In this 60-minute webinar, representative(s) from the Sesame Street Workshop will introduce the Sesame Street for Military Families website as well as explore resources that can be utilized in training, outreach efforts, family conversations, and community events. They will also discuss activities that promote child and family self-expression.

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While you’re waiting you can get handouts etc. by following the link below.
Kids Serve Too Series
Sesame Street Overview on Military Resources
militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/event/22073

3. Kids Serve Too Series
Sesame Street Overview on Military Resources
militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/event/22073

4. Today’s Presenter
Antonio Freitas
Senior Content Manager at
Sesame Workshop, where
he works to develop
content and professional
development resources
and course for Sesame
Street for Military Families
and Sesame Street In
Communities.

5. 1. Introduce yourself
2. Share: who’s your favorite
Sesame Street character? Why?

7. Today we’ll…
• Introduce the
SS4MF initiative
• Explore
resources
• Answer
questions
• HAVE FUN!

8. We know…
When a parent serves
in the military, the
entire family is serving.

9. Sesame Street
for Military
Families is a 12+
year initiative to
support military
families through
all the
milestones of
their lives.

10. What we do:
• Reduce the level of anxiety, sadness, and confusion
young children in military families may experience.
• Help young children gain an age-appropriate
understanding of the situation by including them in
the process.
• Reassure children that they are loved and safe, and
that—together with their families and support
system—they can learn ways of being there for one
another.

11. Our History:
Our resources for
transitioning
families

12. What’s on
SS4MF
Today:
Topics include:
• Deployments
• Homecomings
• Relocation
• Injuries
• Grief
• Civilian Life
Additional topics
on:
Birthdays, Family Health
& Wellness, Routines
and Self-expression
Bilingual Resources in English and Spanish

13. What’s on SS4MF Today:
For Providers section:
Resources for providers
and for the military
families they serve

14. Let’s
explore!
• Bilingual
• Responsive
design
• Over 200
activities

15. Topic Pages
• Introduction
• Videos
• Interactive
• Printables
• Parent articles

16. Taking a
closer look…
• Deployments
• Relocation
• Self-
Expression
• Birthdays

17. Printable
resources
Deployments
• Pre-deployments
• During
Deployment
• Coming Home
Information & Strategies
Videos

18. Sesame Street & Caribu

19. 19
The Big Moving
Adventure

20. Self Expression: Feeling Faces

21. Self Expression: Mood Monster

22. Birthdays!
• Traditions
• Celebrating
when a parent
is away
• Keeping it
simple

23. www.sesamestreet.org/veter
ans
• 10 new videos including It’s
an Adventure music video
and an animation with
Katie
• 12 week long e-newsletter
campaign with videos, and
activities
• Printed My Story, My Big
Adventure Activity Book
• Partner toolkit and Guide
for Providers

24. Key Strategies
1. Look at each milestone through a child’s perspective.
2. Help children maintain a positive outlook around change.
3. Listen to a child’s feelings and emotion and help them to
recognize and express their emotions.
4. Keeping routines in times of changes can help children focus on
what remains the same in times of change.
5. Reassure children that they are loved and safe, and that—together
with their families and support system—they can learn ways of
being there for one another.

25. In April, we will celebrate the
Month of the Military Child:
• Continue a social media
campaign because we know
#KidsServeToo
• Designing custom profile
pictures and banners for
families to use and share
• Sharing photos and stories from
military families who reached
out to us
Our Facebook Community: Celebrating Military Families!
Our Facebook page has over
68,000 followers!
@SesameStreetForMilitaryFamilies

26. Questions?
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27. …to continue efforts to build awareness about our
resources
We need your help…
• Help us spread the word
about Sesame Street for
Military Families at
www.ss4mf.org
• Follow us on Facebook and
use the hashtag
#KidsServeToo
• Connect with us and let us
know how we can help raise
awareness about these
resources in the military
spouse community

28. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org
@SesameStreetforMilitaryFamilies
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Please explore the site and let us know what you think!
What is your favorite resource?
What can we do better?
Send an email or a Facebook message.

29. Thank
You!

32. Evaluation and
Continuing Education Credits/Certificate
MFLN Family Development is offering 1.0 credit hours for
today’s webinar.
Please complete the evaluation and post-test at:
https://vte.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhFiZ8KzUfX1o0d
Must pass post-test with an 80% or higher to receive certificate.

33. Evaluation and
Continuing Education Credits/Certificate
MFLN Family Transitions is offering a Certificate of
Completion for today’s webinar.
Please complete the evaluation and post-test at:
https://vte.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhFiZ8KzUfX1o0d
Must pass post-test with an 80% or higher to receive certificate.

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