Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Watch this video on your own or with your child. In it, Elmo’s dad Louie, demonstrates the strategy of reflecting. Reflecting is “saying what they say”—echoing and expanding on what your child is saying. This lets them know you hear them and you “get them”! And it all starts with following children’s lead.
sesameworkshop.org/resources/parenting-moment-reflecting
Sesame Workshop is the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street and so much more. For over 50 years, we have worked at the intersection of education, media, and research, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and expand hearts, all in service of empowering each generation to build a better world. Our beloved characters, iconic shows, outreach in communities, and more bring playful early learning to families in more than 150 countries and advance our mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Learn more at: sesameworkshop.org
Watch this video on your own or with your child. In it, Elmo’s dad Louie, demonstrates the strategy of reflecting. Reflecting is “saying what they say”—echoing and expanding on what your child is saying. This lets them know you hear them and you “get them”! And it all starts with following children’s lead.
sesameworkshop.org/resources/parenting-moment-reflecting
Sesame Workshop is the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street and so much more. For over 50 years, we have worked at the intersection of education, media, and research, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and expand hearts, all in service of empowering each generation to build a better world. Our beloved characters, iconic shows, outreach in communities, and more bring playful early learning to families in more than 150 countries and advance our mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
Learn more at: sesameworkshop.org
