What Kids REALLY Want to Ask Using Movies to Start Meaningful Conversations—A Guidebook for Parents and Children Ages 10 – 14 by Rhonda A. Richardson, PhD and A. Margaret Pevec, MA
CONTENTS
Introduction Definitions and Diversity Tips for Using This Book Movies for the Themes Communicating with Your Preteen
PART I: Inside the Family
Chapter 1
This Clan Is Our Clan: The Extended Family Movie: Secondhand Lions
Chapter 2
Parents Are People, Too: Each Parent as an Individual Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Chapter 3
How It Began: Parents as a Couple Movie (two-parent): Back to the Future Movie (divorced): Mrs. Doubtfire
Chapter 4
Me, Myself, and I: Your Child’s Beginnings Movie: Whale Rider
Chapter 5
Love Me Tender: Support and Conflict Between Parent and Child Movie: Smoke Signals
Chapter 6
Roots and Wings: Trust and Responsibility Between Parent and Child Movie: Bend It Like Beckham
PART II: The Larger World
Chapter 7
Everybody Needs a Friend: Peers and Friendships Movie (for boys): Stand by Me Movie (for girls): Now and Then
Chapter 8
What’s Love Got to Do with It? Romantic Relationships Movie: The Man in the Moon
Chapter 9
Making the Grade: School Movie: Akeelah and the Bee
Chapter 10
Nine to Five: Work Movie: October Sky
Chapter 11
Looking to the Future: Adulthood Movie: Real Women Have Curves
Chapter 12
Is This Just the Way It Is? Life Movie: Pay It Forward
Acknowledgments
Appendix—450 Questions That Middle School Students Want to Ask Their Parents Selected Readings and Resources
Activities Index
Book Index
About the Authors
