Title: Elf

Date: 2003

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Parenting

Keywords: conflict management, family relationships, types of parents, work and family

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Audience(s): Children Under 12, High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Buddy the elf grew up in the North Pole and was raised by Papa Elf. In early adulthood he starts to realize that he is not like the other elves. Papa Elf finally tells buddy that he was actually taken from an orphanage in America. The movie follows Buddy as he goes to find his family in New York City during the Christmas season.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What makes Buddy’s relationship with his biological father different from that of his relationship with his adoptive father Papa Elf? How do their parenting styles different from one another?

Contributor: Krista Hamann