Should 'Sesame Street' Teach Kids About Divorce?

No kids at young shouldn't have to worry about a divorce! their not even married!

Why pander downwards? Sure there may be some good to teaching kids about divorce, but divorce is bad all around, with few exceptions (such as a man divorcing a woman who cheats and won't stop, or a man divorcing a woman who hits him and their children are in danger and who won't get help or stop abusive behavior.... or vice versa), but studies have demonstrated that couples in hard times who stick it out are far happier 5 years later than those that take the easy road out in divorce

Easy Divorce was designed by divorce lawyers to bump up their business, and not because the public was crying out for easy divorce. Are there times divorce is necessary? Yes, as I noted above, but most divorce is far from those horrible awful necessary divorces, and all about the easy way out.

Sesame Street should be the high road, teach about intact nuclear families, put some knowledge in the kids of today so that as they grow up they have a standard to emulate, rather than a bad example to follow. NO, SS should not teach divorce. There are already enough programs out there that teach children to cope.

If SS does this then another plank in the foundation of childhood rots away. 20 years from now we can wax nostalgic about the good old days, "Yeah, good old Sesame Street. Taught me the how to's of divorce."

Well, it's true that not every child comes across this situation. Sesame Street is known for teaching moral values, and life skills that will help people in childhood. Parents won't always explain this, so maybe this child's show would be beneficial to enter the topic and teach children who have gone through it how to handle it and what it means to have divorced parents. They need to attempt to mildly explain an unmild conflict. Besides, children who went through it may need to know more about it. Not EVERY parent talks through with their child about it.

I hope they'll also soon teach kids that same gender parents are also just fine. Especially since the whole franchise is all about equality and such that's why they boycotted that disgraceful fast food chicken place that offered people free food for hating homosexuals, something I'm positive was breaking Jesus's heart with every person stepping up to that demonic counter, since he was a great and loving man who offered love and kindness to even those society saw as the most evil because he knew they were just misunderstood.

I'm waiting for
"M" is for Murder
"R" is for Rape
and
"C" is for Child molesters are gonna get you!

But then again, I love controversy...

. What next, homosexuality and teen pregnancy? Sesame Street should be teaching moral values. Good lord what is this Country coming to?

See though, you lose all credibility when you lump homosexuality and teen pregnancy, when an increase in the former decreases the latter . Besides, are you forgetting bert and ernie ?

I think they should. So many kids are unaware of what happens in their parents lives with the parents thinking that their kids are too young to understand what is going on. However I feel if they are exposed to it early, it will be less traumatic for them when they get older.

Reports say that Adam Lazana (the guy who did the shooting in Connecticut and killed all the children in the school) got worse when his parents divorced each other. I feel like the fact that he targeted little kids was not coincidental. He probably thought he was saving them from the pain of their parents splitting up. Just an idea.

It's not a "wholesome value", admittedly, but it's one that society embraces so Sesame Street should at least inform kids about it. In fact, this issue should have been taken on long ago.

No Way! Not into their leftist, PC agenda

It needs to be discussed by the families, not tv shows. Each case is different, and its such a personal subject.

The appropriate thing should be, They should teach kids how NOT to divorce :-)

Big Bird could explain it in song:" I Don't Wanna Play" House followed by" D-I-V-O-R-C-E" trust me they'll get the message

Since this is reality for so many children with more than fifty percent of marriages ending in divorce children need to be taught how to deal with this if not for themselves then for some of their friends. No one really wants divorce and I don't believe it is good for anyone especially the children but it is a fact and kids need to learn how to deal with it.

I dont think so...

Yes very fun!

When my parents split, I thought they split because it was my fault. It was a deep scar I held for a while. If I understood what divorce or split really is, I would have had more confidence in myself to do many things.

I think that's a personal matter that should be tought/discused by parents

That topic is far too broad and subjective to condense into a kid's show. Plus,it's personal. Each divorce case is different.
Sometimes the kids go with mom,sometimes with dad, sometimes with grandma...you get the picture.
These types of topics are for parents and their children to discuss.

Divorce happens and affects kids. They need to understand it. Not all kid's parents will get divorced, but most kids will have a friend who's parents are divorced. It's important for them to understand that the parents still love them and it's not the child's fault the parents have separated.

No. :'(

that is so mean to kids what if there parents are divorced. WTF

WTF? So it is mean to tell a child with divorced parents that it isn't their fault that their parents are divorced? What is wrong with you?

wats wrong with me?!!!? i sure in hell wouldnt want my kid to know bout that.

Huh? You wouldn't want your kid to know that your divorce wasn't his or her fault?

what if i wasnt divourced? DUH

Read your first comment and your responses to me DUH. You make no sense.
BTW: Do you keep your kids under rocks? They are going to know someone who is divorced.

lol im 14 i dont have kids... im thinking of the future. and if they do know someone who has divorced parents i would rather teach them about it, not a little kids show!!

Again I ask, how is it mean to teach children that divorce sometimes happens and it isn't their fault? or why is it mean to teach children that there is nothing wrong with being friends with someone whose parents are divorced? Did you even watch the clip before claiming that it was mean?

like i said i would rather teach them bout it myself.

Repeating that you would rather teach your (imaginary) children still doesn't answer my question. How is it mean to teach about divorce?

really (imaginary) children? DUMBASS PAY ATTENTION, I SAID I WOULD RATHER TEACH MY CHILDREN ( WHEN I HAVE THEM) MYSELF!!! wats so hard to understand bout that. and when did " teaching kids bout divorce is mean" get typed from me?

Posted by you 3 days ago: "wats wrong with me?!!!? i sure in hell wouldnt want my kid to know bout that."
Posted by you 5 days ago: "that is so mean to kids what if there parents are divorced. WTF"

If you aren't capable of reading or remembering what you've said in the past, I suggest that you refrain from posting.

ROFLMAO......... Apparently your memory loss is so bad that you couldn't remember how to scroll up and see what you said. Keep making up lame excuses and attacking me for going by what you've said. You are just showing how childish you are.

childish, r u kidding me. if u were smart enough to look at my age u would know that im only 14 dumbass. and just to let u know u might wanna read over wat i said a few times, cuz what ur saying dont really make sense. the two things u pointed out have to do with each other. but i guess u were to busy paying attention to "other things".