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Video Vignettes Process Questions
The vignettes pictured in the Stay Connected Video Series can be used for many different occasions.
As an ice-breaker to start off facilitator led parent and/or teen groups designed to improve parent-teen relationships generally, or to work on specific relationship issues.
- The "Teen Don'ts" and "Parent Don'ts" can be watched to start discussions between parents and teens, and to consider the different perspectives parents and teens sometimes have.
- The "Two Views" vignette also is a good depiction of how parents and teens can look at the same thing, such as a cluttered room, in a very different way.
- The "Have Fun Together" vignette shows that parents and teens have mutual interests that are sometimes overlooked.
- Other vignettes may be chosen depending on the topic of interest.
Overall, all these vignettes can be used to start discussions. Questions that facilitators might use following a video clip include:
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Are these the topics that the participating families experience?
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What are other "different perspectives" between parents and teens that families have experienced?
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How do the parents and teens usually deal with these differences?
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Do their efforts to deal with differences work in a satisfying way?
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What other options would the facilitator or other participants recommend for dealing with parent-teen differences and for increasing shared interests and views?
Some vignettes are specifically addressing military life such as deployment (before, during, and after), relocation, or the potential danger of a military parent's profession.
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The "Teamwork 01 and Deployment" vignettes can be used to show how important a support network is for both the soldier and his/her family. Let participants identify who their family support system is. If it is a "long distance" relationship, discuss how to build and strengthen a support network more locally, including using the resources the military offers.
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The "Relocation 01, 02, and 03" vignettes can be used to open discussions between parents and teens on how they feel about moving, and that every family member leaves someone (friends, family, girlfriend, boyfriend) or something (job, house, etc.) behind.
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The "Reunion" vignette can start discussions about parents' and teens' feelings when a parent comes home after being deployed. Teens might act differently than younger children upon reunification, and family members may struggle with shifting roles again. Questions to ask include: How do you deal with it? What do you do? Does it work? What other alternatives can be used?
There are many different ways these video vignettes can be used—be creative!
In addition, many of the activities and resources provided in the guidebook could be used to support, enhance, and improve parent-teen interactions.
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