Representative(s) from the Sesame Street Workshop will address potential child concerns and developmentally appropriate responses to relocation transitions, explore resources that caregivers can use when addressing these concerns, and provide tips in navigating the resources related to this topic on the Sesame Street for Military Families website. This event is hosted by the Family Transitions concentration area of the Military Families Learning Network.

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4. Hello! Let us know your name, role,
and where you’re listening!

5. Home is Where
the Heart is:
Sesame
Resources to
Support
Relocation
Friday, April 19th
Presenters:
Antonio Freitas,
Sabrina Huda,
& Paula Longoria

6. Antonio Freitas
Senior Content Manager
Sabrina Huda
Senior Project Manager
Paula Longoria
Intern

7. Trivia!
Which Sesame Street character is
the only fictional character to have
ever testified in front of Congress?

8. Trivia!
Elmo

9. Trivia!
Which classic Sesame Street song
spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot
100 chart, peaking at #16?

10. Trivia!
Rubber Duckie

11. Agenda
• Subheading 1
• Subheading 2
• Subheading 3
Agenda:
• Defining relocation
• Sesame Resources
• SS4MF
• SSIC
• Addressing the
Need
• Relocation Assets
• Q and A

12. Goals:
1. Explore resources
2. Address potential
child concerns
and
developmentally
appropriate
responses
3. Navigate the
contents within
Relocation

14. https://sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/

15. Sesame Street
for Military Families
• A 13-year-long initiative to support our
military families
• Address the ongoing needs of military
children related to their experiences and
transitions.
• Free, bilingual (English and Spanish)
website where families can find
information and multimedia resources:
SS4MF.org

16. What is on
Sesame Street for Military Families
Topics include:
• Deployments
• Homecomings
• Relocation
• Injuries
• Grief
• Civilian Life
Additional topics on:
Birthdays, Family Health
& Wellness, Routines and
Self-expression

17. Trivia!
Which Sesame Street character
appeared on Dancing With the
Stars, volunteering his time to tally
votes?

18. Trivia!
The Count

19. What do you wish you had during
your big moving adventure?

20. “I wish before moving I would have prepared my
kids more for where we were going to possibly
ease the unknown! Maybe books or pictures on
the area would have made them more excited to
arrive and a little less stressed to leave. ”
- Carrie Munera
Moved from Joint Base Andrews, MD
to Aviano Air Base, Italy

21. Ali (10) and Ashton (3)

22. “…with 4 kids and no internet for a
few weeks the kids struggled with
nothing to do in the cars for a long
period of times”
- Jenni Heilman
Fort Drum, NY
Moved from Kansas to New York
with 4 kids, 3 turtles and 1 dog

24. Coping Mechanisms
• Blending in
• Improving
communication skills
• Assuming adult roles
and responsibilities
• Joining available
activities
• Connecting with other
military children, and
• Confiding in peers
Child Challenges
• Family tension
• Separation from
friends
• Establishing new
networks
• Dealing with
differences
• Acceptance
*https://www.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall14/highlight1_sidebar.html

25. Addressing the Need
Age Behaviors Strategies
0-24 months • Feel and express emotions intensely
• Smile/giggle to show joy
• Tears for discomfort
• Use feeling words and big expressions to help children
learn emotions.
2 years old • Show strong emotions with body language ›
words
• Self soothe
• Use words to describe their emotions
• Read together and point out characters’ expressions as
you name the emotion they are showing.
3 years old • Show their concern for others
• Brains may also begin to store names for
simpler feelings
• Develop empathy using stuffed animals
• Play a game of feeling charades
4 years old • May begin to really understand others’ feelings
and why they feel that way
• Putting big feelings into words
• Make a poster showing strategies to manage feelings
• Let children feel like superheroes.
5-6 years old • Starting to understand that friends may have
different feelings
• Beginning to manage feelings successfully
• Practice strategies to help focus attention and manage
emotions

26. SSIC:Milestones
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/milestones/

27. SSIC: Milestones

28. Printables

29. Interactives

30. Videos

31. Grown-Ups Come Back

32. What are some of your daily
routines?

33. SSIC:Routines
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/routines
/

34. SSIC: Routines

35. Printables

36. Interactives

37. Videos

38. Storytime

39. Trivia!
What three letters appeared above
the words “Sesame Street” on the
street sign from 1969-2000?

40. Trivia!
CTW

42. It’s An Adventure!

43. Addressing the Need
• At Sesame Workshop, we know that when a
parent or guardian serves in the military, the
whole family serves.
• Relocation resources focus on three phases
of a family’s move-naming the movie, before,
during, and after.
• During transitions, children may exhibit big
feelings.

44. Breaking the News
• A special announcement: “new family
adventure”
• It’s difficult to say goodbye, but you can still
keep in touch, and you’ll have even more
friends!
• It’s okay to have big feelings about the move

45. Preparing for Military Moves

46. Process of Moving
• How are we getting there?
Train? Plane? Car?
• It’s important to take a break
when you need it
• Games to play in the car

47. Settling In
• Involve your child in
the unpacking process
• Be patient
• Keep routines

48. The Big Moving Adventure

49. The Big Moving Adventure

50. Let’s download it!
It’s free!
https://sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/mobile-apps/

51. Ready to play?

57. Analytics
Lifetime
Downloads
785,877
Lifetime
Plays
7,913,717
Average
Time in Play
8:22
The Big Moving Adventure launched December 9, 2013
Since then…
Compare Average Time in Play:
Mood Monster 2:20
Comfy Cozy Nest 4:02

58. OtherGames

59. Trivia!
Not many people know that this
Muppet’s first name is Aloysius.
What is his last name?

60. Trivia!
Snuffleupagus

61. What could you use?
How would you use it?

62. Coming up…
Caregiving Resources
• Muppet videos
• Parent to Parent Advice Videos
• Digital interactive
• New printed activity book
• Audio podcast
• Song
• Printables

63. Coming up…
Coordination of Care Resources
• Articles
• Switching Smoothly
• A is for Advocacy
• Ready to Roll
• Activities
• A Caring Checklist
• Heart to Heart
• A Colorful Check Up!

64. What else should we add?

65. Get free print
resources from
us!
Email
militaryfamilies@sesame.org
to place an order.

66. Get free print
resources from
us!
Email
militaryfamilies@sesame.org
to place an order.

67. Q&A

68. Keep the conversation going!
@SesameStreetforMilitaryFamilies

69. Connect with MFLN Family Transitions!
69
@MFLNFT
@MilitaryFamilies
MFLN Family Transitions Podcasts
Military Families Learning Network

70. Evaluation & CE Credit/Certificate
Please complete the evaluation and post-test at:
https://vce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00YyP3n22mwJjlb
MFLN Family Transitions is offering credit hours and a certificate for today’s
webinar through the University of Texas-Austin Steven Hicks School of
Social Work for Social Workers and Case Managers, and thru the National
Council on Family Relations
Must pass post-test with an 80% or higher to receive certificate.

71. Sesame Street Overview on Military Resources
Safe and Sound: Caring in Our Community
Home is Where Your Heart Is
At Our Best: Caregiving Today
Engaged and Extraordinary: Supporting Young
Children with Special Needs
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72. militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org
7272This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.