Saturday, May 11, 2013

Intro - please submit ideas

I am compiling a list of movies to watch with your tween or teen.  I expect that some of these you'll have to forward past certain parts.  If you submit ideas, please submit an age you think is appropriate; and also where it can be found (i.e. Netflix; youtube part 2 of 10, etc.)  If it is a youtube movie, please specify the part.  My categories are: 
  • age appropriate coming of age movies
  • age appropriate comedies
  • healthy eating/ unhealthy eating example movies 
  • youth jobs
  • predators
  • safe dating
  • online safety
  • bullying
  • controlled substances
  • responsibility
  • peer pressure
  • safe partying/fun
  • sports safety
  • teamwork
  • privacy issues
  • mean girls/guys
  • personal safety
  • engaging romance movies
  • teen comedy 
  • camp 
  • school
  • competition 
  • exceptional or gifted talent movies
  • music, dance movies
  • individual sport movies including gymnastics, swimming 
  • contact sport movies such football (of course Rudy) 
  • overcoming a difficult past or obstacle movie
I am organizing these links later, for now I am just looking for input.  I want to have real conversation with my kids; also enjoy movies with them and leave room for discussion.  Not all of the movies will be age-appropriate, so you'll need to watch them in advance and figure out what scenes to skip past.  I will put each heading in a different post so you can submit an idea directly to that heading.