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Filed under: Just For Moms, Just For Dads, Activities: Babies, Development/Milestones: Babies, Media, That's Entertainment
A Sesame Street video has been created to help explain deployment to children who have a parent in Afghanistan or Iraq.The DVD features Elmo and his parents who are preparing for Elmo's dad to be deployed. It is available in Spanish and English, and will be handed out for free late this summer.
Approximately half a million American children under five belong to families with one or both parents on active duty in the US. The video helps kids understand what Daddy is doing so far away from home, says a US government undersecretary.
I think this is a good idea, Sesame Street is such a familiar and trusted source for kids. Perhaps the familiarity of Elmo can take some of the fear away from the separation of family and connotations of the word war. But I'm not convinced there is any perfect way to explain war to kids because I'm not sure I understand it myself.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
7-15-2006 @ 12:51PM
Aisha chaudhry said...I did not know that Sesame Street had sold out to the USA government.
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7-15-2006 @ 2:41PM
mommy2boys said...Darn, they made this a year and a half too late for us!
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7-15-2006 @ 4:36PM
Erika said...The idea of the video? Not bad... The idea of a muppet in uniform or killing terrorist? Just... not right. I'd be interested in seeing the video but I'm afraid I'd see Elmo's dad deployed as more of an Army pastry chef than a gunner.
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7-20-2006 @ 10:34AM
Emily Davis said...I need to know how to get one of these. My daughter is 4 and her daddy just left for his firt tour to Iraq. Though she's young, she is very smart and doesn't understand it at all. I'm not sure how else to tell her and how to help her. Can I find out how to get one of these?
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