Creators want to entertain and inform our quarantined children while also giving exhausted caregivers a much needed boost.
The half-hour special, featuring celebrity guests Tracee Ellis Ross, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anne Hathaway, hadApril 14 when it aired on PBS and WarnerMedia networks, a spokesperson told HuffPost.
There have also been over 1.6 million total streams of the episode on PBS digital since its premiere. Truglio said a lot of parents sent positive feedback about their children’s reactions to being a part of Elmo’s video chat, with many calling the viewing experience a moment of joy. According to Nielsen data,“That’s something we have to focus on, is that these are times we’re spending as a family,” Truglio said.
In other words, wallpaper TV — programming that plays pleasantly in the background of your home for hours on end — isn’t ideal for youngsters who are soaking up new information and habits each day. Albeit exhausted, parents should still be aware of what kind of shows their kids are watching in quarantine and how they can help propel introductory concepts.
“The field of children’s educational media — and not just television, there’s a lot of effort in terms of online learning, too — provides many offerings,” Truglio said. “There’s an array of choices for parents to engage in quality educational content.
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