Happy Feet 2 -- Talking and Playing With Movies - verbal, social and emotional learning for children 6

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Intentional Parenting Family Movies

Happy Feet 2

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Social-Emotional Learning  —  Father/Son; Friendship; Teamwork.

Moral-Ethical Emphasis  —  Responsibility; Caring.

At a Glance  —  Age: 5 - 8; MPAA Rating -- PG; Animated Drama; 2011;
100 minutes; Color. Available from Amazon.com.

Description  —  Mumble and Gloria, the main characters from Happy Feet, are the proud parents of Erik, a young penguin trying to find his place in the world. That world, unfortunately, is slowly disappearing; glaciers and ice caps are melting, and the Emperor penguin colony is trapped, fenced in by ice walls, and unable to reach the fish-filled ocean. With the help of a variety of Antarctic creatures, and an eventually-redeemed charlatan puffin, the world is set right once more.

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Benefits  —  This funny, sweet movie features a strong female lead. It shows the power of perseverance and kindness. Its songs are catchy and the animation is great. Rapunzel encourages people to follow their dreams, and when or if they don't work out, to find a new dream.

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For a more complete explanation of how to use movies to foster development through talk and play, see Ideas for Talking and Playing Using Family Movies. Babysitters can better serve their charges by talking with children about the movies children watch and organizing games based on situations in the films. See How Babysitters Can Enhance Verbal Development and Social-Emotional Learning.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against putting children age 2 or younger in front of a screen. For children 3 and above it recommends no more than 1 to 2 hours of educational, nonviolent programs each day. For these children family movies are a great way for intentional parents to use entertainment to enhance a child's verbal skills, social and emotional learning and character education.

Talking and playing based on family movies is an excellent way to enhance verbal skills and foster social and emotional learning. It's also a great opportunity for character education and increases communication between parent and child. When fathers and mothers make entertainment an engine for their child's growth and development, they are practicing intentional parenting at its best.

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