In a crisis, turn to anyone else but me. In an emergency, my head gets muddled and all I can do is think who will handle it for me, whether it's my toddler's bloody nose or my oven catching fire. So for anyone who thinks Sandra Bullock’s Dr. Ryan Stone in Gravity is helpless, let me tell you, she's got nothing on ME.

On the other hand, Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips displays calm, quick thinking in a crisis. A true story from 2009, the real Captain Richard Phillips doesn’t lose a single member of his crew when Somali pirates take over his vessel. Part of Captain Phillips’ success -- and Dr. Stone’s as well -- comes from something we can teach our kids: surviving an emergency situation is a whole lot easier if you’re prepared. Preceding the attack, Phillips led his crew through drills for how to handle a pirate attack and, therefore, knew exactly how to handle such an extreme situation. In Gravity, despite the fact she’s in full panic mode, Dr. Stone’s astronaut training comes through for her as well.

If I’d had a home fire extinguisher or knew where the nearest hospital to my home was located, I could’ve relied on myself during a stressful predicament. And, if I’d made sure my nine-year-old was prepared for the responsibility of unloading the dishwasher, he would’ve known wood cutting boards aren’t stored in that empty “drawer” under the stove.

Here are three movies to see with your family this weekend:

Captain Phillips. The Paul Greengrass intense-o-meter is turned up to 11 on this one, so it’s a better choice to see with high schoolers.

Romeo and Juliet. Love never feels more intense than when we’re young. This tragi-romance is a great new movie to get youth interested in Shakespeare.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Dinner and a movie has never been more fun.

To see what kids think about these movies, go to www.KidsPickFlicks.com, where kids are the movie critics.