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"Tom and Jerry come from a typical middle-class Singaporean family. Their parents are too busy at work to communicate sufficiently with them, and instead believe they can compensate for this with material things. Tom's friend, Cheng Cai also faces communication problems with his father, who believes in punishing him physically. This leads to greater rebellion from the child. How will these families resolve these issues?" -- www.worldcat.org.
3) Life at 3
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The story continues for the children of The life series, now they are three, as they reveal what it takes to give a child the best chance at life. Over two episodes Life at 3 measures our group of children against the latest scientific findings on two of the hottest topics in child development, obesity and bad behaviour. The life series is made in conjunction with a long-term study, Growing up in Australia, in which 10,000 children have been placed...
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What does it really mean to be a parent? There are many challenges and adjustments that first-time parents face when their baby is born. One family shares the joys and challenges of parenting in this practical and encouraging video. Mom and Dad both discuss the things they have learned and the delights and struggles they have faced as they parent their four children. This relaxed, testimonial-style video shows many real-life family events and covers...
5) The house
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"After the town takes away their daughter's college scholarship, a couple start an illegal casino in their friend's house to make back the money"--From www.imdb.com.
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Bill and Kate hopelessly try to find some hint of an explanation after finding out that their only son committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. They struggle numbly through the funeral, the media onslaught, and the awkward pity from relatives and friends. Their already strained marriage is tested as they realize all they have left with each other is their shared grief and confusion, and the unfortunate legacy of their...
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All the men in a remote California desert town walk away from their families. They leave their angry, frustrated sons and daughters behind; kids who act out, engage in acts of petty burglary and vandalism, and look for love and family connection in the aftermath of their abandonment, all the while trying to understand why their fathers have 'gone to the moon,' leaving them to traverse the difficult path to adulthood alone.
9) Trafficked
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"A Parent's Worst Nightmare is a powerful story, based on multiple real life events of sex trafficking."--www.imdb.com.
12) Life after you
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"A suburban family struggles with the death of their 19 year-old son, following an overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. The film explores the question of who and what is responsible for this tragedy."--www.imdb.com.
13) Trust me
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Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
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Phoebe is an imaginative but troubled girl with a desperate longing to be in her school's production of Alice in Wonderland. When she is cast in the lead role her parents believe her unusual behavior is due to her creativity, but soon realize that she is on the brink of falling through the looking glass herself.
15) A kid like Jake
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When their son begins to display gender-nonconforming behavior in preschool, his parents must figure out how to do what's right for him as they begin navigating New York City's competitive private school system.
16) Life at 1
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How do you give a child the best chance in life? Life at 1 is the first instalment in a landmark series that aims to unlock the secrets of child development by following 11 babies and their families for seven years. Made in conjunction with the long-term study in which 10,000 Australian children have been placed under a sociological and scientific microscope, this groundbreaking program focuses on those first formative years to try to discover what...
18) Zao shu: 2 young
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Two teenagers from different economic backgrounds fall in love, and their parents strongly disapprove their relationship. They run away to the countryside when they discover that the girl is pregnant. However, they soon find themselves in a difficult situation when the girl's health starts to deteriorate.
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A 12 year-old boy has a strained relationship with his strict father and his stepmother. He dreams of becoming an adult to escape the unhappiness of his childhood, but when his dream comes true after a chance meeting with an eccentric scientist who gives him a miraculous growth potion, he realizes that being an adult is not what he has expected.
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"A young family vacationing in Mexico is terrorized by the unrelenting evil spirit known to locals as 'La Llorona.' This legendary specter has been kidnapping children for decades. When she captures their only child, his parents must fight back with everything they've got."--www.imdb.com.
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