"Every year, there are a number of natural disasters that affect many people," saysSesame Street's Gordon at the start of the episode. "Even if you are not directly affected, the television coverage of these events can be scary-- especially to young children." ...
“Me want cookie… but me wait” sums up self-regulation in a clear, simple way for kids with ADHD. Exercises to Improve Self-Regulation “Sesame Street” teaches self-regulation through more than just situational modeling. It also makes use of easy-to-follow techniques that emphasize pausing...
Katherine Linzer:Where do you see the greatest opportunity for the show to have an impact with kids? Jeanette Betancourt:Now we are really focusing onhow we address children’s emotional well-beingfrom very early on. We have opportunities to demonstrate this through our wonderfulSesame StreetMup...
On the steps of 123 Sesame Street, Buffy, Sheldon and the kids talk about Buffy's new baby, Cody, and his body parts. A boy names his own body parts. Ernie eats the ice cream that Bert was saving for later, so he tries to pass off a smashed up banana with ice and gravy as a...
"I grew up watching both Sesame Street and Iftah Ya Simsim," said Ammar Sabban, a 40-year-old Saudi who spent his first three years in the US. Birthday party on the street where every Arab child grew up With that, Lily became the first "Sesame Street" Muppet to talk about being home...
This year, Sesame Street is entering its 54th“experimental” season of using media’s potential as an educational medium to teach kids. You would think that, after all this time, a cultural icon like Sesame would have it down pat! After all, it has a bevy of classic characters: the lov...
One thing Ji-Young will help teach children is how to be a good "upstander." "Sesame Street" first used the term on its "The Power of We" TV special last year, which featured Tamir. "Being an upstander means you point out things that are wrong or something that someone does or says...
When I'm feeling especially intolerant, I remind myself that Oscar is often helpful to his neighbors, generally without meaning to be. InSesame Street's 25thAnniversary Special, produced for ABC in 1994, Joe Pesci plays a Donald Trump look-alike named Ronald Grump. He wants to clear out Se...
At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon. She is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding. The children’s TV program, which first aired 52 years ago this month...
Embark on a Sesame Street® vacation in the Caribbean they'll never forget. Bake with cookie monster, have Elmo read your kids a bedtime story and more...