Parenting and the Emotional Needs of Children
Part IV of Room Series. Recently, I was stunned when I read about the relationship between emotional trauma in childhood and physical ailments in adulthood. As noted by Nadine Burke Harris, … Continue reading
Direction of Care: Child to Mother or Mother to Child?
Part III of Room: A Lesson on Parenting. As discussed in the previous post, I was feeling some kind of way when Joy (one of the main characters in Room) was … Continue reading
A Mother and Her Son: A Hero in Question
Part II of Room: A Lesson on Parenting. Room is about a young mom and her son trapped in a small shed. In the first part of the movie, the … Continue reading
Room: A Lesson on Parenting
As a social science teacher, I have a deep fascination with social institutions and how they influence the development of the individual. Family being one of those social institutions, the … Continue reading