13 Going on 30

Title: 13 Going on 30

Date: 2004

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence, adulthood, decision-making, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Jenna Rink was humiliated by the popular crowd at her 13th birthday party. She closed her eyes and wished that she was 30, and to her luck, there was some wishing dust that fell on her. To her surprise, she got what she wished for. She had her dream body, a killer apartment, the closet she always imagined, and her dream job at her favorite magazine. However, Jenna realizes that this isn’t the life she wanted. She just wants to be with her best friend Matt. Will she end up with Matt in the end or will she keep the ‘perfect’ life she always dreamed of?

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Jenna’s parents parent her at her different ages, 13 and 30?

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Contributor: Krista Hamann