Category Archives: Human Growth and Development

Human Growth and Development

High School Muscial

Title: High School Musical

Date: 2006

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence, family functioning, parenting styles, type of parents

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are two teenagers that live in completely different worlds, but they meet singing Karaoke on New Year’s Eve while on Christmas vacation. When Troy goes back to school in New Mexico, he realizes that Gabriella is a new student there. They quickly become friends and accidentally try out for the musical together. When Troy and Gabriella get a callback, Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan are furious because they are always the stars of the school’s productions. Gabriella has to try to juggle the play and the decathlon team and Troy has to juggle that play and the basketball team.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What are the differences in parenting styles between Gabriella’s parents and Troy’s parents?

Places to view: Amazon Video, Itunes

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Human Growth and Development

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Title: The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Date: 2003

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence, social and cultural influences, types of parents

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and her class is going to Rome, Italy. Her and her best friend Gordo go along. Instead of doing the normal sightseeing with her class, Lizzie meets Italia teen-pop idol Paolo. Lizzie has a striking resemblance to Paolo’s ex-singing partner Isabella, and as a result, Paolo tries to rope her into impersonating Isabella. The movie follows Lizzie as she abandons her school trip and becomes a teen pop star.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do Lizzie’s parents parent her from across the world? Do you think that they could have done anything differently to keep Lizzie from her rebellious behavior?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Families in Society, Human Growth and Development

Babies

Title: Babies

Date: 2010

Media type: Documentary

Category: Families in Society

Keywords: Parenting, Human Growth and Development, Families in Society, Cultural Influences, Infant Development

Rating: PG

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

Language: Little verbal dialogue

Film/Episode Summary: This documentary/film follows four children, each from different countries (Namibia, Japan, Mongolia, and the USA), from birth through the first year of life. With the guidance of a facilitator and/or written prompts to consider while viewing, it helps to illustrate the following concepts that are commonly discussed in family science: cultural and other environmental influences; diversity within diversity (every child in these specific countries will not be raised in exactly the same way); universal aspects of development; context-specific aspects of development; the multiple systems of the bioecological model; personal biases related to human development, parenting, and other family dynamics; operant learning; and infant social, cognitive, and physical development. The entire film allows for a discussion of many topics, but many clips are also helpful for illustrating specific concepts during a lecture.

Places to view: focusfeatures.com/babies

Contributor: Erica Jordan