Sesame for Families
Everything you need to help children grow smarter, stronger, kinder
Scroll to discover printables, videos, and more on topics important to your family or the families you work with.
Media and Mindfulness: Navigating Digital Landscapes with Children and Their Families
Piece by Piece
A storybook, featuring Rosita and her family, about the special strength of military caregiving families.
Little Neighbors Can Do Big Things
A new friend joins the Little Neighbors Club!
Together Trail
Help children practice counting and learn ways to help your community.
Little Helpers, Big Helping
Kids are never too little to make a big difference!
Sofia the Feelings Helper
Meet Sofia, Sesame Street’s very own social worker!
Thanks, Feelings Helpers!
Help children understand the role of “feelings helpers”—social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals who know how to help when big feelings get too big.
Parent Resource Page
If you’re concerned about—or considering seeking professional support for—your child’s emotional well-being, there are lots of resources just for you.
Julia and Rose – Best Friends Fur-Ever
When Julia has an idea, she sees it through… with a little help from her family. This social story for autistic children models what’s possible!
Inside, Outside With Bert & Ernie
Children can play—and learn!—along with Bert and Ernie as they observe and notice, gather and collect, sort and match, and use clues that build reasoning skills.
Time for a Treat
Sometimes autistic children—and all children—need a little help from others to reach their goals.
Forging Furry Friendships: How Human-Animal Interventions Can Support Autistic Children’s Well-Being
In this webinar, you’ll learn about the science of human-animal bonds and specifically how animal interventions can support autistic children’s well-being.
Grow, Grow, Grow!
A story about Elmo and his daddy using a book to grow a flower.
One More Time
There are lots of different ways to share the same story, again and again!
The Perfect Book: An Act Along Story
Make story time more engaging by encouraging children to act out what they hear!
Growing as We Grieve
Parents and caregivers, reflect on your own experience of grief and hear what has helped other families cope, thrive, and find joy.
Growing as They Grieve
A special guide for providers supporting children who are grieving.
Check out these resources for helping the whole family prepare and respond to emergencies… while building a sense of safety and security for little ones.
Featured Resource Categories
Discover tons of resources that help kids (and parents!) with what matters most in young lives: health and wellness, social-emotional skills, and school readiness.
Healthy Minds and Bodies
Help children build healthy habits to last a lifetime.
ABCs and 123s
Build vocabulary, spark curiosity, and help children think critically, preparing them to succeed in school and in life.
How to Talk to Kids about Tough Topics
Caring adults can help kids learn coping and resilience-building techniques to help them face tough challenges like divorce, foster care, grief, and more.
Put in some professional development hours by taking an online course
Resources for your classroom and the children you work with.
Just for Teachers: The Magic of Circle Time
Learning is all about relationships!
Building Classroom Community
An article about building classroom community after a period of remote learning.
Phonemic Awareness
Activities like word blending can help kids build phonemic awareness, which is the understanding that words are made up of a series of separate sounds, called phonemes.
Resources to support children and families… and you!
Violence
Whether children are directly or indirectly exposed to violent events, there are ways to help them feel safer and more secure.
Big Bird’s Comfy-Cozy Nest
Video presenting a strategy for coping with the effects of trauma.
Traumatic Experiences: First Steps to Hope (Part 1)
Part one of an interview series with Ann Thomas from The Children’s Place.
Descubra imprimibles, videos y otros temas para ayudar a las familias con las que usted trabaja.
Mi abuelo y yo
¡Los abuelos pueden ayudar a enseñarles a los niños nuevas habilidades que posiblemente no aprenderán en otra parte!
Bondad empieza con B
Canten con Elmo, Abby y sus amigos esta canción especial sobre la bondad.
¡A cepillarse esos dientes!
Actividad práctica para mostrar a los niños cómo limpiar sus relucientes dientes
Recursos para padres
Si a usted le preocupa el bienestar emocional de su niño o si está considerando buscar apoyo profesional, recuerde que existen muchos recursos solo para usted.
Julia y Rose: ¡las mejores amigas para siempre!
Cuando a Julia se le ocurre una idea, ella trata de llevarla a cabo con un poco de ayuda de su familia. Este cuento para niños autistas nos da el ejemplo de lo que se puede hacer.
¡Juguemos! Detective de sentimientos
Ayude a los niños a “ver” los sentimientos en el rostro y el cuerpo de las personas y a entender que todos expresamos nuestros sentimientos de diferentes maneras.
Adentro y afuera con Bert y Ernie
Los niños pueden jugar y aprender con Bert y Ernie a observar y notar, reunir y recopilar, clasificar y combinar y a usar pistas para desarrollar destrezas de razonamiento.
Play time and reading time are great times for learning.
Grow, Grow, Grow!
A story about Elmo and his daddy using a book to grow a flower.
Reading Adventures
Sharing stories now lays the foundation for a lifetime of reading.
Word Play
Storytime is a great way to build vocabulary! As you read these interactive storybooks, point out and talk about what’s happening in each scene.
The Monster Dash
A storybook about practicing flexibility and maintaining a positive outlook as skills to build resilience.
The Monster-Fairy Family Challenge
Abby and Rudy help spark fun family time with a game you can play anytime, anywhere.
Making It Work
An interactive game that helps children build flexibility.
Elmo’s Brain Games
You can help children build important skills in everyday moments.
