and two friends are working on a dance routine for a talent show. Groark's failure to listen to their ideas and concerns upsets his friends, causes misunderstandings, and eventually results in one of them being injured. When Groark is told to go away, he turns to a group of real children who help him understand how his poor listening habits caused such trouble and how he can become a better listener. Groark asks his friends for a second chance, and his greatly improved listening skills make everybody happy.
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Groark Learns About Bullying (grades K-5)
From the five volume video series Getting Along with Groark
featuring the Popcorn Park Puppets

$69.95  (# LW-GRO-4) Approx. 27 minutes.  English or Spanish
Groark is playing with his friends when two of them start teasing and picking on a third one. As the situation escalates Groark gets drawn in, and, before he realizes it, Groark is picking on his best friend. When his friend goes off crying, Groark doesn't understand what happened until he learns from a group of real children how he and the others were being bullies, and how hurtful that was to the victim. Groark returns to the playground, convinces the other kids that they have been cruel and unfair, and together they make peace with the friend they had picked on.
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Cooperation (grades K-5)
From the ten volume video series You Can Choose!
with Michael Pritchard

$59.95  (# LW-YCC-1) Approx. 29 minutes.
Moose learns how to work in harmony with others. When his insistence on always having his own way causes the breakup of his singing quartet, Moose discovers the benefits of cooperating, and learns what it takes to be a cooperative animal.
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Being Friends (grades K-5)
From the ten volume video series You Can Choose!
with Michael Pritchard

$59.95  (# LW-YCC-9) Approx. 29 minutes.
Rhonda, Missie, and Fiona learn about the complex nature of friendship. When Missie is not invited to the "in" party, the three girls sort out some important issues about friendship and deal with what it means to be left out.
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Resolving Conflicts (grades K-5)
From the ten volume video series You Can Choose!
with Michael Pritchard

$59.95  (# LW-YCC-10) Approx. 29 minutes.
Tuggy and Rhonda learn that there are ways to resolve disagreements without fighting. When a dispute between them puts their class art project in jeopardy, Tuggy and Rhonda learn to work out interpersonal conflicts in a peaceful and positive way.
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Friendship (grades 5-9)
From the twelve volume video series Big Changes, Big Choices
with Michael Pritchard

$69.95 (# LW-BIG-10)  Approx. 27 minutes.
As children enter adolescence, issues of friendship become more complex and more central in their lives. This program explores such matters as: the characteristics of good friendship, the differences between "true" friends and "false" friends, how to prevent trouble and handle change in friendships, and initiating new friendships. Also, we look at cliques & clubs, and what it means to either include or exclude others.
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Getting Along with Parents (grades 5-9)
From the twelve volume video series Big Changes, Big Choices
with Michael Pritchard

$69.95 (# LW-BIG-11)  Approx. 26 minutes.
As adolescents begin to take charge of their lives, their relationships with their parents change, often painfully. This show encourages kids to understand their parents' concerns and motivations and to keep open the lines of communication. It urges them to take a realistic and empathetic view of their parents, and to realize that the freedom and autonomy they desire is best earned by proving to their parents that they are responsible and trustworthy.
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Trustworthiness (grades 7-12)
From the ten volume video series In Search of Character
wwith "Dr. Mike" Thomson
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-ISC-1)  Approximately 28 minutes.
Trust is the basis of all good relationships and a cornerstone of good character. This program shows what it means to be a person others can trust. We learn that trustworthy people keep their promises, are honest, reliable, principled, and never inappropriately betray a confidence. And to help understand how trusting relationships are developed, we look at a documentary about a high school peer counseling program, where trusting and being trusted are the keys to a healthy school community.
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Fairness (grades 7-12)
From the ten volume video series In Search of Character
featuring "Dr. Mike" Thomson
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-ISC-4)  Approximately 28 minutes.
Respect for other people is the very foundation of fairness, but often it’s difficult to know what’s fair and what isn’t, or what to do when faced with injustice. This program helps young people understand how to live by the golden rule, what it takes to be a fair and just person, and how much our personal actions do matter. As a stunning example of individual effectiveness, we see the inspiring story of a teenage boy whose action in response to injustice launched a worldwide campaign to bring an end to exploitative child labor.
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Caring (grades 7-12)
From the ten volume video series In Search of Character
with "Dr. Mike" Thomson
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-ISC-5)  Approximately 28 minutes.
Caring is not just a way of feeling, it’s a way of behaving. This program teaches that what makes us caring people is doing caring things. We learn that caring people respond selflessly to the needs of others and treat others with kindness, concern, and generosity. And we see the stirring account of a teenage girl whose exemplary acts of caring have enriched the lives of disadvantaged children in her community.
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Honesty (grades 7-12)
From the ten volume video series In Search of Character
with "Dr. Mike" Thomson
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$69.95 (# LW-ISC-7)  Approximately 28 minutes.
This video begins with the surprising account of two boys who triggered a fire storm of criticism by committing a simple act of honesty. But as we see from their experience and the teen discussions that follow, choosing to be honest or dishonest does something to our character. Lying makes us liars. Cheating makes us cheaters. But being honest frees us to be real. Not only do honest people have stronger, better relationships with others, but their honesty makes them better people and it makes our world a better place.
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Communicating with Parents (grades 9-12)
From the twelve volume video series The Power of Choice
with Michael Pritchard

$64.95  (# LW-POC-11)  Approximately 28 minutes.
In this program, comedian/teen counselor Michael Pritchard visits high schools in Nashville and Boston to explore the critical issue of teen-parent communications. Through probing dialogue and hypothetical situations, they examine some of the ways in which family communication gets blocked, and consider what kinds of choices they can make to improve the situation.
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Raising Your Parents (grades 9-12)
From the twelve volume video series The Power of Choice
with Michael Pritchard

$64.95  (# LW-POC-12)  Approximately 28 minutes.
In this program, host Michael Pritchard and high school students in Washington, D.C.; San Rafael, CA; Columbia, S.C.; Boston, and Atlanta take on the age old question of how to make their relationship with their parents work better. By defining what they want in their relationship with their parents, and examining how their own actions affect that relationship, these teenagers uncover some of the keys to getting what they want in the teen/parent alliance.
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Empathy, Caring, & Compassion (grades 7-12)
From the twelve volume video series LifeSteps
with Michael Pritchard

$74.95  (# LW-LS-5)  Approximately 30 minutes.
This video explores the skills that build empathy, the importance of compassion, and the moral imperative to help others in need - particularly the victims of bullying. Teens learn how labeling, prejudice, and cynicism impede the development of caring relationships.
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Developing Healthy Relationships (grades 7-12)
From the twelve volume video series LifeSteps
with Michael Pritchard

$74.95  (# LW-LS-11)  Approximately 30 minutes.
Healthy relationships are fundamental to emotional well-being. In this program, teens learn to build their own personal support system, recognize true friends, and develop positive refusal skills. The video emphasizes the importance of trust and caring in successful relationships and highlights the critical skill of negotiating with parents.
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Trustworthiness (grades 7-12)
From the six volume CD-ROM series Character Journal Interactive
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$89.95 (# LW-CJI-1)  Lab Pack of 5 CDs $129.95
Trust is the basis of all good relationships and a cornerstone of good character. This journal-based interactive CD-ROM helps young people to understand what it takes to be a person others can trust and reveals some of the personal benefits that come from being honest, reliable, and principled. In working with this CD ROM students are called upon to watch, listen, think, write, read, evaluate, analyze, and apply.
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Respect (grades 7-12)
From the six volume CD-ROM series Character Journal Interactive
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$89.95 (# LW-CJI-2)  Lab Pack of 5 CDs $129.95
This journal-based interactive CD ROM leads students to an understanding of how treating people with respect helps us get along with each other, avoid and resolve conflicts, and create a positive social climate. In working with this CD ROM students are called upon to watch, listen, think, write, read, evaluate, analyze, and apply.
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Fairness (grades 7-12)
From the six volume CD-ROM series Character Journal Interactive
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$89.95 (# LW-CJI-4)  Lab Pack of 5 CDs $129.95
This journal-based interactive CD ROM leads students to an understanding of how treating people with fairness and respect is fundamental to getting along with each other and creating a just social climate. In working with this CD ROM students are called upon to watch, listen, think, write, read, evaluate, analyze, and apply.
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Caring (grades 7-12)
From the six volume CD-ROM series Character Journal Interactive
Produced in association with Character Counts!

$89.95 (# LW-CJI-5)  Lab Pack of 5 CDs $129.95
Caring is not just a way of feeling - it is a way of behaving. In this journal-based interactive CD-ROM students learn that we become caring people by doing caring things. It demonstrates the positive relationships we can develop when we respond unselfishly to the needs to others and treat people with kindness, concern, and generosity. In working with this CD ROM students are called upon to watch, listen, think, write, read, evaluate, analyze, and apply.
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Reality Matters: Family and Friends (grades 6-12)
From the twelve volume video series "Reality Matters "

$69.95 (# LW-RM-6)  Approx. 24 minutes.
Some of the most important relationships that we develop are with friends and family. In our families we learn how to accept and receive love ? or not. What we learn at home we take to our intimate relationships outside the family. Our attitudes toward intimacy and sexuality owe a lot to what we see when growing up. In adolescence we go form the shelter of home to have intimate relationships with peers. These include close friendships, dating, and even sex and marriage. This program will explore the different facets of these very important relationships.
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Dating Pressures & Harassment (grades 9-12)
From the ten volume video series PeaceTalks
with Michael Pritchard

$69.95 (# LW-PEA-6)  Approx. 26 minutes.
This video discusses common misunderstandings between the sexes, when flirting crosses the line, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, date rape, and learning to say no to abuse. Teens learn basic attributes of resiliency and the importance of building healthy relationships. Filmed across America in real schools with real students.
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Handling Peer Prerssure & Gangs (grades 9-12)
From the ten volume video series PeaceTalks
with Michael Pritchard

$69.95 (# LW-PEA-8)  Approx. 26 minutes.
Teens reflect on what peer pressure is and how it works. Discussed are pressures to join groups, cliques, and gangs, as well as pressures by friends to do something you think is wrong. Gang involvement, including why kids join, getting out and dealing with friends who are gang members is addressed. Qualities to look for in true friendship are also presented.
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