Matilda: A Story of Chosen Families | Video Essay

In this video, we discuss the film/book Matilda and its theme of chosen families.

First song is Little Bitty Pretty One by Bobby Day, last song is Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root. Music throughout the video composed by David Newman.

Report abuse:
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
╰ https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/
National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline (RAINN)
╰ https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
National Domestic Violence Hotline
╰ https://www.thehotline.org/
╰ https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/native-american-services/
Child Welfare Information Gateway
╰ https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/reporting/how/
╰ https://www.childwelfare.gov/spanish/#tab=general
**Calling local law enforcement is also an important option to consider**

Resources / guides:
The National Foundation To End Child Abuse and Neglect
╰ https://endcan.org/resources-and-information/
Help Guide
╰ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect.htm
Maltreatment against Children with Disabilities | CDC
╰ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandsafety/abuse.html

LGBTQ+ resources:
Covenant House
╰ https://www.covenanthouse.org/homeless-issues/lgbtq-homeless-youth
The Trevor Project
╰ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/
╰ https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/trevor-support-center/
It Gets Better
╰ https://itgetsbetter.org/get-help/

Studies mentioned:
Parent-child relationships… | University of Edinburgh
╰ https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/parentchild-relationships-and-offsprings-positive-mental-wellbeing-from-adolescence-to-early-older-age(5f5cdffa-b169-4350-a471-2128eaad405e).html
Parental Psychological Control | SRCD
╰ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1131780?origin=crossref&seq=1

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