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Rudy & Abby: Stepsiblings!
New family relationships can be tricky for children to explain.
Together (as a family if possible), watch Elmo, Abby, Rudy, Freddie, and Louie describe their families. You might ask:
- How do Abby and Rudy explain their new family relationships? (Remind children that Abby’s mommy married Rudy’s daddy, so that makes them stepbrother and sister.)
- How are their families the same as ours? How are they different?
You might sing the chorus (“we’re a family”) to children and invite them to sing along together…especially when the moment seems to call for it.
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The Wiggle-Jiggle Game
A video about a getting-to-know-you game that helps kids appreciate similarities and differences.
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Barbershop Bonding
A video about the community bonds of the Sesame Street barbershop.
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Take Your Child to Work Day
A video about “take your child to work” day, and the bonding, learning and inspiration that can take place there.
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Abuela Makes a Quilt
A storybook about the bonding that can happen through art.
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Grandparents Are Grand!
There’s a lot that grandparents can do to bond with grandchildren (even at a distance) and to help them build the social skills they’ll need in school—and in life!
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5 Things I Want Other Black Dads to Know
An article about Black fathers.
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Supporting Fathers
This webinar to helps providers better understand, celebrate, and support fathers.