Sesame Street Fostering Understanding and Acceptance of Foster Kids

Leave it to Sesame Street to include foster kids in their Muppet family. In the US, we have over 440,000 children in our foster care system.  These children need to see that their family situation is part of our society so they understand that they aren’t alone. Karli, a new Sesame Street Muppet, is a foster child, and her plight and uncertainty is portrayed in Sesame Street shows.

Having Karli interact with the other Sesame Street characters normalizes the lives of foster children. It also helps other children understand the situation and empathize with children who live with temporary families. Check out this episode with Elmo and Karli:

Sesame Street is one of the best academic and social teaching tools that TV offers to our children. That’s why I continue to support it, even though my kids are in their 30s.

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