Tag Archives: stress and coping

Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

The Babadook

Title: The Babadook

Date: 2014

Media type: Film

Category: Parenting, Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: parent-child relationships, types of parent (single), stress and coping, conflict management

Rating: R

Audience(s): College Age, Parents, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A stressed, single mom cares for her disillusioned son after the death of her husband. She lives her life only to make her child feel comfortable and normal in his surroundings. They come upon a children’s book called The Babadook and encounter strange experiences. The mom was able to cope with her husband’s death from the lesson of being consumed by grief.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What would be a more approachable technique to discuss about Samuel’s father’s room? Besides being furious at her son, how could Amelia disciplined him instead of yelling in front of her coworker? How should Amelia cope with the death of her husband besides leaving all of his belonging in one room?

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

Contributor: Paying Lee

Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Girl Most Likely

Title: Girl Most Likely

Date: 2012

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Parenting, Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: parent-child relationships, types of parent (single), stress and coping, conflict management

Rating: PG-13

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Imogene is forced to spend time at her mom’s house after pretending to be suicidal to win her ex-boyfriend back. She and her mom have a tense relationship and it worsens when Imogene realizes that her mom lied to her about her dad’s death. She expereinces another lifestyle while living under the roof of her mom, brother, and her mom’s tenant.

Clip Start Time: 0.059722222222

Clip Description: Imogene discovers that her father was not the loving and brilliant man she thought he ought to be.  Imogene realizes why her mom had to lie to her and her brother about the “death” of her father. She forgives her mom and they improved their relationship.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Imogene’s mom was afraid of rejection when wanting to ask for forgiveness. Why would this be a concern to her? How was Imogene able to forgive her mom even though she was lied to and figured out the truth about who her dad really is without her mom’s help?

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

Contributor: Paying Lee

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Modern Family

Title: Modern Family

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 3 episode 24

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families,

Keywords: conflict management, social and cultural influences, communication, stress and coping

Rating: PG

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: While Mitch and Cam were practicing for for their daughter’s dance recital, they received a phone call that the pregnant woman that was going to adopt her new born to them had just give birth. Mitch wanted to keep in a secret before telling the rest of the family, but Cam wasn’t able to hold in his excitement minutes later the whole family knew about their adoption. There was a quick meeting with Jay, and although he opposed of the adoption at first, he shared his happiness and support about the great news.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Discuss how each character feels about the adoption. Is this good stress or bad stress and how can we tell? What problems occur with the news of adoption and how do they over come it?

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Contributor: Amy Her