Tag Archives: types of parents

Family Resource Management, Parenting

The Pursuit of Happyness

Title: The Pursuit of Happyness

Date: 2006

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Parenting, Family Resource Management

Keywords: types of parent (single), parent-child relationships, goal-setting, financial management

Rating: PG-13

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Chris Gardner (Will Smith) invests his family’s life savings into buying portable bone density scanner that he hopes to sell to doctors and clinics in the San Fransico area. When no one buys them and the family is out of money, Chris’s wife leaves him and their 5 year old son. In an attempt to make a better life for him and his son, Chris looks to take on a job as a stockbroker, but before he can be considered for a position, he has to complete a 6 month unpaid internship. The film follows Chris and his son as they battle issues of poverty common to many families such as losing their house, moving in and out of homeless shelters, and living one the streets.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What are some of the most prevalent struggles Chris and his son face? What are some of the issues Chris and his son face that are similar to other families, but are made more challenging from their impoverished situation? As portrayed in the movie, in what ways does poverty test the parent-child relationship?

Contributor: Carly Baumann

Parenting

Blended

Title: Blended

Date: 2014

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Parenting

Keywords: types of parent (stepparents)

Rating: PG-13

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Lauren, divorced, and Jim, widowed, meet at a blind date. The date does not go well but the two continuously bumped into each other. Both of their families took a family trip to Africa by a coincidence. Lauren and Jim spends time with each other’s family making them closer to their own children. The two develop a relationship in Africa with the support of the children.

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Clip Description: Lauren’s sons spends a day with Jim. Her youngest has trouble with baseball; he throws a fit whenever he cannot hit the ball. Jim is patient and slowly helps him to improve his baseball skills. Lauren’s oldest son is protective and does not enjoy Jim’s company. Jim decides to take him on a boxing match to teach him a few lessons about aggression. Both of the boys develop a close bond to Jim.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Jim help Lauren’s sons’ to improve on their aggression? What brought Jim to also help Lauren’s oldest son? During the boxing lesson, what brought Lauren’s son to respect Jim?

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

Contributor: Paying Lee

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Switched at Birth

Title: Switched at Birth

Date: 2011

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 1, Ep. 8

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Keywords: family demographics, family relationships, parent-child relationships, types of parents

Rating: TV-14

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Parents, Adults, Families

Language: English, ASL

Film/Episode Summary: Bay and Daphne were switched at birth. Growing up in different households they knew they did not feel as if they were a part of the family. Bay took a blood test at school and found out she was not biologically related to the Kennish family. Daphne and Bay were reunited alongside of both families.

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Clip Description: The Kennish family and Daphne finds out that Regina knew about the switch the hospital made when Daphne and Bay were 3 years old. Regina claims that she did it because it was the right thing to do for everyone. The Kennish couple is upset that Regina did not come to them during that time when she knew of the switch. Bay was disappointed knowing that Regina did not come for her when the switch was revealed 12 years ago.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What would bring Regina to become sober and find a better life as a single parent? Regina did not want to reveal the switch to the Kennish family; why would she remain it a secret? How would you explain the different reactions from Bay and Daphne?

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Google Play, Freeform.go.com/shows-switched-at-birth

Contributor: Paying Lee