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- Buzzfeed Staff
- You'll cry happy tears at least three times per episode.
- Characters can make mistakes and still be loved and supported.
- It shows what it's like to raise a child with Asperger's, some of the most poignant scenes based on real experiences.
- And it's not written as a one-sided, melodramatic issue but rather as a family loving and trying to better understand a unique child.
The show isn't afraid to get really dark. But the overall tone of the show is positive and light. So much so that your more cynical-minded types might criticize the show as being too saccharine or cheesy. If you hold a cynical worldview, Parenthood probably isn't for you.
- Buzzfeed News Reporter
- Being raised in a single-parent home. Sarah Braverman (physically) dragged her two teenage children out of town in hopes of surrounding them with good male figures, like her brothers and father, to supplement for their absent dad.
- Having a child on the spectrum. Eight-year-old Max Braverman's refusal to take off his pirate costume leads his parents down a path to understand what is going on in their young son's mind.
- Repairing a broken home after an affair. The Associated Press, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy found that 57% of men have committed infidelity during at least one relationship they've had.
- Watching someone you care about suffer from substance abuse. Seth, Sarah's ex-husband and the father of her children, had been absent for most of Amber and Drew's life, largely due to his alcoholism.
Quality drama charts the pros, cons of family togetherness. Read Common Sense Media's Parenthood review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Craig T. Nelson, Lauren Graham, Peter Krause
Perfectionist Gil Buckman (Steve Martin) struggles with the deficiencies of his children, thinking they reflect poorly on his parenting -- and Gil's siblings only add to the stress of his life.
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- Ron Howard
- PG-13
- Steve Martin
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