Be Well: Sesame Street Tailors New Content to Boost Youth Mental Health
Youth mental health has been deemed a crisis by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy with much of the blame being placed on COVID-19 lockdowns. Rosemarie Truglio, SVP of curriculum and content at Sesame Workshop, joined Cheddar News to talk about a slate of new programming for children aimed at boosting their mental health.
Many households adopted a pet during the pandemic, according to a survey. However, there were also pets that were raised in isolation in the same period if they weren't adopted. Michael S. Gould, canine trainer and founder of Hounds Town, and Sam Reilly, a dog management specialist and trainer, both joined Cheddar News to explain how they have built up pets' confidence and social skills ahead of being potentially adopted.
Court records show that the Maryland judge who was shot to death outside his home presided over divorce case of the man now identified as person of interest in the killing.
October is Breast Awareness Cancer Month as the disease affects millions of American families. Elissa Kalver, founder of Wegotthis.org, joined Cheddar News to explain how breast cancer inspired her to create her own nonprofit and provided some details of her personal battle while maintaining a family.
Wondering what to watch this weekend? This week we have more picks for the spooky season, a classic fairy tale, plus a reality show about kids running errands.