scholarly journals Building Resilience in Young Children the Sesame Street Way

2014 ◽  
pp. 181-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine V. Oades-Sese ◽  
David Cohen ◽  
Jedediah W. P. Allen ◽  
Michael Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Sesame Street ◽  
Building Resilience

Video Songs from Sesame Street: A Comparison of Fifth Graders' and Adults' Opinions regarding Messages for Preschool Children

1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Jellison ◽  
David E. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Fifth Graders ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Sesame Street ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Fifth Grade

The study was designed to assess the opinions of fifth-graders and adults concerning messages conveyed to preschool children through video songs, and to compare fifth graders' and adults' opinions to preschool children's responses to questions about the same video songs. Also assessed were subjects' opinions regarding the importance of the messages, whether the messages would be learned, and how much the videos would be liked by preschool children. Two hundred seventeen subjects (fifth-grade children, n = 91; and adults, n = 726) were shown three videotaped productions of songs used in a previous study with preschool children. Adults listed significantly more implicit messages than did fifth graders, whose messages were more explicit (previous findings show that preschoolers report explicit messages). Significant differences were also found between fifth graders and adults concerning importance, learning, and liking. The study has implications for adults who use music segments from children's television as educational experiences for young children.

Building resilience in young children and families as a result of disasters and ongoing trauma

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Osofsky ◽  
H. Watanabe ◽  
R. Feldman ◽  
D. Kaminer ◽  
H. Osofsky
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Building Resilience

Preschoolers' Viewing Behavior While Watching Two Types of Television Fare

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 575-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy M. Prawat ◽  
Richard S. Prawat
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Verbal Behavior ◽  
Sesame Street ◽  
Movement Initiation ◽  
Category System ◽  
Motor Movement ◽  
Affective Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Involvement

18 preschoolers were video-taped in groups of 4 or 5, while watching randomly selected 10-min. segments of Sesame Street and The Pink Panther. Observers viewing the video-tapes used a category system to record the frequencies of certain behaviors thought to be indicative of affective and cognitive involvement in the program. These data were analyzed to assess children's “viewing preferences” for the two types of television fare. The Pink Panther, a popular but violent cartoon show, elicited significantly more nonverbal affective behaviors—mostly in the form of smiles—than Sesame Street. The two programs did not differ in verbal affect, in nonverbal or in verbal “relating” behaviors. Children demonstrated significantly more motor movement “initiation” than imitation while watching both programs. The same was true for verbal behavior. This belies the notion that television is a “cool” or noninvolving medium, at least for young children.

Growing Up Under Fire: Building Resilience in Young Children and Parents Exposed to Ongoing Missile Attacks

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Pat-Horenczyk ◽  
Michal Achituv ◽  
Arielle Kagan Rubenstein ◽  
Atoosa Khodabakhsh ◽  
Danny Brom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Building Resilience ◽  
Children And Parents

scholarly journals Statewide Dissemination of Sesame Street Resources for Families Affected by Incarceration

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Shlafer ◽  
Amanda A. Wanous ◽  
Erin C. Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Sesame Street ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Multimedia Resources

The number of children with an incarcerated parent has increased nearly 80% in the past 20 years. Despite the growing need, few educational resources exist to promote the emotional health of young children with incarcerated parents. To address this need, Sesame Street recently released developmentally appropriate, multimedia resources, and piloted the dissemination of those resources in 10 states. The current study describes the process used in one pilot state to disseminate the resources; documents the reach of those dissemination efforts, including the number of resource kits distributed, number of community-based and clinical providers reached, and location of providers across the state; and examines providers’ impressions of the utility of the resources and their perspectives on how the resources support children and families affected by incarceration. This study has important implications for translating research evidence for community providers and practitioners who aim to promote the emotional health of young children affected by incarceration.

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