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9780762408030

Talking Pictures A Parent's Guide To Using Movies To Discuss Ethics, Values, And Everyday Problems With Children

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  • ISBN13:

    9780762408030

  • ISBN10:

    0762408030

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-03-30
  • Publisher: Running Press Adult

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Perfect for stimulating open discussion between parent and child, this warm and insightful guide uses movies as a vehicle for discussing sensitive issues with children aged 5 through 15. Combining the insight of a family therapist with the savvy of an expert in American film,Talking Pictureshelps address difficult questions about divorce, marriage, family, love, gender identity, social ethics, separation and loss, friendship, death, illness, substance abuse, and more. Divided into four age ranges to ensure that films and topics are age-appropriate, the book offers pointers for starting discussion, conversational techniques to draw out the most recalcitrant child, and suggested films to watch together, all of them widely available at video rental outlets. Dr. Ronald Madison is a psychologist who has worked with families for more than 25 years, using film as a therapeutic tool for communication. Corey Schmidt is a freelance writer and film enthusiast.

Table of Contents

Preface 8(1)
Introduction 9(12)
PART I: EARLY CHILDHOOD (AGES 3-7)
21(36)
Family Life
23(8)
Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Lassie, Arthur's Baby
Identity and Accomplishments
31(10)
The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio, Dumbo, The Berenstain Bears Play Ball, The Sneetches, The Little Engine That Could
Beginnings of Friendship
41(8)
The Black Stallion, Charlotte's Web, The Berenstain Bears & The Trouble with Friends, Toy Story
Fantasies and Fears
49(8)
Peter Pan, Escape to Witch Mountain, Bambi, The Berenstain Bears in the Dark, The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
PART II: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (AGES 8-12)
57(84)
Family Life
59(12)
Mr. Mom, Sounder, A Christmas Story, The Swiss Family Robinson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Friends, Bullies, and Social Life
71(10)
Harriet The Spy, Stand By Me, Tom and Huck, A Little Princess
Gender and Self Identity
81(12)
October Sky, The Wizard of Oz, Yentl, Searching for Bobby Fischer, My Girl
Values, Morals, and Ethics
93(10)
To Kill A Mockingbird, Pollyanna, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Beauty and the Beast
Handicaps, Sickness, and Loss
103(10)
The Miracle Worker, The Secret Garden, Simon Birch, Corrina, Corrina
Divorce and Single Parents
113(10)
Mrs. Doubtfire, Bye, Bye Love, The Parent Trap, Author! Author!
Prejudice and Racism
123(10)
Babe, Pocahontas, The Jackie Robinson Story, The Diary of Anne Frank
Fantasies and Fears
133(8)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Boy Who Could Fly, Matilda, A Miracle on 34th Street
PART III: THE TEENAGE YEARS (AGES 13 & UP)
141(108)
Family Life
143(10)
The Great Santini, Ordinary People, Parenthood, The Ice Storm, Avalon
Social Life and Friends
153(10)
The Outsiders, The Breakfast Club, Lucas, Clueless, Fried Green Tomatoes
Coming of Age
163(10)
Boyz N the Hood, Good Will Hunting, Little Women, Slums of Beverly Hills, Rebel Without a Cause
Sex and Romance
173(10)
Reality Bites, Summer of '42, Splendor in the Grass, Kids
Values, Morals, and Ethics
183(12)
Dead Man Walking, Scent of a Woman, Stand and Deliver, Quiz Show, Eve's Bayou
Prejudice and Diversity
195(12)
School Ties, Torch Song Trilogy, Dances With Wolves, Do the Right Thing, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Death and Disability
207(10)
Mask, One True Thing, Children of a Lesser God, Truly, Madly, Deeply, My Life
Divorce and Single Parents
217(10)
Kramer Vs. Kramer, Men Don't Leave, Stepmom, Irreconcilable Differences
Drugs and Alcohol
227(10)
Clean & Sober, Basketball Diaries, When a Man Loves a Woman, The Doors
Paranormal and The Unknown
237(12)
Contact, Defending Your Life, Pi, Total Recall, The Sixth Sense
Appendix: Determining a Film's Appropriateness 249(2)
Film Index 251(16)
Authors' Notes 267(2)
Index 269

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