Social Emotional Skills
Help children understand big feelings, build relationships, and handle everyday challenges like frustration, transitions, and new experiences.
Elmo and Abby Learn the Meaning of Compromise
Conflicts happen in any relationship. It’s how we resolve difficulties that matter—and that’s an emotional intelligence skill that can be taught.
Social Emotional Skills Subtopics
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Calming Strategies
Little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and thrive. We offer calming strategies on comforting and providing nurturing touch, all of which are required for healthy brain development!
Children’s Feelings
When you help children to understand and express their emotions, you help them grow and thrive.
Friendship & Community
Resources to help build on children’s natural curiosity about themselves and those around them… and celebrate community.
Building Resilience in Children and Families
Give children tools and coping skills to overcome both little and big challenges to help them learn and grow.
Tantrums
Big emotions can be hard for little kids to handle. Tantrums are tough for kids and parents, but there are ways to deal with them to help everyone cope with those difficult moments.
Community Service
We all want children to think and act with respect and kindness and begin to understand ideas of fairness, equality, and justice. That’s the foundation for a happy, safe future for all our neighborhoods and communities… and, later, for the country and planet!
Talking about kindness is a great way to start building empathy. Putting it into action also requires a little modeling! Here are resources to help.
K Is for Kindness
Join Elmo, Abby, and friends in singing this special song about kindness.
What Is Empathy?
Mark Ruffalo and Murray talk about what the word “Empathy” means.
Thankful Hearts
Print this page and show gratitude for all the things to celebrate.
Come & Play
You can make a new friend by inviting them to play with you.
Showing We Care
Explore ways to show gratitude and appreciation toward loved ones.
Learning Empathy
Show children that, no matter how different we are, we all share the same big planet.
Growing Empathy
Bring out your child’s compassion with these helpful tips.
Little ones need lots of help from caring adults to grow and flourish. These resources offer calming strategies on comforting and providing nurturing touch.
I Can Calm Myself Down, Slow Down & Settle Down
You can help kids build resilience by teaching them coping strategies they can remember and use on their own.
Furry Fuzzy Hugs
In the face of anxiety or chaos, hugs offer a sense of security and safety.
Teaching Kids to “Breathe, Think, Do”
Work through difficult moments with this three-step strategy.
We Can Calm Down
We can show kids how to manage big feelings and stay calm.
A Little Help From My Furry Friends
Children can take comfort from their friends on Sesame Street, too!
Bullying behavior is a challenge. Here are resources to help you recognize and address it.
Guest Post: Preschool Bullying
Not all aggressive behaviors are acts of bullying.
Reporting Bullying
Bystanders notice bullying and don’t say anything, but upstanders stand up for the child being bullied.
Becoming an “Upstander”
When talking about bullying, you can also introduce the idea of “oops or ouch.”
Recognizing Bullying
Learn to recognize the signs of bullying.
When Mean Behavior Becomes Bullying
Learn what to do when your child struggles with bullying.
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Adult Teamwork in Children’s Tough Moments
When it comes to supporting little ones with big feelings, providers and caregivers work better together!
A Time to Talk
Grown-ups work together to help Elmo manage big feelings with care.
Listen to Understand
Elmo and Abby learn that pausing to listen helps them work as a team.
Too Many Cooks
Elmo and friends learn that sharing roles helps playtime go smoothly.
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Sesame Street’s first AAC board features core vocabulary and beloved characters.
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