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Human Growth and Development

Princess Diaries

Title: Princess Diaries

Date: 2001

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence, communication, single parenting, parenting styles, parent-child relationship

Rating: G – General Audiences

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Mia Thermopolis lives the epitome of a normal life. She is a geek, sweet, and invisible to anyone but her mother, her best friend Lilly, and Lilly’s older brother Michael. Her biggest challenge in life is making it through a day of high school without throwing up. One day, Mia’s grandmother from Genovia shows up and invites her to tea. At tea, Mia finds out that she is the heir to the throne of Genovia, a European Country. One minute she is a regular teenager, the text moment, she is royalty. Suddenly, Mia’s life becomes much more complicated. After school she is learning about how to dance, how to walk and talk like a lady, what fork to eat a salad with, and how to be the perfect princess. She also gets a makeover and a bodyguard, Joe; two things she never anticipated to happen in her life. The media finds out who she is and makes her life all the more complicated. Will Mia decide to be a princess, or will she abandon Genovia in its time of need and continue on the path of the typical teenager?

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Contributor: Krista Hamann

Internal Dynamics of Families

Mamma Mia!

Title: Mamma Mia!

Date: 2008

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: adulthood, single parenting, parent-child relationship, fathering

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Sophie has loved living on her small Greek island with her mother, Donna. Sophie, who is planning her wedding, reads her mother’s diaries to find out who her father is so that she can invite them to the wedding. It turns out, there are three men that are potentially her father so she invites all of them to the island for the wedding without the knowledge of her mother. Who is Sophie’s father and what will Donna do when she finds out who is coming to her daughter’s wedding?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Internal Dynamics of Families

Me Before You

Title: Me Before You

Date: 2016

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: adulthood, decision-making, parent-child relationships, response to crisis, stress and coping, types of parents

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Lou Clark is a quaint young lady that is enjoying a fun filled life. That is until she loses her job at The Buttered Bun Tea show, and she doesn’t know if she’s still in love with her long-term boyfriend Patrick. Lou scours the newspapers every day looking for a job so she can help support her family. In the process she stumbles on a caregiver position. Even though she has never done it before, she is willing to give it a shot. She ends up being a caretaker for a very wealthy man, Will Traynor. Will was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed, and he has completely lost his will to live. He plans on putting a stop to the pain, and then Lou Clack enters his life with all her happiness, joyous attitude, and laughter. Will love change Will’s decision or will it only bring happiness to his final days?

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: In what ways do Lou and Will have different relationships with their parents?

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Contributor: Krista Hamann