Tag Archives: decision-making

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

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

The Switch

Title: The Switch

Date: 2010

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: decision-making, single parenting, types of parents

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Kassie hasn’t found the love of her life yet, but she’s ready to have kids. She decides to parent on her own and go with artificial insemination. However, her best friend Wally doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Wally can’t admit to Kassie that he’s in love with her, let alone admit it to himself. Wally gets drunk at Kassie’s insemination party and ends up spilling the sperm. While he was too drunk to remember what he did that night, he ended up replacing the donor’s sperm with his own. Kassie moved away from New York City because she didn’t feel that it was the best place to raise her son. Seven years later, Kassie has decided to move back to the city with her son, Sebastian. While in the city, she tries to get Ronald, the original sperm donor, involved in Sebastian’s life. It is quite apparent that the two don’t have much in common. Then, Wally starts to discover some striking similarities between himself and Sebastian.

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Human Growth and Development

13 Going on 30

Title: 13 Going on 30

Date: 2004

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: adolescence, adulthood, decision-making, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Jenna Rink was humiliated by the popular crowd at her 13th birthday party. She closed her eyes and wished that she was 30, and to her luck, there was some wishing dust that fell on her. To her surprise, she got what she wished for. She had her dream body, a killer apartment, the closet she always imagined, and her dream job at her favorite magazine. However, Jenna realizes that this isn’t the life she wanted. She just wants to be with her best friend Matt. Will she end up with Matt in the end or will she keep the ‘perfect’ life she always dreamed of?

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Jenna’s parents parent her at her different ages, 13 and 30?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann