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I'll Still Be Able To See The Moon...

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"I'll still be able to see the moon,
just like you"
his soon-to-be-deployed
father tells Elmo"

 Elmo LOVES You<br>Centerpiece

It is extremely difficult for moms and dads in military families to tell their little ones they are leaving for a very long time and prepare them; this is so difficult, many families do not quite know what to do.  Many parents are concerned they will say the wrong thing and frighten their children.  What's a parent to do?

Who should come to the rescue? ...

ELMO


Yes, Elmo, the character from Sesame Street and
No, he is not a knight in shining armor and No, he is not dressed in a military uniform.  Elmo is a part of

Talk, Listen, Connet: 
Helping Families During Military Deployment.
 

Elmo, through Sesame Street, Wal-Mart Stores, the New York State Office of Mental Health and Military Child Education Coalition, have partnered to create FREE kits to military familes.  The kit includes a Sesame Street DVD, a Parent/Caregiving Magazine and a Children's Activity Poster.

Military families can receive a free bilingual kit to help them cope with feelings, challenges, and concerns experienced during the various phases of deployment: 

Pre-deploymet

Deployment 

Homecoming

Talk, Listen, Connect is available through all yhe branches of the military service.   Copies can be requested or downloaded online at www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc .

 

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