Documentary: The World Before Her

This documentary explores cultural conflicts brought on by globalization, focusing on gender, values, teens, and young adults in India.

TV episode: Growing Up Online

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode explores how kids are creating new identities online and how the internet is changing childhood.

TV episode: Inside the Teenage Brain

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode explores how scientists are researching the adolescent brain and finding explanations for why they behave the way they do.

TV episode: The Interrupters

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode presents a picture of the gang violence landscape in U.S. cities through the eyes of those trying to promote peace. (Contains strong language)

TV episode: The Medicated Child

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode addresses the increase in childhood diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and medications tried out on children.

TV episode: The Merchants of Cool

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode examines the tactics and cultural ramifications of marketing that has made teenagers into a huge consumer segment.

TV episode: When Kids Get Life

The PBS film series Frontline offers insightful films that deal with childhood and adolescence issues as they pertain to relationships. These films are suitable for parents' groups, civic organizations, professionals in the field, and teens themselves.

This episode profiles five people who were sentenced to life in prison without parole as juveniles in the U.S.

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