"These big feelings are OK," shop owner Alan tells Big Bird
As part of its ongoing community development program, Sesame Street has launched an online teaching program, “Traumatic Experiences,” that teaches kids and families how to express emotion and release tension after experiencing or witnessing trauma.
The series includes helpful resources to reduce the harmful effects on children from negative and stressful experiences. There are videos that offer constructive ways for kids to handle "big feelings", bursts of emotion that can seem impossible to deal with. Sesame Street characters are shown dealing with their emotional responses to trauma differently, modeling coping strategies for kids. Each of the videos comes with a learning guide for adults working with kids.