Elmo Love To Help

Our military families go through so much on a daily basis. To help those families with something they cannot avoid, Sesame Street has produced a brand new DVD to be distributed to them for free.

The DVD will feature Elmo and friends encourage these parents in the difficult issue of explaining deployment and their parent's absence on a child's level. I read that, typically, military families ask for coloring books, or pamphlets...anything to help make this discussion a lot easier. So, this DVD should work wonders, because they see and hear the same struggles from one of their favorite pals.

The premise for the story is that Elmo and his parents are preparing for Elmo's dad to be deployed. The characters discuss their feelings, exchange keepsakes and talk about the reasons Elmo can't go, too.
They even promise to think about one another often. The DVD looks at the mixed feelings that sometimes come unexpectedly when parents come home. Elmo describes feeling "excited in a funny way" on reunion day. He goes on to say his tummy is doing flip-flops.

Here's where you can find out more:
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc

Thanks for keeping these families in your prayers.
CH