Health Beats Feelings & Worries

$29.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: health, emotions, social skills

CTR Review

This program is designed to help kids ages seven to 13 explore common problems and come up with solutions on how to deal with them. Content covers friendship, divorce, bullying, sexual abuse, trust, adoption, loss, stereotyping and more. The main menu is a town map, with each location housing a different topic. Each topic is explained in text with cartoon pictures. Scenarios let kids make choices as to how things play out. There are also several games that reinforce concepts. The program has a great deal of content, but is reading dependent. Adults should carefully preview the material as it deals with sensitive subjects and doles out advice. (You may or may not agree with the suggested advice.)