Chasing Childhood, presented by New Canaan CARES

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Join New Canaan CARES  for a screening and discussion of the new documentary, Chasing Childhood!

Watch a screening of Chasing Childhood at home between March 30th and April 6th! All registrants will receive a link to watch the film during this time. Additionally, registrants can click the button to the right that says, "Access The Event." Then join us on April 6th in person for a conversation on the film! Chasing Childhood is a feature length documentary that explores a phenomenon affecting kids from a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Free play and independence have all but disappeared, supplanted by relentless perfectionism and record high anxiety and depression. What’s lost goes well beyond our idyllic conceptions of childhood past. When kids don’t play unsupervised by adults, they don’t gain critical life skills: grit, independence, and resourcefulness. Though they may appear more accomplished on paper, by the time they get to college they are often falling apart, lacking the emotional tools to navigate young adulthood.The film explores how we got here and how we might empower our kids. Potential solutions are offered by the leaders of this movement, including former Stanford Dean and author of How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims, Biological Psychologist Peter Gray and others.For more information, please contact us via email at info@reellinkfilms.com or call (510) 982-4764.

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