What are you afraid of? Whether it’s fear of heights or the fear of not fitting in, Trevor offers fear-busting guidance to kids hoping to overcome their anxieties.

Trevor Romain invites us to join Jack and Skye on their most perilous adventure yet facing their fears! Not just fear of spiders or heights, but scary emotional anxieties like not fitting in or taking tests. Using laughter, great music and hair-raising chills, this episode offers such practical advice on overcoming fears as not getting anxious, thinking positive thoughts and not panicking! And, no matter what you're afraid of, Jack and Skye's latest escapade helps remind us all that there’s really nothing to fear but fear itself.

Special Features

• Trevor Live on Facing Fears
• Meet Trevor
• 5 Music Videos and Karaoke
• Audio Commentary
• Resource Guide for Parents and Educators
• Spanish Subtitles

Reviews

"The video's humor, music, and action deliver its valuable messages in a fun and memorable manner"
- Michael S. Bishop, Ph. D.

Trevor Romain, a motivational speaker and author, offers counsel on anxieties youngsters face in a humorous and kid-friendly fashion. In the main program (30 min.), he addresses the issue of fear and how to deal with it. Slick, bold, colorful animation makes up the majority of the program, with occasional live-action segments where Romain interacts with the cartoon characters to provide adult guidance. In the animated portion, 12-year-old Jack and Skye learn to acknowledge their fears, recognize that fear is normal, and then apply strategies for dealing with it. The story takes place in an amusement park and is filled with adventures, advice, and a wacky, laugh-out-loud sense of humor. Fight or flight is explained, and adrenaline is also discussed. The anxieties presented include standard ones like fear of the dark and fear of heights, as well as social concerns such as fear of being chosen last or not fitting in. There's even a fear of raisins. (Don't ask.) A great Spanish/English song, "No Tengo Miedo," pops up several times to help reinforce key concepts. Coping strategies are discussed and reiterated. Video and audio qualities are crisp and clean. Background music and sound effects enhance the production, and pacing is excellent. The DVD includes special features such as interviews with Trevor Romain and the animators, audio commentary, music, scene selection, and settings that permit English or Spanish subtitles to be turned on or off. This excellent production is right on target. Children and adults will be entertained and hardly even realize that they're being educated at the same time. It would be fabulous choice for classroom use, and would lead naturally into important discussions about fear and coping. You might even want to show it before the next standardized test.
Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, WA School Library Journal - December 2005 (www.SLJ.com)

While taking on an important issue doesn't automatically win you praise, doing it well certainly does. This video on facing the things that make us anxious, makes for highly recommended viewing. With a firm grip on the target audience, Romain's story centers on a trip to an amusement park, where Jack and Skye (the down-to-earth, though animated, main characters of all the episodes in this series) encounter some of their fears, including heights (agoraphobia) and spiders (arachnophobia). Trevor engages his cartoon progeny by explaining what nightmares are (and how to avoid them) and even the concept of the fight-or-flight response. This latter idea serves as the backbone for the kids' trip through the imaginary Screamworks Island, a theme park where visitors must deal with all of their worst phobias. Jack and Skye face their fears?such as anxiety about taking tests, and being picked last for sports?through an action-packed sequence that has Skye helping Jack off a nightmarish skytram. In the bonus material, Romain includes a talk with kids about their fears and a resource guide for parents and educators. Imaginative and humorous, this DVD tackles an issue where others fear to tread.
Gregory Keer ©2006 Parents' Choice Gregory Keer is a writer, teacher and father of three boys. Gregg's web site is www.familymanonline.com

"This was a great movie. Both my kids sat on the couch and didn't budge while watching. This would be a great series for kids to watch in elementary school, to help cope with various situations. I liked how the animated characters intermingled with the real life man. It also teaches kids that it is okay to have fears, and that everyone else has some fears, too."
- iParenting Media Awards expert reviewer

"The most positive is that the DVD addressed fears for children and how to overcome those fears. It explains what your body does when you are afraid and the anxiety it feels. It has both animation and live interaction. Bonus features with the karaoke also added value to the DVD."
- iParenting Media Awards expert reviewer

"The story line was very inspirational. Both of my children absolutely loved it, loved it, loved it! My child who has fears, sometimes not wanting to go to bed at night, etc., seemed to get the most out of it."
- iParenting Media Awards expert reviewer