Growing Up—Body, Feelings, Behavior

Duration: 18 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1986

Creator: Church

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts the physiological changes which puberty brings to boys and girls. Shows the differences between individual growth rates, social awareness, and feelings. Reassures viewers that change is a necessary part of growing up. Also shows conception, birth, and close feelings between men and women., Intended to prepare pre-adolescent children for puberty and adolescence. In live action and drawings, it deals with the anatomical, behavioral, and emotional changes which occur in both boys and girls during adolescence. It emphasizes physical growth and development of internal and external sexual characteristics, the sometimes confusing changes in feelings about oneself and the opposite sex, and the growing ability to work together. Individual differences in growth rate and social awareness are highlighted, stressing that people come in a wonderful assortment of shapes and sizes, but all are alike in that they are either male or female.

Complete Record: , Intended to prepare pre-adolescent children for puberty and adolescence. In live action and drawings, it deals with the anatomical, behavioral, and emotional changes which occur in both boys and girls during adolescence. It emphasizes physical growth and development of internal and external sexual characteristics, the sometimes confusing changes in feelings about oneself and the opposite sex, and the growing ability to work together. Individual differences in growth rate and social awareness are highlighted, stressing that people come in a wonderful assortment of shapes and sizes, but all are alike in that they are either male or female.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.