Boyhood

Shaun, 6, wakes up at 5:45 a.m. and eats chocolate pudding mixed with his daily dose of Vyvanse, the medication he uses to treat his Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, in Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Shaun and his sister McKenna, 9, are dropped off at a school program for working parents.

Shaun struggles putting on his dance uniform shirt by the window in his bedroom as he gets ready for his jazz class. Shaun’s parents, Samantha and David, allow Shaun to be independent by letting him do everyday tasks on his own.

Shaun and his dad, David, share a tender moment before Shaun starts his dance class in Miss Tanya Duncan’s studio.

Shaun attends Miss Tanya Duncan’s jazz and tap class, his parents encourage him to try activities outside of school. “Did you have fun?” his mother Samantha asks him after his lesson “You don’t have to keep doing it if it stops being fun”.

Shaun and his older sister McKenna arrive early to McKenna’s soccer practice at Paul Craig Park to get a chance to play together.

Shaun's dad inspects his mouth to ensure the bleeding has stopped when he lost a tooth.

Tired from a long day at school, Shaun lies on a couch at home to get some rest before watching television with his sister McKenna.

Shaun, his sister McKenna, and his mom Samantha brush their teeth together in front of the bathroom mirror in their home.

Shaun picks Space Cows for his mom to read him at bedtime. Bedtime stories are a ritual he and his mom share every night in Shaun’s bedroom before going to sleep for the night.

Samantha, Shaun’s mom, reading Space Cows. She sometimes gives him a melatonin gummy if he is having a hard time settling down before bed. Samantha has the names of Shaun and McKenna tattooed on her forearms.