See You Later Alligator
A special, loving good-bye routine can make separations easier.
When challenges and feelings are BIG, there are little things you can do to help things feel easier for your child. Together, watch this video in which Abby and her mommy demonstrate their playful, loving goodbye routines — a “wing wave” and a “fairy farewell.”
Familiar, predictable routines help children know what to expect. Together, make up your own goodbye routine — perhaps some combination of fist bumps, high-fives, butterfly kisses, special handshakes, or rhyming words (such as “give a hug, ladybug” or “out the door, dinosaur”).
A Time to Talk
Grown-ups work together to help Elmo manage big feelings with care.
Watch and Play: Cookie Monster's Cookie Cart
Watch this episode and explore ways to extend the learning at home.
It Takes a Village
Honest conversations with all the adults in a child’s circle of care can set everyone up for success!
Adult Teamwork in Children's Tough Moments
When it comes to supporting little ones with big feelings, providers and caregivers work better together!
A Day to Play
Color a page of Sesame moments that encourage teamwork and invite reflection!
Together Time
Color a page of Sesame moments that encourage teamwork and invite reflection!
Wes Becomes a Perspective Detective
Help children take other’s perspectives.
