Kids and coaster

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KIDS AND COASTERS (running time = 1:45)

SUGGESTED INTRO: GOING TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK IS GREAT FUN FOR MOST, BUT ONE PSYCHOLOGIST WARNS THAT SOME RIDES ARE TOO MUCH FOR SMALL CHILDREN. HERE'S A REPORT:

VIDEO: Shots of people on amusement park rides.

VOICEOVER: FOR MANY, NOTHING IS QUITE SO MUCH FUN AS TAKING ON A BIG ROLLER COASTER. BUT FOR SOME YOUNGER CHILDREN, THE PROSPECT OF TAKING A STEEP RIDE CAN BE FRIGHTENING. MANY PARENTS WONDER ABOUT THE RIGHT AGE TO LET A CHILD ON BIGGER RIDES OR WHAT TO DO ABOUT NATURAL FEARS. DONALD FREEDHEIM IS A PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
Donald Freedheim, Ph.D., CWRU Professor of Psychology

OUTCUE: "... instinct that the child shows.") (:38)

VIDEO: More shots of people on amusement park rides.

VOICEOVER: OLDER BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND FRIENDS OFTEN MAKE GOING ON THE BIGGER RIDES A BADGE OF COURAGE, AND PRESSURE THE YOUNGER CHILD INTO FEELING HE OR SHE MUST GO ON THE RIDE BEFORE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS GROWN-UP.

INTERVIEW: Donald Freedheim

OUTCUE: "... very much put a stop to that.") (:23)

VIDEO: More shots of people on amusement park rides. Black.

VOICEOVER: FREEDHEIM SAYS THAT PEER PRESSURE IS BOUND TO OCCUR ANYWAY, BUT PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND NOT ADD TO IT.

THIS IS TOM SHROUT REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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