Caillou Aunt Ana S Divorce

A gentle discussion about the subject of divorce ensues when curious Caillou asks his cousins Amanda and Emilio why their mommy doesn’t live with their daddy. As the children continue to play, Caillou learns about divorce, having two homes, and the feelings experienced by his cousins. He learns that it is important for Emilio and Amanda to remember that it’s not their fault their mommy and daddy separated their mother would always be their mommy, and their father would always be their daddy.

A gentle discussion about the subject of divorce ensues when curious Caillou asks his cousins Amanda and Emilio why their mommy doesn’t live with their daddy. As the children continue to play, Caillou learns about divorce, having two homes, and the feelings experienced by his cousins. He learns that it is important for Emilio and Amanda to remember that it’s not their fault their mommy and daddy separated their mother would always be their mommy, and their father would always be their daddy.

While drawing in the kitchen one day, Caillou notices Mommy kissing Daddy differently than the way she kisses Caillou. When Mommy says that it's because she and Daddy are married, Caillou announces he'd like to marry Mommy. Daddy then tells him a story about a young prince. Full color.

A winter storm knocks the power out at Caillou's house. Caillou is confused when the lights don’t work. But soon the evening turns into an indoor camping adventure, complete with marshmallows roasted in the fireplace. Caillou is especially delighted when he gets to sleep by the hearth in his sleeping bag.

When Caillou asks his cousins why their mother does not live with their father, he learns about divorce, what it is like to have two homes, and the feelings that his cousins experience.

Caillou teases his little sister Rosie about her pacifier, not understanding why she can't be without it. After she gets upset, Mommy takes Rosie in her arms and explains that the pacifier is a way for Rosie to feel reassured and comforted, just like her blankie. Rosie wants to speak, though, and as she starts communicating and becoming more independent, the pacifier becomes less important.

Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. In exploring the public meaning of ingeniously defended private meanings, de Certeau draws on an immense theoretical literature in analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology, and anthropology--to speak of an apposite use of imaginative literature.

Caillou and his parents have a bad morning when the alarm does not go off and everyone is late.