About one in 36 children has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC. So it’s pretty likely you know a child with autism, be they your cousin, your granddaughter, or your ...

Few children’s shows have left as lasting a mark as Sesame Street. For more than five decades, families around the world have tuned in to learn numbers, letters, and life lessons from Big Bird, Elmo, ...

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The beloved Muppets are teaching children how to deal with complex emotions. — -- Big Bird and his "Sesame Street" buddies are taking on a new mission: helping kids learn to cope with stress and ...

Twenty-three years ago, “Sesame Street” aired a remarkable series of episodes during which the iconic puppets and their human friends must recover from a hurricane. One focus is Big Bird’s struggle to ...

"Sesame Street" is teaming up with the Department of Defense to help support children in military families. “Sesame Street for Military Families” launched a series of videos to help kids deal with ...

It looked a little uncertain for Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and their friends when Max announced late last year that it would no longer distribute new episodes of Sesame Street. But like every scary ...