Future Foundations: Building Healthy Habits
A child’s laughter is brighter when it rings out in a clean, safe environment. Yet for millions of children across India, that joy is often
The early years are when children begin to understand their feelings, build friendships, and learn how to interact with the world around them.
Chhoti Badi Bhaavnaayein focuses on children aged 4–6 and supports their emotional wellbeing by helping them develop essential social and emotional skills, like empathy, cooperation, and problem-solving.
Through engaging stories, playful interactions, and trusted Sesame characters, the initiative brings these learnings to life in ways that are joyful, relatable, and easy to practice every day.
Resources that help caregivers support children’s emotional wellbeing through empathy, kindness, cooperation, and everyday connection.
Sometimes, even a small act of kindness can make someone feel cared for and loved.
What happens when we pause and try to understand how someone else is feeling?
Children’s emotional wellbeing is deeply shaped by the relationships they experience every day with their families, friends, and the world around them. In these early years, it is through simple, everyday interactions that children begin to understand feelings, build connections, and make sense of social situations.
As children learn to recognise how others feel, work together, and show kindness in small but meaningful ways, they begin to build the foundation for lifelong confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging. These are not just skills for the moment, they shape how children relate to others and navigate the world as they grow.
However, in today’s increasingly structured and fast-paced environments, children often have fewer opportunities to naturally experience and practice these social and emotional skills. Moments of shared play, cooperation, and connection are becoming less frequent, even though they are essential to a child’s development.
Chhoti Badi Bhaavnaayein seeks to bring the focus back to these small, everyday moments because it is in these interactions that emotional wellbeing truly begins, and where the foundations for stronger, kinder communities are built.
Stories and playful experiences that help children and families explore emotions, relationships, and social skills together.
Big feelings can sometimes lead to misunderstandings but taking a moment to pause can help us respond with empathy and care.
Kindness can be as simple as helping a friend, sharing something special, or saying caring words.
The journey of Chhoti Badi Bhaavnaayein extends beyond stories and conversations into interactive, everyday learning experiences.
Through the Chalo! Sesame Street app, children and caregivers can explore engaging, play-based activities that reinforce key social and emotional skills such as empathy, cooperation, and problem-solving. Designed to be simple, joyful, and accessible, the app allows children to learn at their own pace while practicing these skills in familiar, real-life contexts.
