Elmo connects with military kids
Children dealing with war getting Muppet as counselor.
Elmo seeks to help grieving kids
By McClatchy-Tribune News Services
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Published: July 25, 2008
WASHINGTON — The room was full of military families as Muppets sang new "Sesame Street” songs aimed at preschoolers with parents in faraway Afghanistan and Iraq.
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ElmoEven when kids are grieving over war and separation, they'll listen to, and learn from, the furry puppet.
Kicking off tour
The Elmo event at the Reserve Officers Association in downtown Washington last month kicked off a new "Sesame Street” tour with the USO, of 43 military bases.
The tour is part of "Talk, Listen, Connect,” a joint project between the children's television show and the Department of Defense. Its intent is to help young children cope with deployments, homecomings and parents who return injured.
There are 650,000 children under the age of 5 in Guard, Reserve and active-duty families.
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