Comments on: Do kids still love Sesame Street 40 years on?

By: mr tom gones

mr tom gones — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:14 +0000

its burning like fire, stop talking about crappy sesamme street. it encourages pedos and incest. i donot want my kid beenm raped by some tramp in the high street. sesame streeet go away

By: motherjanegoose

motherjanegoose — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:36:50 +0000

JUST CAME ACROSS THIS AND WANTED TO SHARE:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html

By: Candice

Candice — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:37:00 +0000

I’m 37 and I loved Sesame Street as a child. I think it’s still relevant because it teaches the basics: ABCs, numbers, and good manners. It reinforces what my 2-year-old is being taught at home and she enjoyes it. The diverse cast always exemplifies unconditional love and respect for each other. Why wouldn’t we want to expose our children to these wonderful qualities? I hope it sticks around for another 40 years!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:13 +0000

In relation to what someone said about using it as a teaching tool: My TV has a built-in on-screen guide of its own, although it’s a bit outdated. I haven’t used it since it wouldn’t play nice with the cable box I had at another house I lived in.

Anyway, one thing I liked was when I’d scroll through the guide, and would select “Sesame Street”, it would give the subject of the day’s episode, and what this character or that character was doing. It then gave a parenting tip on how to incorporate that episode’s subject to teach your child by example, or to expand on the subject. For example, there was an episode where Baby Bear wanted to send an e-mail to a friend, and the tip read for the parent (more than likely the mother) to take the child with them on daily errands, and show how computers are used everywhere, like at the grocery store, the bank, the library, etc. I thought it was very neat. Other tips included maybe having the child help bake something or clean house, if the show’s subject was either of those, or certain activities to show opposites, colors, shapes, textures, etc. That’s one thing I’d give Sesame Street credit for: encouraging not only children, but parents to interact with each other, and to use the show as a springboard in educating their children of the world around them. I think SS even has a parenting magazine that would have a summary of upcoming episodes, and would feature tips on what to do with the child in relation to the episode.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:59:03 +0000

I’m not a parent, but i do babysit alot. And when i do go and watch kids the majority of them watch Sesame Street. I personally love it, I’m 15 and when i was little it was one of the only shows that didn’t freak me out! My mom watched the show when she was little and me and my two brothers watched it. The kids i babysit watch it and god knows, if it’s still on air, my kids will be watching it too.

By: Sarai

Sarai — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:45:52 +0000

I never really watched it when I was young BUT in my (high school) class we watched big bird goes to japan, and we didn’t finish it, I rented it from my library to watch the rest I loved it so much! I then read Caroll Spinney’s book about big bird, so big bird is now my idol~

By: motherjanegoose

motherjanegoose — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:39:36 +0000

@ seriously, listen for my LOUD scream on the way down…can you hear it, not yet? Please also get over yourself and share something we can actually use, instead of attacking. I know folks in all aspects of life. I love those who have something good to share, things we can all learn from. I learned some neat things today from those who stopped to chat with me after my presentation! Those who have nothing better to do than attack others, are wasting everyone’s time and I think that has been mentioned in so many ways by other posters.

Please find something interesting to contribute and check back. If I missed your thought provoking posts, I apologize.

Criticisms are easy to come by…contributions take more thought and intelligence. I speak about this in nearly every presentation I make and I am still employed…imagine it.

Night all…I have been talking for 6 hours and am pooped.

By: mwagner

mwagner — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:34:49 +0000

I think it horrible that someone up above would say that sesame street would bread pedophilles. I think the show is great and teachers children diversity and manners. They actually tell ESL students or their parents to watch it because it teaches them many things. My daughter loves all the characters and I am convinced that it has taught her letters. I go over her letters, but she started watching seseame street she is not singing the song. So all you people whi did not watch it you missed it. It is great for kids on so many levels. It is better then those stupid cartoons that flash things on the screen and does not really teach them anything. so congrats seseame street can’t wait till nov 10th for the new ones to begin.

By: Seriously'~?

Seriously'~? — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:26:15 +0000

Wow Motherjanegoose- I’m surprised you can see all us little people from WAYYYYYYYYY up there on your high horse. Thats gonna be one heck of a fall…

By: foeverbigbird

foeverbigbird — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:24:08 +0000

When you compare the wit and artistry that went into Sesame Street, today’s shows like WoW WoW Wubzy and Backyardagins are pathetic. Did creativity go out of style?