NETA Educational Resources.

 
Title Robbin Esther’s Secret Box                                            CC
Number/Length 3 / (Actual TRTs are 1.  9:22 and 2.  28:46   and 3.  28:46)
Subject/Grade Level Guidance/ K-6 (parts 1 & 2)   7-12 (part 3)
Producer WCTE/Cookeville
Date Produced 2000, 2001
Support Material Teacher Guide ($ 6.00)
To order, contact Jady Wade: 803-799-5517 or email:  jady_wade@neta.pbs.org
  
 
  • Description 
    Robbin Esther's Secret Box, its teacher utilization video, and the powerful first-person story behind the story, address the nationwide epidemic of physical and sexual child abuse and neglect. 

    1.  Robbin Esther's Secret Box is a story (9:22), written by an abuse survivor and delicately told for classroom presentation.  It is targeted to children, grades K-6, burdened with abuse. 

    2.  Robbin Esther's Secret Box utilization video (28:46) includes guidance for establishing child abuse prevention programs.


    3. A Story of Abuse: featuring Robbin Esther's Secret Box ( 28:40) NEW in 2001
    Sexual abuse scars are deep and they can't go away unless one finds the courage to talk about it. In "A Story of Abuse," Tammie Hanchey, author of "Robbin Esther's Secret Box," shares her story of survival. "It was my first memory" she says. Tammie's story is one of pain, adversity and triumph.

    "A Story of Abuse" is an educational tool for students in 7th - 12th grade as Tammie relates the struggles she had as an adolescent because of her abuse. The message is clear:  you have to tell someone about the abuse, even if it has stopped. It is the only way to heal. This video includes "Robbin Esther's Secret Box" and will inspire as well as encourage all who witness Tammie's story.
      
   
   
 

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