Documentaries

Films On Demand: Chaffey

Part I. The Foundation
1. The People and the Field
2. Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

• Nine Months that Made You
• Who and what we become depends on many factors, from the food we eat to the way our parents discipline us. Increasingly, however, it seems that our most important developmental influences begin before birth, in the mysterious world of the womb. This program follows research suggesting that a child’s disease risks, behavioral traits, and other characteristics derive from gestational causes. Featuring pioneering researcher Dr. David Barker, who decades ago identified a link between low birth weight and heart disease, the film also draws on the expertise of developmental psychologist Dr. Janet DiPietro, autism researcher Dr. Michael Lombardo, and several other authorities. Specific topics include hormonal factors, early brain development, a mother’s diet during pregnancy, and that most crucial of all prenatal resources, the placenta. A BBC Production. (52 minutes)
• A BBC Production. 
• Copyright Date: © 2011

Part II. Infancy (Birth-2 years)
3. Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development
4. Infancy: Emotional and Social Development

Part III. Childhood (2-11 years)
5. Early Childhood (2-6 years)
6. Middle Childhood (6-11 years)
7. Settings for Development. Home , School and Community

• Genie: Secret of the Wild Child
• Lost Adventures of Childhood: The High Price of Hyper-Parenting
• Sometime during the close of the 20th century, free play vanished from the lives of American children. Today, a riptide of structured, highly competitive activities fills their waking hours, heightened by parental ambition and anxiety. This program examines the world of scheduled playdates and ultra-organized sports, searching out the causes and implications of the hyper-managed childhood. Interviews feature gung ho, technology-armed parents; summer camp staff charged with documenting each child’s every move; and, most poignantly, children visibly stressed by their fast-forward lifestyles. Expert guests include Under Pressure author Carl Honoré and Psychology Today editor Hara Estroff Marano. (46 minutes)
• Copyright Date: © 2008

Part IV. Adolescence (11-20 years)
8. Physical Development
9. Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Development

Part V: Emerging into Adulthood and Final Thoughts (18+ years)
10. Emerging Into Adulthood