Valuable Life-Long Lessons from Mr. Rogers
Mr. Rogers Biography
I have been enjoyably immersed in a “Mr. Rogers” biography, which is entitled The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers. I am learning so many wonderful facts about Fred Rogers’ life that influenced his remarkable television programs.
Importance of Early Childhood education
Fred Roger’s brought the importance of early childhood learning into the mainstream of culture through his television pragrams, especially Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. He had previosly produced The Children’s Corner (1955) for WQED in Pittsburgh and Misterogers (1963) in Canada before he produced Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, which ran for 33 years
Mr. Rogers’ Was Multi-Talented
Fred Rogers was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He also was an advocate for children’s program WITHOUT commercials. He also was a strong advocate for public television in its infancy and testified before the United States Congress Subcommittee for Communication to recieve federal funding for his televisioin progam. Watch all of Mr. Rogers tesimonial and be inspired.
Learn About Mr. Rogers’ Point of View
Mr. Rogers had a thoughtful perspective and empathetic point of view about children. He wanted children to know:
1. Feelings are mentionable and manageable.
2. An expression of care is valuable.
3. You can just be you.
4. He always told children “I like you just way you are.”
5. Most importantly, if learning would take place in the first few years of a child’s life and adults would pay attention to a child’s development, those experiences would be the most crucial learning for the child and the adult!
Comforting and Calming
I know from exerience, when our sons and our grandchildren were small children they loved watching Mr. Rogers comforting puppets and stories, and listening to his calming voice, as he sang the songs he wrote, and talked directly to each of the children.
Shyness, Sweater, and Shoes
Mr. Rogers was introverted and overweight. He often was homebound after suffering bouts of asthma, and he was bullied. Even though he came from a loving family, he knew how it felt to be different. If you are wondering about Mr. Rogers cartigan sweater, that he always wore on his show. His mother was fond of knittting sweaters and knit sweaters for her son. He also wore sneekers, because his leather shoes made noises on the set when he moved around. He did not want the squeeking shows to distract the children watching his program, so he changed his footware to sneakers.
Mr. Rogers’ Brain Colors
Mr. Rogers’ had a remarkably creative Brainbow Persoality that endeared him to childen and adults!
Mr. Rogers’ Yellow Brain was Respectful of his young audience members.
Mr. Rogers’ Blue Brain was Thoughful of the children, who watch his TV show, and their feelings.
Mr. Rogers’ Green Brain was Knowledgeable about early childhood development.
Mr. Rogers’ Orange Brain was Playful when singing, story telling and/or using his puppets.
Closing Thoughts
I know we can all benefit from Mr. Rogers’ Life-Long Lesson. Especially since we are living in a world that often feels like adults and children are roller bladding at a highspeed every day, and not demonstating empathy, understanding, and kindness. It is comforting to know you and young children can stop, watch, and relax by watching episodes of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood on YouTube. ENJOY!
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