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4 Things Mister Rogers Would Desperately Want Parents to Do for Their Children
Fred Rogers, or Mister Rogers to all of his television friends, was one of the most inspiring early childhood educators ever, and he brought his message of care, affection, and unconditional love to millions of children over the course of his 50-year career in broadcasting.
He was the real deal, and children could feel it.
When those children became adults, many of them (most of them?) never forgot that Mister Rogers represented at least one adult who always “loved them just the way they are,” never needing them to be anyone different or “better.”
Even just reading through the comments on some of Mister Rogers’ clips on YouTube gives you a powerful sense of the impact he made on the lives of millions of kids over half a century.
It’s all there. You’ll see thousands and thousands of positive comments — never hateful ones — with people writing things like, “My childhood was a f***ing nightmare; Mister Rogers was the only adult who ever told me I was worth anything.”
Every commenter has a different version of the same event: Mister Rogers changed the entire course of their life.
Parents have even power than Rogers did to change the course of children’s lives, and during his 50-year career…
