Tag Archives: parent-child relationships

Father of the Bride

Title: Father of the Bride

Date: 1991

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Parenting

Keywords: adulthood, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: George and Nina Banks are not ready to let their daughter Nina leave the nest, specifically George. He is incredibly nervous to let his little girl go and let her be a married woman. The wedding preparations have him caught in a whirlwind as he tries to process all that is going on.

Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Title: Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Date: 2013

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: adolescence, adulthood, conflict management, family demographics, parent-child relationships, parenting style, step-parent, types of parents

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The Baker family wants to make one last trip out to their old lake house while the family can still get all together. When they get there, the house is a little more rundown than they remember. Also, across the lake their arch enemies, the Murtaugh family have upgraded to a full blown mansion. The two families have a long standing rivalry between one another and this vacation is no exception.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do the Baker parents and Murtaugh parents parent differently from one another?

Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Sisters

Title: Sisters

Date: 2015

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: Adulthood, parent-child relationships, types of parents

Rating: R-Restricted

Audience(s): College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Kate and Maura’s Ellis’s parents are selling their childhood home. The sisters are asked to go back to their childhood home and clean out their old bedrooms. Once they get there, they decide to throw one last party to relive their glory days . They invite their old high school friends and classmates over and their party turns into a major rager. From the outside, it looks like a regular teenage party, but on the inside it is a bunch of adults getting drunk and doing things that they will probably regret in the morning.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What do Kate and Maura’s relationships with their parents look like now that they are adults?

Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann