Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: January 17, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EOTEKY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,866 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/05/2009 Run time: 90 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Parental Fears Justified for Teenagers, December 5, 2007

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Charles L. Baker "Charles L. Baker, MSSW" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Children of Rockdale County (DVD)

This frightening documentary deserves a much wider audience - it would be particularly good for groups of parents in thoughtful church groups or PTA meetings of the parents of 7th and 8th grade girls. We are all victims of the market driven American culture, and purchasing a nice home in an up scale subdivision and providing our children with more material goods than we had may seem like one of the keys to "the good life." After all, we know that children with these advantages get into better colleges and find their way into economic success as adults.
This DVD is a wake-up call. Teens are forming their values, increasingly, with the influence of their peers - not from the wishes of their parents and grandparents. If adults want to have influence in the lives of their teenagers, we'll have to insist on that involvement. It doesn't come naturally in today's world.
As a professional with years of caring for emotionally troubled youth, I came to understand that love is only "enough" when we accept a complex definition. All children need a balance of Warmth & Caring, Discipline (structure leading to self-discipline), High Expectations, Encouragement, and Choices with Responsibility. A nice house and all the trappings can't substitute for deep parental involvement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every faith community should share this video, March 24, 2009

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John L. Davis (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Children of Rockdale County (DVD)

Our parish used this video around a new ministry to strengthen and support the vocation of families. It is quite the conversation starter. Deals with difficult issues by focusing on the data - well designed report.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Children of Rockdale County, March 15, 2009

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Katie Wooten "A nut for smiles :)" (Hermleigh, Tx USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lost Children of Rockdale County (DVD)

This movie is very inspiring for teenagers especially since the teens are interviewed. I am a Science teacher, & my sophomores & freshmen listened attentively. This movie was recommended by our abstinence teacher. Thank you!