Everybody wants to be healthy. When you're healthy, you feel good - physically and emotionally! But good health doesn't just happen. This series introduces young viewers to the importance of making good choices about health and wellness and gives practical advice about how to develop healthy habits and set personal health goals. Students model real-life scenarios and determine how to respond in healthy and positive ways at home, school and beyond! They will explore what happens when you call 911, how to resolve a dispute with a friend and the positive power of journaling. From the food groups and basic personal hygiene to self-esteem and surfing the Internet safely, this engaging series guides children to think about the choices they make everyday. To your health!*Includes PDF Teacher's Guides
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DEALING WITH FEELINGS
How are you feeling? Excited, scared, angry, embarrassed or just plain confused -- it's normal to have many different feelings in a day. Sometimes even at the same time! Dealing With Feelings explores how the way you feel about yourself, your friends, your family and your school affects your whole life! Students gain practical tips for communicating care and respect in relationships with friends and family as well as dealing with everyday worries, grief, fear and big life changes. The importance of self-esteem is highlighted in this thoughtful program. After all, knowing as much as you can about yourself -- and feeling good about what you see -- can make dealing with ALL of your emotions a lot easier.
DECISIONS AND CONFLICTS
Whether it's choosing what to wear or deciding to say no to a friend, for every one of us, each day is full of lots of different choices and decisions. Decisions & Conflicts familiarizes students with the steps involved in the decision-making process and how to achieve an outcome that is right for them. Join us as we examine negative and positive behaviors in conflict situations, such as dealing with bullies and peer pressure. Viewers will also learn to develop assertiveness and useful refusal skills for common situations. This delightful program demonstrates how taking the time to make the best decision for yourself -- no matter what or who you're dealing with -- will keep you and those around you a lot healthier!
DRUGS AND DISEASE
There's no doubt about it -- taking care of yourself is a huge responsibility. And even though your body can repair itself and fight germs and diseases, it needs your help! Everyone gets sick sometimes, but the more you choose to live a healthy lifestyle, the safer, happier and healthier you'll be. Drugs & Diseases informs young viewers about germs like bacteria and viruses, and explains how to deal with the many common ailments they cause. Safety practices for taking and storing medicines are introduced, as are the harmful effects of alcohol and street drugs on the body. Students also get a glimpse of what goes on during a real visit to the doctor's office!
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Taking care of the world around you may seem like a pretty big job. But keeping the environment healthy and clean is everyone's responsibility -- even kids! Young learners will see that one important way to help is to simply remember the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. Students learn that not all trash is created equal as we visit a recycling plant. Different kinds of pollution -- air, water and noise -- are explored, and the various causes behind them are revealed. Want to know what you can do to help eliminate waste and pollution? Environmental Health provides terrific tips for kids, families and communities to put those three Rs in action!
NUTRITION
"Eat right." You hear it all the time! But have you ever thought about why? Nutrition explains how your body uses food for many purposes: to provide energy, to keep you from getting sick and to help you grow. Viewers explore key topics such as food groups and healthy food handling, and learn how to read labels effectively to make the best food choices. This delightful program reminds viewers to consider balance and moderation when making choices about food, while also introducing other important factors on food choice such as culture, advertising and food fads. In a world full of so many choices, learning how to make healthy ones about nutrition can make eating right -- and being healthy -- a lasting habit.
PERSONAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Taking care of yourself is a great way to show that you're growing up. And by setting goals for good hygiene, you'll develop the healthy habits that you need to keep your body as healthy as possible. Personal Health & Hygiene explores the importance of basic personal hygiene, including tooth brushing, bathing and proper skin care. But personal health doesn't end there! Students learn the benefits of getting plenty of sleep, good nutrition and loads of physical activity. It doesn't matter if you prefer organized sports or walking the dog -- get moving to improve your health!
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SAFETY AWARENESS
Do you wear a seatbelt in the car? Always don a helmet to go biking? Then you're off to a great start following safety rules -- an important responsibility! From avoiding chemicals in household products, to using electricity safely, to planning for fire safety, Safety Awareness provides students with tips for basic safety practices in all kinds of situations. Young viewers take a look at the role of the 911 dispatcher in an emergency and are reminded when to dial the number for help. Kids model important safety gear for all of your favorite sports, and viewers learn rules for special situations like being home alone. When you follow the safety rules, you're choosing to keep yourself -- and everyone around you -- as safe as possible!
STAYING SAFE: Strangers, Cyberspace and More
One great thing about growing up is having more freedom. But having more freedom means you need to use your head to stay safe in even more situations! In Staying Safe: Strangers, Cyberspace & More, young viewers learn the rules to follow when dealing with
other people in the neighborhood, at home and on the Internet. Upbeat and sensitive, the program provides kids with practical tips to avoid danger and examples of scenarios in which safety rules must be followed. Positive and proactive, sensitive topics are explained in a way kids can understand, and the importance of communicating with a trusted adult is reinforced.
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