Normal Development in the First Ten Years of Life:
An Educational Videotape and Teacher's Aid
by Geri Fox, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago/Institute for Juvenile Research
copyright 2000 (VHS), 2002 (DVD)

Bring your teaching to life!

• Introduction
• Clip 2
• Clip 7
• Clip 15
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Want to grab your students' attention, engage their sense of wonder, and stimulate class discussion? Illustrate your teaching points using this innovative trigger videotape! Created by an award-winning teacher, this rich resource delivers a diverse, enjoyable selection of snippets from one child's ten-year development. There is no voice-over narration: these are short "visual anecdotes" that you can use any way you choose. The film is designed to be equally useful whether shown in segments or in its entirety, at the instructor's discretion. The tape log lists each segment's starting time (making it simple to locate in VHS format), and suggests ideas for discussion. The DVD needs no fast-forwarding-just use the menu to immediately access any clip!

There are no other videotapes currently available for use in teaching normal development that follow the growth of one child longitudinally. This videotape has been created specifically to fill this gap by a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has taught normal development to psychiatry residents since 1987. The film provides enjoyable, classroom-tested examples of one child's development in the realms of temperament, cognition, morality, gross and fine motor activity, verbal ability, attachment, separation-individuation, normal anxiety, etc., utilizing both formal and informal assessment and observation. Academic, social, and family arenas are addressed, including peer group interaction, sibling issues and parenting techniques.

Praise from reviewers:

"This video by Geri Fox is a treasure for anybody teaching or learning about human development. Beautiful, rarely seen moments . . . shine before the viewer's eyes."
Daniel S. Schechter, M.D., Columbia University Parent-Infant Program

"The wonder of normal development, a baby girl grows up videotaped through the loving eyes of her child and adolescent psychiatrist mother. This is a guide for students of development in all disciplines and levels, for professionals, and for caregivers. Thanks, Geri, and family, for sharing your knowledge, wisdom, and joy."
Jean Thomas, M.D., Children's National Medical Center

The videotapes are packaged in the following sets and are also available in CD-ROM and DVD formats. Please contact Dr. Fox at foxg@uic.edu for further information.

• Complete version (seven videotapes): ages 2 weeks to 10 years in detail, and an appendix contrasting highlights from other children's development. 201 video clips, 6 hours 20 minutes. Bonus with the complete version only: "recipes" of suggested clips for commonly taught topics.
• "Greatest Hits" (one videotape): excerpts from the complete version. A quick overview of ages two weeks to ten years. 31 video clips, 55 minutes.
• Zero to Three version (the first three videotapes of the complete set): ages 2 weeks to 3 years in detail. 114 video clips, 2 hours 50 minutes.