A ‘Sesame Street’ Character’s Mom Has an Addiction: Experts Say that’s a Valuable Lesson
Submitted by Dr. Rajesh Kumar
- 24 October 2019
The popular US children’s show “Sesame Street” has revealed that a character’s mother is battling addiction, acquainting kids with the opioid crisis that has devastated swaths of the country.
A fuzzy green Muppet introduced in May is in foster care because her mother is in recovery, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the show, revealed this week in a series of videos. The materials are part of an initiative called Sesame Street in Communities that offers online-only resources to caregivers trying to explain difficult issues to children.
Source: The Washington Post
