June 2009

Looking up and down As adults, we often forget what it was like, in childhood, always to be looking up at so much of the world. We looked up at the grownups who controlled so much that happened, and we looked up at the tables where so many interesting things seemed to be... read more>> Annual Broadcast Schedule Monthly Schedule Find Your Local PBS Station Tell a Friend Subscribe to Newsletter “He looked at me! Christopher was easily upset when another child looked at him or stared at him. He’d push or hit, justifying it by saying, “He looked at me.” To him, it seemed as if that other child did more than look...  more>> Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Episodes for Viewing These programs focus on the concepts of up & down. They also help children gain a better understanding of where their bodies are in relationship to the space around them -- the foundation for developing self-control.  more>> Activity Ideas for Child Care Here are two activities to give children a greater awareness of their body boundaries -- the first stage in developing self-control.  more>> Neighborhood Highlights Every week of MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD focuses on a theme important in childhood. June 22 - 26 UP & DOWN Concepts of up and down 2009 Family Communications, Inc.