Coping with parents

United States, 1973

Film
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Three typical conflicts between teenagers and parents are dramatised: a girl’s mother nags her; a boy’s father regularly seems to criticise and argue with him; another boy says his mother “has no time for me”. The narrator then shows them how to change the situations by changing their response and by understanding people’s basic needs. Each dramatised situation is replayed, using the narrator’s suggestions and shows a positive solution to the problem.

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Credits

producer/director

Ben Norman

production company

FilmFair Communications

Duration

00:14:47:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002411

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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