Tag Archives: adolescence

Human Growth and Development

Miss Perengrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Title: Miss Perengrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Date: 2016

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers… and their powerful enemies. Ultimately, Jacob discovers that only his own special “peculiarity” can save his new friends. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/)

Places to view: iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Video, Vudu

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Internal Dynamics of Families

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

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?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann