Oprah’s favorite parenting guru, Dr. Shefali Tsabary is joining us for a rare live event.

Learn how to:

• Use “conscious parenting” to set your kid up for success

• Discover your kid’s unique passions

• Nurture those passions to unlock their superpowers 

👉 BONUS — Dr. Shefali will also be hosting a live Q&A!

Did I mention this is 100% free?

But space is limited, so register now. 👇️ 

In today’s issue:

🤔 Flash poll: What kind of business is right for your kid?

🎬 These kids rock: Mini movie moguls take over Toronto.

📱 Notable nibbles: A balanced approach to screen time, an argument for data literacy, a very youthful city mayor, and more!

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These mini movie moguls are making moves

Last weekend, 22 Prequel Launchpad students became movie moguls.

They gathered at Sportsnet Studio in Toronto to learn to collaborate and negotiate in order to produce the buzziest blockbuster.

Here’s what went down:

Students were in teams representing a movie studio. Each studio was given $50 million, and their goal was to make the most profitable feature film.

How?

✍️ The perfect script: Studios competed against each other to bid for movie scripts across 5 genres:

• Superhero 🦸

• Fantasy 🧙

• Comedy 🤣

• Time Travel ⏱️

• Robots 🤖

They used factors like “hype” and “script rating” to evaluate each script.

⚡ Hype it up: In order to boost hype, studios spent time making a poster for their movie. But here’s the catch — a great poster costs big bucks (like, $4 million for a set of crayons…)

🎬 The dream Director: Studios then had to negotiate with Directors who specialized in different genres. If they successfully hired a Director in their genre, their movie quality rating went up. 

But there was a catch — each Director was given instructions on how to act and negotiate, and they weren’t exactly easy to work with…

⏰ Timing is everything: Lastly, studios decided when to release their movie. Movies competed against each other in the summer, spring and holiday box office seasons. 

Every decision the studios made had a point value that contributed to how much money their movie made at the box office.

Watch out, Hollywood. Prequel kids are coming for your jobs. 🎬

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I’ve got my finger on the pulse of stories that matter to you 👇️

📱 A relaxed approach to screen time: This pediatrician argues that you should go easy on your kid’s screen time restrictions. Bans are bad. Balance is best.

💰 Don’t miss this!: Prequel BETA Camp students are competing for a $10k investment after building their own business over the last four weeks. And you’re invited to watch.

📊 Follow the data: A great argument for why data literacy should be taught in schools — just like reading, writing, and arithmetic.

🇺🇸 From the quad to City Hall: A 21-year-old college student just became the youngest female mayor in U.S. history.

🏖️ Heading to the beach?: Use these methods to teach your kid how to safely play in the sand — else your beach day could turn into a preventable accident.

🧸 Reunited and it feels so good: This lost teddy bear traveled over 4,000 miles thanks to some caring Disney employees.

👂 I never thought of this: Take a listen to these 13 sounds that your kid has probably never heard.

🤯 ICYMI: This 11-year-old built a digital marketing empire.

Hope you enjoyed today’s issue!

Until next time,

Ivy

CEO Prequel, BETA Camp, Apollo

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