Q&A: ‘Sesame Street’ tackles parental addiction
“SESAME STREET” IS INTRODUCING A NEW STORYLINE FOR THE MUPPET KARLI, WHOSE MOTHER IS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. (ZACH HYMAN/SESAME WORKSHOP)
Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit educational arm of “Sesame Street” — just launched an initiative to help children better understand parental addiction. The resources include new videos featuring the muppet Karli, whose mother is struggling with addiction. I spoke with Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president for U.S. social impact at Sesame Workshop, to learn more.
What was the inspiration for this?
One of the reasons was the incidence of parental addiction. There are 5.7 million children under the age of 11 who live in a house with a parent who has a substance abuse disorder.
How are these tools supposed to help?
What we hope, in general, is that grown-ups can understand a child’s perspectives. For children, we particularly want them to know what parental addiction is, but also provide a sense of hope and help them feel they’re not alone.
Read my full interview here.
What was the inspiration for this?
One of the reasons was the incidence of parental addiction. There are 5.7 million children under the age of 11 who live in a house with a parent who has a substance abuse disorder.
How are these tools supposed to help?
What we hope, in general, is that grown-ups can understand a child’s perspectives. For children, we particularly want them to know what parental addiction is, but also provide a sense of hope and help them feel they’re not alone.
Read my full interview here.
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