Soon there will be no avoiding the fact that, whether parents like it or not, children don't live on Sesame Street or even in Mr Roger's neighbourhood anymore.

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Many parents mistakenly assume that when they give money to their local PBS station, they are supporting Sesame Street, especially because PBS prominently displays Sesame Street in its fundraising drives.

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