Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life - Learning to Share

It was absolutely perfect. Just what I ordered.

My 22 month old loves this video! She loves Elmo & Katie Couric, and she loves dancing to "So Much Better". She quickly learned "Jack & Jill" and about "The Three Little Pigs". The only bad thing about the video is that it taught her to say "No" even more; she even says "Elmo says no!". And the video taught her the word "MINE". When Zoe asks Elmo if he would share his train with her, Elmo says "No! Elmo says no! This train is mine, mine. MINE!" So when we watch this video, I mute this section.

My kids have enjoyed this show for quite awhile. Katie Couric still has a flat personality. Muppets are more interesting.

great

Grandchildren loved it! Thank you

Daughter loved it.

my two year old daughter does enjoy this video, and requests to watch it often, however, i would have liked it to be more of a fictional video about sharing rather than commentary and direction from katie couric.

The other reviewers are correct that Elmo says "NO" and "MINE", it's not perfect, but our kids aren't perfect, nor are their friends, and I figure that my 2 year old son will/already has been in these kinds of situations, and I like having it where he can watch it with me and I can say "thats not nice, Zoe is sad Elmo isn't sharing his train!" I like how they are using their words "Now they are all happy playing together"And I like how the nursery rhymes tie into the story with Katie's bit, gives me a good platform on how I'd talk about those nursery rhymes in the future! Very creative and cute! (I could've done without it though and most of the other bits to make it shorter... 43 minutes is long... I would've liked 20-30 minutes - maybe as extras?!)My son loves this movie, he laughs and giggles at all the train scenes. He knows Elmo by name, so I like that he is a main character but also includes other puppets from sesame street! Songs are cute and catchy.There's only like 01:15 of Elmo and Zoe going back and forth over the train (no/please youll break it/no i wont kind of banter) then this part of the movie:I know its your train elmo but i wont hurt it ill only play with it for a minute Ill give it back i promise -Zoeno zoe -Elmooh can i just give it one lil push -Zoeno -Elmocan i touch it with just one finger -Zoeno -Elmocan i even look it at -Zoeno no no no its elmos train *in song* "this is elmos train not a kite or a plane elmos very best favorite elmo cannot explain elmo say it again and again and again this is elmo train this is elmos train" -Elmocan i play with just one car from the train you'll have all the rest of it maybe just the engine -Zoethe engine -Elmoya ya -Zoezoe thats the best part that makes the whole train run -Elmomaybe i could play with just the caboose -Zoethe caboose thats the cutest one elmo has to do the caboose -Elmowell maybe i could wear the hat -Zoeno elmo the engineer zoe the engineer has to wear the hat -Elmoelmo you and i play together everyday you're good at sharing toys you know you play with my toys and i play with your toys -Zoebut this is different elmo doesn't let anyone play with this train but elmo -Elmoelmo can i please even just do the whoo whoos i love doing the whoo whoos im great at doing whoo whoos -Zoeyou you do the whoo whoo but how can elmo drive the train an not make the whoo whoo the engineer always does the whoo whoos -Elmoelmo im going home -Zoe*in a think cloud* -Elmoelmo doesn't know what to do if elmo doesn't share his train then elmo will have his train all to himself but that means elmo will have to play all alone and will be very lonely but elmo loves playing wit zoe but if does shares his train then elmo get to play with this best friend zoe and playing with zoe is always lots of fun and then when zoe goes home for dinner the train will still belong to elmo*out of the think cloud* -Elmozoe wait -Elmowhat is it -Zoeelmo was thinking maybe elmo can share yea elmo will do the chugga chugga and zoe can do her favorite whoo whoo -Elmoyou mean it i can do the whoo whoo -Zoeyea -Elmoyeaaa all right -Zoeand you can wear the hat too -Elmothe hat too wow -Zoehere you go zoe -Elmowhoo whoo -Zoeyea this is great -ElmoThe so much better song (end of movie):"At first Elmo didn't want to share." -Elmo"Which made me feel you didn't care, but you gave me something to do." -Zoe"Aww shucks" -Elmo"I wore the hat and went Whoo Whoo! And that was so much better." -Zoe"Yes that was so much better." -Elmo"When we worked together it was such a lot of fun" -togetherThere's a scene in the beginning where an adult is inside and thinks elmo and zoe are cute playing together while they're still going back and forth (which i thought was hilarious) and to me, shows that the kids could've had an adult help but they worked out their problem without her, which is great for problem solving and no tattle-tailing (which isn't bad/annoying with most kids and holds no stigma in my opinion).There is another scene where Zoe says "My turn" and elmo gives her a short turn and Zoe points it out and explains kind of like in the scene I detailed above. If my son worked out his thoughts/feelings/problem as well as Zoe or Elmo I'd be very proud! Seriously. I think this movie showcases problem solving and sharing VERY well. This has earned a spot in our regular rotation.

Love this video, can't say much about it