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Ordinary people

United States, 1977
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Demonstrates the symptoms and dynamics of child abuse showing how relatively normal, average parents with high stress levels and unrealistic child rearing exp..

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Child abuse: the people next door

United States, 1980
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Child abuse: cradle of violence

United States, 1976
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Stress: parents with a handicapped child

United Kingdom, 1966
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Don't give up on me

United States, 1975
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Emotions of every-day living. No. 3. Fears of children

United States, 1951
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The Neglected

United States, 1965
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Babies Are People Too (Captioned)

Australia, 1982
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Child guidance clinic [Abridged version]

Canada, 1955
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Children and abuse

Australia, 1987
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Family circles

Canada, 1949
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Child abuse: emergency management

United States, 1981
Similarity: 70%

It's not always happy at my home (TEFC)

United States, 1986
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Parenting: stress and the child

Australia, 1981
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Child behaviour = you

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The Bright side

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Family stress: the child's perspective

United States, 1992
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If these were your children. Part 1

United States, 1962
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Parents are people too

United States, 1954
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