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Wendy and Rip Porter are a working-class couple fighting to regain custody of Joey, the young son Wendy gave up for adoption when Rip went to prison seven years earlier. But Joey's adoptive parents will stop at nothing to ensure that the small boy stays in the only home he's ever known. Includes bonus features.
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A heartwarming adventure bursting with the joy of the season. When Julia, a lonely foster child, discovers an injured rabbit on Christmas Eve, she forms an unlikely friendship with an eccentric farmwoman who vows to nurse the bunny back to health. In the process, Julia's own heart is healed and she forges a bond with her adoptive family that makes her holidays one she-and you-will never forget.
3) Lion
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At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.
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Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will...
5) Little man
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A small baby-faced criminal pretends to be an infant to hide from the police, and is found by a couple eager to become parents who take him into their home.
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"When Julia, a lonely foster child, discovers an injured rabbit on Christmas Eve, she forms an unlikely friendship with an eccentric old farmwoman ... who vows to nurse the bunny back to health. In the process, Julia's own heart is healed and she forges a bond with her adoptive family"--Container.
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To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future, and hopefully avoid killing each...
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Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given...
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Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus...
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Desperate to start a family, New York schoolteacher, April Epner hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband unexpectedly abandons her and her adoptive mother dies. She gets another shock when she meets her biological mother, an eccentric, self-centered talk-show host, whom at first she rejects. Then the divorced dad of one of her students begins courting April. As her life is turned upside-down, April finds herself opening up in...
11) Woman at war
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50-year-old Halla, a passionate environmental activist, secretly wages war on the local aluminum industry to prevent it from disfiguring her country. She risks all she has to protect the highlands of Iceland--but discovers her application to adopt has finally been approved and there is a child in the Ukraine waiting for her.
12) Self-harm
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Dr. Richard Delaney discusses self-injury, including carving, reckless accidents, hair pulling, high risk behavior, and threatening suicide. Dr. Delaney, author, speaker and practicing psychologist, offers insight into these behaviors and shares strategies with parents to help them more effectively deal with children who self-harm.
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On her deathbed, Abigail asks her husband Steven to find her estranged daughter, forgive her, and ask her forgiveness. Steven makes the journey from Kentucky to California to fulfill that wish and to give his adopted daughter the Bible she left behind so many years ago. Along the way, Joseph meets a mysterious hitchhiker who may very well hold the secret of the journey's end.
14) Stealing
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Stealing is one of the most common problems parents have with foster and adoptive children. Four families dealing with children who steal share their stories with Dr Richard Delaney who provides insight into potential causes for the problem and discusses possible solutions and positive steps parents can take to address this troubling behaviour.
15) Running away
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Each year 800,000 children between the ages of 10 and 18 run away from home and are reported missing; another 500,000 children run away and are not reported missing. Some children are gone for only a short time; others never return. Running Away presents the scenarios of five families dealing with the very different types of runaway behavior. Dr. Richard Delaney discusses the reasons why kids run away. He also works with the families on how to promote...
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With abused and neglected children, the toilet can become a battleground of emotional upset and rebellion - as well as a window into a child's past. Wetting and Soiling examines five types of wetting and soiling problems in children and provides practical advice for dealing with this issue.
17) Fire-setting
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The biggest fear in foster care is fire-setting, yet foster parents receive little training or information about it. In Fire-Setting, Dr. Richard Delaney discusses four types of fire-setting behaviour in children: silent but deadly, impulsive, disturbed, and accidental or curious. Find out what these behaviours mean and see some unique and effective ways parents can respond, and when they should seek help.
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Dr. Richard Delaney addresses four types of sexualized behaviour in children: obsessive sexualized behaviour, sexual behaviour with siblings, seductive behaviour towards adults, and public masturbation. Sexualized Behavior helps foster and adoptive parents understand the forces behind children's sexual acting out behaviour. Parents learn to pay attention to warning signs, and how to take appropriate actions.
19) Sleep problems
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Some of the most difficult parenting happens at bedtime, just when parents are tired and anxious to get some rest. In Sleep Problems Dr. Richard Delaney examines four types of sleep problems in children: fear about sleeping alone, frequent waking and roaming, nightmares and night terrors, and sleep problems with depression. Dr. Delaney talks with four families about the sleep problems their children are facing, and offers the viewer understanding,...
20) Eating disorders
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Children in foster care often have very serious issues around food. In Eating Disorders, Dr. Richard Delaney helps parents with the top four problems: stealing and hoarding food, gorging, refusing to eat certain foods, and anorexia. This DVD shows parents how to identify and better understand these problems, and introduces some creative yet very practical solutions.
