Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Wgbh Boston
• VHS Release Date: October 13, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304468776
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,948 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Look close-up with researchers to understand babies’ emotional responses, clues about developing personality traits and how parents help with socialization.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, October 22, 2004

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Richard Frank (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nova: Life's First Feelings [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've used this video for years to teach psychiatric residents, therapists, parents and others about the emotional development of children. It's full of important concepts and wonderful video illustrations. I wish there were something more recent and updated, but I don't know of anything.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Award-Winning Educational Video, November 18, 2003

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This review is from: Nova: Life's First Feelings [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an outstanding educational video, produced by Nova in 1986. It covers major research in early social and emotional development. It is most appropriately shown in college-level courses on child development. I show it regularly in the courses I teach, and despite its age, the information is still good, and the students enjoy it and gain a great deal of information from it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great video for counselors who work with families and children., July 12, 2008

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S. Carroll "Stillo" (Garland, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nova: Life's First Feelings [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although the video was obviously shot more than a decade ago (it won the APA National Media Award in 1986), Greenspan's work in the area of social/emotional development of children is very relevant. This video is wonderful for those studying or teaching child development and counselors working with parents and children. The only down side in my opinion is that it "looks" dated, but the information itself is "5 star".