Parenting is more than guidance and daily care—it is a continuous act of learning, reflection, and emotional connection. At Dots and Skills, we believe that a child’s growth is amplified when parents are actively engaged in their development with the right tools. That’s why we’ve created a Parental Resources section filled with expert-selected movies, books, and videos to enrich the parenting experience and help families grow together.
Each of these resources was carefully chosen in collaboration with child development experts, educators, and psychologists, based on their potential to support whole-child development and strengthen the parent-child bond through meaningful, shared learning.
1. Movies: Supporting Emotional and Social Intelligence
Movies are a powerful tool for building empathy, social understanding, and emotional awareness in children—and for strengthening connection between parent and child. The films selected in Dots and Skills aren’t just entertaining; they are rich in meaning, character development, and life lessons. They serve as conversation starters and emotional bridges between generations.
By watching and reflecting on films together, parents and children can explore complex themes such as resilience, loss, love, responsibility, and courage. These shared experiences promote symbolic thinking and help children internalize emotional vocabulary.
Educational Foundation:
According to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, learning occurs most effectively through interaction. Co-watching films and discussing them builds that interactional space. It turns screen time into reflective time, and storytelling into a tool for emotional education.
2. Books: Deepening Parental Insight and Modeling Intellectual Growth
Books remain one of the most enduring tools for growth—for both adults and children. In the Parental Resources section, you’ll find curated reading lists that include both parenting guides and storybooks with developmental value.
Books help caregivers explore topics such as child psychology, communication strategies, discipline with empathy, and more. Reading becomes a way not only to acquire knowledge, but also to model lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity for children.
Furthermore, reading aloud or reading in parallel encourages families to build a shared culture of literacy. It becomes an opportunity for storytelling, discussion, and value-sharing.
Educational Foundation:
Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory emphasizes how interaction with symbolic materials like books supports the formation of mental structures in children. When parents read and reflect with their children, they actively support this process.
2. Books: Deepening Parental Insight and Modeling Intellectual Growth
Books remain one of the most enduring tools for growth—for both adults and children. In the Parental Resources section, you’ll find curated reading lists that include both parenting guides and storybooks with developmental value.
Books help caregivers explore topics such as child psychology, communication strategies, discipline with empathy, and more. Reading becomes a way not only to acquire knowledge, but also to model lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity for children.
Furthermore, reading aloud or reading in parallel encourages families to build a shared culture of literacy. It becomes an opportunity for storytelling, discussion, and value-sharing.
Educational Foundation:
Jean Piaget’s cognitive development theory emphasizes how interaction with symbolic materials like books supports the formation of mental structures in children. When parents read and reflect with their children, they actively support this process.
3. Videos: Practical Guidance Through Visual Learning
Short-form videos can be highly effective in providing practical parenting support and educational inspiration. The videos featured in the Parental Resources section are created or selected for their ability to communicate complex ideas in accessible, engaging formats.
These include tutorials on effective communication, managing emotions and conflict, supporting problem-solving, and enhancing creativity and focus at home. Parents can apply these insights immediately in everyday situations with their children.
Educational Foundation:
Based on Bandura’s social learning theory, much of human behavior is learned through observation and modeling. Videos allow parents to observe expert behavior, internalize it, and adapt it to their own parenting style. They also offer a chance to reflect on one’s own reactions and decision-making patterns.
4. Conclusion: Learning Together, Growing Together
The Parental Resources section in Dots and Skills is a key pillar of our whole-child, whole-family development model. By offering access to meaningful books, films, and videos, we aim to help parents:
Reflect on their role as caregivers
Strengthen communication and emotional bonds with their children
Gain confidence in supporting developmental needs at home
When parents grow, children grow. And when families learn together, the home becomes the most powerful learning environment of all.