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TV show 'benefits PSED'

Watching the TV programme 'Sesame Tree', Northern Ireland's version of 'Sesame Street', has positive outcomes on children's personal and social development, according to a new study.

Researchers from the Centre for Effective Education at Queen's University in Belfast found that children aged three to six years who watched 'Sesame Tree' were:

- More willing to be inclusive of others

- More interested in participating in cultural events associated with their own and other communities

- More aware of the wider environment and the importance of recycling.

Researchers compared the behaviour and attitudes of primary school children who had watched three episodes of 'Sesame Tree' per week over ten weeks, to those who didn't watch the programme, and analysed the effectiveness of the outreach pack which accompanies Sesame Tree, when used in the classroom after watching the show.

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