April Mister Rogers' e-calendar

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Parents and Teachers

What Do You Do With The Mad
That You Feel?

“ It’s okay to be angry, but it’s not okay to hurt.” Fred Rogers believed that helping children channel their natural angry feelings is one of the most important things adults can do for young children.

Our Mad Feelings workshop  has trained thousands of child care providers all across the country. For parents, our FamilyCares material offers helpful hints and sound child development insight. Sometimes singing together helps too.

 April 6- 10
Mad Feelings
Finding Healthy Ways to Express Angry Feelings

Mister Rogers' Mad Feelings

Does Mister Rogers ever get angry?  Of course he does -- it's what we do with the anger that matters most.

America celebrates Mister Rogers' birthday
America puts on a sweater and celebrates being a neighbor

People from across the country took time to honor Mister Rogers’ birthday and celebrate Won't You be my Neighbor? Day on March 20.

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Mister Rogers Award 2009 PPTN

Joanne Rogers Presents Mister Rogers Award

On March 10, Joanne Rogers presented the Mister Rogers Award to Jayne Adair, honoring her work in public television and her service to the community. This award is the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission’s highest honor. <read more


Department of Justice supports Family Communication programDepartment of Justice funds FCI's Challenging Behaviors Initiative

The United States Department of Justice is funding a Family Communications initiative entitled PA CARES.  It is aimed at helping young children learn to better manage their angry feelings and develop self-control, with the premise that prosocial behaviors are set in early childhood. <read more.

Pilot Project Introduces Sign Language to Mister Rogers Neighborhood

Even though Mister Rogers Neighborhood, like all PBS programming, offers closed captioning, most preschool children cannot yet read the captions that scroll across the bottom of the screen.
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