Synopsis
This film, produced for parents who have teenagers, shows that the types of behavior that upsets parents is actually normal teenage behavior, and that parents have nothing to worry about if their kids start acting up.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Studio
- Crawley Films
- Released
- 1953-01-01
- Running time
- 19 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Social guidance
- Teenagers
- Psychology
Cast & crew
Lorne Greene
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Lots of Common sense · ERD · 2006-03-25
There is a lot of good common sense in this film on raising the early 1953 adolescent. In our more complex socio-economic world, it is probably more difficult today for both youngsters and their parents
★★★★ · The Parents Were More Variable Then The Kids · JayKay49 · 2015-12-26
What I get to (and always thought) is the less said the better. If a kid gets enough beatin's before, say, 12, you've done all the work. The rest is just them, and their glands. And there is nothing you can do about that. You can tell the two snotty kids didn't get enough beatin's as kids. If they did, they wouldn't dream of talking back like they did in this movie. My dad was right when (kiddingly) he said that every kid should get a good beaten once a week or so, whether he deserves it or not - just so he knows who's in charge. (of course he'd never touch us kids, even if we were knocking…
★★ · It's all about the teens · Spuzz · 2002-12-16
A somewhat more balanced overview of what teenagers are going through during their pre-puberty years. It's quite interesting how this film doesn't really screw things up. It says some pretty realistic things of what parents should expect. (Well, ok, the bobbin hairstyle is a bit much). To this point though, that the movie suffers by being a bit too bland. After all these are normal kids we are looking at, so nothing too exciting is presented. But it is worth looking into as a nice balance to the warped teen guidance films we've grown to love.
