Once again, Sesame Street is disappointing me. A few months ago, when many, many people were celebrating Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary, I wasn’t. Check out my post “When did Sesame Street become $esame $treet? “ for more about that.
At tomorrow’s Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, the world will be introduced to Nintendo DS gaming accessories from our dear friends at Sesame Workshop. The new line of Sesame branded products includes earbuds, ear phones and other completely unnecessary products that will lure young children and their families further into the plugged-in world and farther away from real human interactions. See today’s Kid Screen Daily for a bit more information about these new products.
It aggravates me to no end when companies that parents have trusted for years exploit that trust and sell products which replace healthy social and emotional connections and actually get in the way of quality play. Parenting is a hard enough job already. Shame on you, Sesame Street!
"Somebody come and /play/ have screen time"…
Windsor Parent