Al Roker, Deborah Roberts and Grover help explain the economic crisis.
Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times
Wednesday, September 9, at 8 p.m.
on WKAR-HD and WKAR-23 Program Helps Kids Understand Economic Crisis
In today’s economic climate, approximately two out of three middle class families are at high risk of sustaining or losing their economic security. Moreover, increases in job loss and income cuts have made families struggle with basic costs like housing, medical care, transportation, food, clothing, and child care. Too often, parents are being forced to make difficult decisions that affect their children’s well-being. In response to these recent changes in family economics,Sesame Street presents Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times. This hour-long HD special, hosted by Al Roker, Deborah Roberts and Elmo, aims to help families with children, ages two to eight, experiencing difficult economic circumstances by offering strategies and tips that can lead to positive outcomes for their children’s physical and emotional well-being during this tough economic climate.
Featuring Grover, Chris, Elmo’s family and financial expert Jean Chatzky and parenting and relationship expert Dr. Joshua Coleman, the program provides simple strategies and helpful tips that can easily be integrated into families’ everyday routines. The special includes documentary footage of real American families who are living through difficult economic conditions, encouraging positive strategies and modeling behavior for parents and care providers to support the entire family during insecure times.
