Chasing Childhood

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Chasing Childhood

2020

1h 20m

Documentary

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Examining a shift in modern parenting toward children's lives becoming overbooked, highly structured and constantly supervised by well-intentioned adults, and whether the trend is linked to kids suffering from depression and spiking suicide rates.

Michael Clark

Epoch Times

With its streamline and uncluttered presentation, the filmmakers offer a tight and concise view of the short- and long-term consequences of well-intended but ultimately detrimental dangers of helicopter parenting.

Rated: 4.5 out of 5

Oct 25, 2021

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Valerie Kalfrin

AWFJ.org

Any parent nervous about striking the right balance between encouraging creativity and ambition while also fostering independence will find plenty of food for thought

Aug 3, 2021

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Loren King

Newport This Week (RI)

Raises universal questions about values and the meaning of success.

Jul 9, 2021

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Alexandra MacAaron

Women's Voices for Change

The loss of childhood fun as we knew it isn't just something to feel wistful about. 'Chasing Childhood' points out that the disappearance of free play can have tangible and terrifying results.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 30, 2021

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

While Chasing Childhood is informative and ultimately worth watching, it also serves as a measuring stick of judgment.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 30, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

...this is an important insight into how many well-intentioned modern educational and parenting trends are actually bad ideas...

Jun 28, 2021

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Examining a shift in modern parenting toward children's lives becoming overbooked, highly structured and constantly supervised by well-intentioned adults, and whether the trend is linked to kids suffering from depression and spiking suicide rates.

Director: Margaret Munzer Loeb, Eden Wurmfeld
Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser, Eden Wurmfeld
Production Co: MML Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 20m

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