Sesame Street’s Talk, Listen, Connect Initiative for Military Families
Sesame Workshop is committed to supporting National Guard and Reserve families and young children coping with issues such as deployments, homecomings, and changes. All of these materials are FREE to military families. Learn more about our offerings and spread the word!
Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes
This bilingual kit features Elmo and friends as they cope with challenging situations: deployment and when a parent returns home changed due to combat-related injury. Materials include a DVD and print resources for children and adults.
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Sesame Street Family Connections
Stay connected to your family near and far on this new site from Sesame Workshop! Tools designed just for young children help families communicate and create new memories. Add Sesame characters to your family network, and watch Sesame Street Muppets talk about their feelings during difficult transitions.
The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families
Kids delight as they sing and dance with Elmo and his friends during this exciting live show created exclusively for military families. Track the tour’s progress traveling from military installations in the USA, Europe, and Asia! Check back often to see when the 2010 tour might be coming to your neighborhood!
Follow the tour online and be the first to know about future dates
Sesame Rooms
Bright colors, fun toys, and friendly faces: Sesame Rooms provides a “Room-in-a-Box” to deserving family-focused spaces across the country. With over 35 locations and 30 more to come, this project is bringing smiles and Sesame Street style to thousands of children
Talk, Listen, Connect: When Families Grieve
Coming in April 2010: When Families Grieve is a bilingual kit and television special that support children and families coping with the death of a parent. Materials include a DVD and print resources for children and adults.