The wisdom of Mr. Rogers

If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what "good" parenting means. 

It's part of being human to fall short 

of that total acceptance -- and often far short. 

But one of the most important gifts 

a parent can give a child 

is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness.

-- Fred Rogers

The World According to Mister Rogers

Important Things to Remember 

A child's sense of wonder

If a child is to keep his inborn sense of wonder,

he needs the companionship

of at least one adult who can share it,

rediscovering with him

the joy, excitement and mystery

of the world we live in.

                              --Rachel Carson.

Television and the American child

Television

has changed the American child

from an irresistable force

to an immovable object.

                                                              --Laurence J. Peter