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Small sailboat floats peacefully on the open waters of the ocean.

Still image from: A Day at Work: Farming

Cartoon image of a blonde woman in a blue nightgown snuffing out 2 candles on a fireplace mantle. An electric lamp glows behind her.

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Being an Effective Parent

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Being Present With Family

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Setting Goals as Self-Care

Still image from: A Psychologist's Guide to Winter Well-Being: Showing Yourself Kindness

Wide shot of a dense residential area with hills in the distant background. Caption. That prisoners are a part of society.

Young, blonde girl in a blue graphic tee-shirt sits and talks in front of a dark green curtain. Caption. I'll support whatever decisions he makes.

Looking excited, two people smile as they stand in front of a sign that reads, “Mill Mountain Zoo.”

Color illustration. Mouse reaches into a chest labeled toys in a child's pink and yellow bedroom. Another mouse stands nearby next to a bundle of fabric on the floor.

Young man stands next to a woman who is leaning down and gesturing towards a computer screen. Caption. And she just took on that leadership role.

Still image from: Adventures of T-Man

Masai boy in red and white shuka looks down at an object held in his fingers. Caption. He tells us that smiling and laughing is for women, not us men.

Tuareg boy smiles broadly and looks slightly off camera. Caption. Another of our Tuareg customs, is wearing blue clothes.

Inside of an airplane, Charlotte, an eleven-year-old girl with amputated arms just above the elbow, and an older man wearing a blue helmet and sunglasses look at us. There are several other men in the plane behind them. They are all dressed in skydiving gear and Charlotte nervously smiles at us.

Cam, a young blind boy, wears a green jacket and sits in front of a grand piano in his house. He places his hands gracefully on the keys as he plays the piano.

In a large gymnasium, a woman sits crisscross with her arms out with a big smile on her face. Lily, a young girl with both legs amputated wearing a purple ballerina outfit, sits across from the woman mimicking her. Next to the woman are a pair of pink ballet slippers.

Andy, a middle aged man with Parkinson's wearing a suit and glasses, holds open a door for a young girl with a pink backpack on.

Close up on Noel, a girl with spinal muscular atrophy, holding a Nikon camera up to her face.

Sarah, a deaf woman, leans over a kitchen table as she holds a sippy cup in her hand. Her toddler stands on a chair at the table with a bowl in front of him. They appear to be using sign language.

Boy lays in hospital bed with man and woman leaning over him. Man marks two points on boy's leg with hands.

The Davert family looks at us and smiles in their yard. Three of the family members are using wheelchairs and have dwarfism from Brittle Bones Disease. The fourth family member, an older man, squats in between the rest of his family members.

Framed photo of Gary, a man with cerebral palsy, running in a marathon. Above the picture is a bronze metal that says, “New York City Marathon, ‘96.”

Two boys face each other, one pointing to the other with lips parted in mid-speech. Ladybug hangs on wall with peeling paint behind them.

Illustrated story excerpt shows a toy soldier holding a drum falls forward and curls into a ball. Text reads, “Unbearably slow, and all too quickly, I deflate to the cool February pavement—a melted snowman of fabric. I watch as he uses my outlet to plug in a tool with a slithery black cord hanging from its end. After two years of standing tall, striking my drum with almost no notice or appreciation, the show is over.”

Young girl in a white shirt sits behind a large drum with her hands on it. There are other drums and instruments nearby in what appears to be a music classroom. Caption. She is the only student at her school with severe visual impairment.

Crayons rest on child's drawing of a man holding a girl's hand. To the right is a photo of man holding a boy next to a senior man with his arm around them. Caption. Celebrating Father's Day was inspired from Mother's Day.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Father's Day (Spanish)

Color illustration of 3 children walking through an outdoor market, pushing a red wagon with a potted plant. Caption. Sound of birds chirping.

Still image from: Alma's Way: A Gift for Granny / Soccer Friends

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico--Bisabuela's Birthday

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Goes to Puerto Rico--Bomba on the Beach

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma the B-Girl / Chacho's Birthday

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Wings It / The Grandparent Trap

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Movie Night / Papi the Hero

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Nochebuena / Three Kings Day Do-Over

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma's Yes Day / Alma's Hypothe-saur

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma-Papi Day / Alma's Special Ticket

Still image from: Alma's Way: Beatbox Big Time / Super Sisters

Still image from: Alma's Way: Big Kid Hangout / Little Brother Loan

Still image from: Alma's Way: Do the Waltzango / Big Brother Bootcamp

Still image from: Alma's Way: Doggone Sox / Alma Spells It Out

Still image from: Alma's Way: Granny on the Go / Chacho's Day Out

Still image from: Alma's Way: Lost in the Bronx / New Neighbors

Still image from: Alma's Way: Museum Day Way / Bronxorama Diorama

Still image from: Alma's Way: Piragua Problem / Balloon Blues

Still image from: Alma's Way: Singing on the 6 Train / Safina's Doggy Problem

Still image from: Alma's Way: Subway All-Stars / Bunches of Beads

Still image from: Alma's Way: To Break or Not to Break / The New Mr. Octy

Still image from: Alma's Way: Too Corny / Alma Tags Along

Still image from: Alma's Way: Uncle Nestor's Bumpy Ride / Grocery Goof

Still image from: And He Left (Spanish)

Color illustration of 2 photos in frames sitting in the branches of a tree. 1 photo is of a man and young girl, the other is of woman with a young boy and a young girl. Spanish Caption. "Viven con su papá y su mamá."

2-page view of a storybook. The left page contains story text surrounded by a decorative black frame and a picture of a bike at the bottom. The right page is an illustration of a little girl riding a bike in the woods.

Illustration of a smiling little boy raising his arms in a meadow in front of a lake and mountains, with rays of sun shining through some clouds onto the boy.

A large bird with wings spread and a tag on each wing that has "80" printed on it. Caption: so that in the morning sun, it can be warmed.

Still image from: Aunty B's House: A Trip to Paris

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Aunty B's Day Off

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Bunny Love

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Dad's Visit

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Family Photo

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Foster Is Family

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Music Night

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Personal Space

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Soccer Tryouts

Still image from: Aunty B's House: The Disappearing Act

Still image from: Aunty B's House: The Missing Bouncy Ball

Still image from: Aunty B's House: The Sweater

Still image from: Aunty B's House: The Tooth Fairy

Still image from: Aunty B's House: The Waiting Game

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Welcome to the Family

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Whistle While You Work

Still image from: Aunty B's House: Who Broke It?

Frame of woman wearing sleeveless fuchsia pink blouse, speaking. Caption. The best way I can put it is that.

Newspaper clipping of an article reporting a teenager died while texting in the street. Caption. You can get so involved answering a message.

Closeup of a baler turning over a bale of hay.

Book cover shows an illustration of two mixing bowls, a cookbook, and a measuring cup. Text reads, “Baking Day at Grandma’s. By Anika Denise. Illustrated by Christopher Denise.

Black and white frame of women's rally. Placard reads, "Motherhood by Choice", faces camera. Caption. The feminist movement lobbied for women's right.

Teenage boy stares back at a man with a serious expression on his face, speaking. Caption. I will from now on!

Cartoon. Woman seasons and stirs a pot on the stove. Perspective is taken from an outside window looking in.

Art Linkletter sits opposite camera with a serious expression. Caption. With the two households coming together.

Still image from: Blue's Clues and You: A Tale of Shovel and Pail

Still image from: Blue's Clues and You: Sage and Ginger's Baby Book

Woman with Down Syndrome stands in a kitchen next to a woman with cerebral palsy just out of view.

Young man seated next to young a woman holding a baby in her lap. Caption. The more time I found that I've spent with her.

Still image from: Bossy Bear: A New New Year / Finders Keepers / Busy Buddies

Still image from: Bossy Bear: Dad's Big Surprise / Scout's Honor / The Magic Word

Still image from: Bossy Bear: Latke Lark / Game Plan / Hand Me Downer

Still image from: Bossy Bear: Pick and Chew / Mr. Bossy and Mr. Turtle / Dace Like Everyone's Watching

Still image from: Bossy Bear: Spectacular Skating Spectacular / Gran-Gran Dreams of Japchae / Snow Party

Still image from: Bossy Bear: The Shiniest Shell / Match Set / Dad's Day Off

Still image from: Bossy Bear: The Turtle Tour / Honey Bear / The Science Pair

Still image from: Bossy Bear: Turtle’s Shell Day / The Way of the Gran-Gran / The Spring Kick-Off Games

Woman bends slightly and reaches for cushion on bench while man walks past table and chairs towards her. Caption. Narrator. 19 year-old Veasna Hover.

Still image from: Brave Girl

Closeup of a person in a kitchen tilting a wooden cutting board over a yellow decorative bowl and using a knife to slide chopped tomatoes into the bowl. Caption, And chopping up vegetables and sautéing things.

Man in a black shirt holds a baby in a light pink frilly dress and headband. 2 young girls look at the baby as their mother looks on from behind. Caption. I look at her as, here's my youngest daughter.

Digital rendering of a rainbow surrounded by clouds with blue sky peeking through. Text reads, "Colorful like a rainbow?"

Still image from: Carajita (Spanish)

Woman in striped shirt with back facing camera reaches for something in an industrial kitchen. Caption. I want to have a degree and just make my life better.

Closeup of a film strip showing repeating images of a smiling girl with braces wearing a headscarf and looking out. Text on image reads, "And you're not getting to see one at this time."

Seated boy in a white zip sweatshirt rests his elbows on an armchair. His mouth is open in mid-speech as he looks down at the tabletop in front of him. Caption. I have to make sure I get both houses' okay.

Seated girl in an orange zip sweatshirt rests her elbows on an armchair. She looks ahead and is smiling broadly. Caption. She's running errands or something and..."

Closeup of boy with dark hair and brown eyes. His mouth is open in mid-speech as he looks forward and slightly to the side. Caption. What if I went away for a year?"

Teenage girl wearing yellow t-shirt faces the camera with her eyes slightly averted as she smiles. Caption. From being away for a really long time.

Man in collared shirt, tie and vest sweeps ground outside a doorway. Caption. In the past, most villages were poor.

Closeup of a green map with 4 of China's regions outlined in white. Caption. You will find a lake over half the size of Seoul.

Woman seated on a park bench faces camera. Caption. But they explained that they were sending a police car.

Closeup of a brown-haired, preteen boy in black shirt with a black necklace talking in front of a blurred background. Caption. It's just like drowning.

Colombian villagers parade down a street wearing colorful traditional outfits while carrying bright flags in a variety of colors and designs. Spanish caption. La lengua camenitsá, es de nuestros antepasados.

Group of children and a young women smile together at a festival. Spanish caption. La mezcla cultural se siente en las calles.

Crowded indoor 2-story room with people holding signs up as if taking part in a political demonstration. In the foreground, 1 sign reads in Spanish, "Maestros para la justicia."

Still image from: Cyberchase: Clean-Up on Isle 8

Cyberchase cartoon. Slider gestures down at his oversized feet in giant yellow shoes. Caption. My feet have been supersized.

Cartoon of a person in what looks like a cage. Caption: We must stop Hacker before he reaches the reset button!

Still image from: Cyberchase: Trees, Please

Closeup of a Black man's face slightly turned from camera. He gazes forward and mouth is slightly open. A royal blue baseball cap is on his head. Caption. But the man is the family's foundation.

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Calm at the Restaurant / Calm in Class

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Does It Himself / Daniel Learns to Swing

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Feels Worried About Mom / Jodi Loses Benji

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Likes to Be With Dad / Daniel Likes to Be With Mom

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Listens to Dad / Daniel and Katerina Listen to Each Other

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Visits a New Neighborhood (Movie)

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Waits With Dad / Margaret's New Shoes

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel's Rocking Chair / Prince Wednesday Gives Away His Book

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel's Surprising Day / Daniel Makes a Surprise

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel’s Grr-ific Grandpere / Making Mozies With Nana

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Find What Makes Your Family Special / Family Day

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Grandpere Sleeps Over / Tea Party at the Castle

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Jodi’s Mama Travels for Work / The Tiger Family Babysits

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Prince Tuesday Goes to College / Daniel Misses Grandpere

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: The Family Campout / A Game Night for Everyone

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: The Neighborhood Snowstorm

Still image from: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Won't You Be Our Neighbor (Movie)

3 quarter view of a young man sitting in a recliner and gesturing with palms up and lips parted in mid-speech. Caption. I want to get out and they won't let me.

Closeup on a young girl with braces speaking to camera against a white background with a pleasant expression and eyebrows slightly raised. Caption. Earthquakes usually last 1 minute.

A boy and girl stand in front of a white background facing camera and smiling.The boy is holding a pizza box touching his stomach like he's thinking about delicious food. Caption. Like on pizza night. Mmm-hmm.

A boy and girl stand in front of a white background facing camera and smiling.The boy is holding a pizza box touching his stomach like he's thinking about delicious food. Caption. Like on pizza night. Mmm-hmm.

Closeup on a young girl speaking to camera against a white background, eyebrows slightly raised in an alert expression. Caption. Other things are bad or dangerous too.

Closeup on a young girl with braces speaking to camera against a white background. Next to her, an illustrated thermometer with a high temperature. Caption. Extreme heat.

Color illustration of a smiling brown dog with a red collar in front of a textured green background. Title card reads, "Aliento Perruno, El horrible problema de Hali Tosis."

Color illustration of a smiling dog with a red collar in front of a textured green background. Title card reads, "Dog Breath, The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis."

Still image from: Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis!

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: A Wonderful Thunderful Day / Hoopy Hoopers

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Big Nest Bird Party / Pet Elephant Camp

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Chili Jamboree / Hoof Dancing Is Hard

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Dodie Hodie / Uniquely Panda

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Flying Flapjacks / Pickle Penguin Problem

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Groovy Guitar / Treasure Nest

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Piano Problem / Bongo-lympics

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: Thankful Donkey / The Penguin Diner-rama

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Golden Crunchdoodles / Walking Stick Blues

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Tree Swing / Book Club

Still image from: Donkey Hodie: The Wind Racer / Play This Way

Person standing in a forest and indicating an area on the ground. Caption: This is our grave site, and this is what we wanted,

Adolescent girl wearing a green tank top, black choker necklace, and hoop earrings looks off camera. Caption. And recently he broke my trust.

Young boy wearing a blue polo shirt speaks directly to camera. Caption. My parents to get divorced.

Teenage boy stands faces off with father in a living room setting with mom and sister seated on the couch watching them. Caption. Narrator. Working through your teen's difficult behavior is not easy.

Senior woman leans over the shoulder of a young girl who is looking down and reading something. 2 others just off camera stand close. Caption. They need to be reinforced that they're trying something new.

Young girl holds on to the collar of a golden retriever, looking off with a scowling expression on her face. Caption. Am I concerned with the way my child feels?

3 adults seated at a table all look at a young girl who is seated on one of their laps. Caption. There's a lot of responsibilities.

Teenage girl plays the piano while reading sheet music in a home setting. Caption. With adolescents and children, is letting them be empowered.

Man leans in to whisper in a young girl's ear. She is smiling and sitting on his lap in a home setting. Caption. of making your family meeting a priority.

Woman, woman in lab coat and man who holds a baby. Caption. We need to look closely about how that diagnosis is shared.

View through a baseball dugout fence looking straight out at a child throwing a pitch towards a boy who is up to bat. Caption. To give their kids positive activities.

Woman and man seated on a couch looking just off camera as if they are participating in an interview. Caption. There is a mother, there is a father.

Woman uses a spoon to feed a young child seated in a high chair. Caption. Um, many of them seem to be in - in very intact families.

Teenage girl with long straight brown hair looks off camera. Caption. So I felt that she was against me.

Group of 4 children smile and sit back to front at the bottom of a slide. Green grass and playground equipment in background.

Senior woman stands behind a wood fence and looks out at a lush garden. Caption. Who continue to keep the family going.

Closeup of baby on stomach, chin on hand, looking at a man next to him. Caption. The payoff for his children is substantial.

Seated Black man talking. Caption. What is my generation leaving to their generation?

Still image from: Fidel, Brave Child

Rainbow text written in crayon and three hands signing three hundred. Text reads, “The first three hundred. Families.”

Color illustration. View of a cat through a window, head tilted back like it's yowling. Caption. One who sings loud late at night.

Book cover shows an illustration of five monkeys in pajamas jumping on a bed. Text reads, “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed. By Eileen Christelow.”

Wide shot of the United Nations auditorium with 4 long rows of desks and a multi-level stage at the front. Flags line the back wall flanking a large U,N crest in the center. Spanish caption. Que conformaban el grupo de las Naciones Unidas.

A frog riding on a toy truck being pulled on a string. Caption: [toy piano music]

A young boy by the water is holding a frog and crouches to show a dog what he has. Caption: ribbit, ribbit

Book cover shows an illustration of a frog tucked into bed reading a bedtime story to its doll as an owl peers through the window. Text reads, “Froggy Goes to Bed. By Jonathan London. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.”

Still image from: Froggy's Day With Dad

Woman seated in an easy chair holds her hands out gesturing at the camera. Caption. I turn him loose on his bicycle to ride down to the mall.

2 men stand with their backs facing camera as 1 films with a video camera on his shoulder. A man in a suit bends down to enter a helicopter in the background. Caption. He took us on a tour of his latest investments.

Woman speaks to camera with a wide-eyed expression. Caption. Getting the news your parents are separating or divorcing.

Teenage boy and teenage girl face one another as they rest their elbows on a desk in a school setting. Caption. I figured if Mrs. Tanner wasn't saying anything.

Color illustration. 2 adult and 2 baby woodchucks look at cracked egg with goose emerging.

Still image from: Grandma Marjorie and the Feathered Pirate

Color illustration of Carrie, a young girl with glasses, looking out of an open bedroom window. Purple angel wings hang down from her shoulders.

Color illustration of Carrie holding a magical white lily with a face visible on the outside of the petals. Carrie and the plant look up at a woman bending down towards them.

Color illustration of Carrie holding up a toy ship with a blue ribbon attached, representing water. On the table next to her is an open box with the word, Fascinate.

Color illustration of Carrie holding 2 L-shaped rods and pointing them towards a man wearing a gardening hat and looking down at her.

Overhead view of a boy wearing a giant plastic smile, blue glasses, a headband with purple hands sticking up, and a pink plastic hand over his hand. He's laying on a tan carpet. Caption. I was really excited 'cause I like babies.

Middle-aged woman with an angry expression sits on a couch and turns toward a teenage girl who looks straight ahead. Caption. What were you thinking, Angela?

Woman sits next to girl wearing a black helmet. Text below woman reads, Reiko Donato, Mother of Alex. Caption. She's 12 and has autism as a secondary diagnosis.