Originally Posted by spazlabz

did MoveOn send you an e mail too?

Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

I still haven't heard anything solid against Mr. Rogers. Just because a parent would rather teach their child from their own example rather than let them watch someone on TV I see no reason why you would want this teaching aid to not exist for other parents who aren't in the same position.

I see the availability of positive and educational children's programing- especially Mr. Roger's Neighborhood- to be a valuable asset. I don't see how anyone could argue that. The fact is not everyone is there for their child in the way they should be, and even the ones that are more often than not don't know the best way to reach their children to get them to understand and absorb the values they want to instill. Agree or disagree with Mr. Rogers and his message, making programing like this available to other parents can only have a positive effect IMO.

Probably one of the biggest influences I had as a tot to be self reliant was "the Little Red Hen" where a chicken makes her own bread from scratch- none of the other barn yard animals will share in the chores of making the bread but they all want to share in eating it once the labor has been done. If you want to instill some "nobody gets a free ride" values in children early on, there ya go.