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Horizon Foundation 2021 Mental Health Film Festival

OMO will start off the Mental Health Film Festival with Chasing Childhood on October 17 at 3:00pm
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The social isolation of 2020 showed us what our lives could be like if we weren't always so busy.

OMO chose this film because of the timeliness of the material: 
  • What lessons did we learn from 2020 about our children's needs for play, schedules, quiet, interaction?
  • How do those ideas compare with modern societal expectations of childhood?
The film screening is free but registration is required prior to the event.
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OMO will host a Community Forum-style discussion featuring a panel of educators and parents immediately following the film.
Film debuts on 10/17 at 3:00 PM; post-film discussion at approximately 4:25 PM

Children's lives are consumed with wall-to-wall activities and constant monitoring -- the overprotected, over-directed, over-pressured childhood is the new normal. This film takes us to schools in affluent Wilton, CT; working class Patchogue, NY; and metropolitan Manhattan. Throughout these different stories, a central question emerges: How can we eschew harmful parenting strategies and empower our kids to become their most fully realized, authentic selves? The film offers possible solutions as journalist Lenore Skenazy, evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray, former dean of freshmen at Stanford University Julie Lythcott-Haims, and leaders of the "free play" movement fight to restore a less curated childhood.

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  • Home
  • Youth Programming
    • Scorpion Speaker Series
    • OMO Recommends... >
      • Black History Month
      • Disabilities Awareness Month
      • Whole Self/Community Wellness
      • Hispanic Heritage Month
    • Children's Book Recommendations
    • Spanish Club
    • Let's Talk Books with Ms Chris
    • Resources >
      • Schooling at Home Resources
      • Student Support
      • Summer Family Fun Ideas
  • OMO Retreats
    • 2024 Women's Weekend Retreat
    • Women's Renewal Retreat 2023
    • Women's Restorative Retreat 2022
    • Educators' Retreat
    • Women's Retreat 2021
  • Evening Sessions
    • Book Groups >
      • Book Talks & Book Studies
      • Revolutionary Love Project >
        • Conversation with Valarie Kaur
      • Author Hena Khan
      • Drawing with Kazu Kibuishi
      • Harry Potter
    • The 1619 Project
    • Education Forums
    • Caste Study Group
    • REACH
    • Maryland Legislation
    • Mass Incarceration Forum
    • Redistricting Forum
    • Mindfulness with Rebecca Beall
    • Voting Information Resources
  • About Us
    • Meet the OMO Team
    • Partners >
      • Chasing Childhood Film
      • HCLS Sessions >
        • Children's Book Recommendations
    • Financial Transparency
    • Sessions by Subject >
      • Journaling
      • Social Activism
      • Covid-19 Related Sessions
      • Yoga/Exercise
      • English/Social Studies >
        • Eva Schloss
      • Math/Science >
        • Puberty Ed
        • Gardening
      • Languages/Cultures >
        • Hispanic Heritage Month
        • Learn Vietnamese
      • Creative Arts
      • Freaky Fridays
    • Recordings