November 2008

Quiet Times We all have a need for times of peace and quiet. Yet there are times when it's all right to be noisy. Learning when to be quiet and when we can be noisy is a part of growing up. Young children may not notice when they are being too noisy... read more>> Annual Broadcast Schedule Monthly Schedule Find Your Local PBS Station Tell a Friend Subscribe to Newsletter The Power of Quiet A father told us how furious he was when his three-year-old daughter pushed her toddler sister down. The two girls generally got along pretty well, and he couldn’t tell if the older one was jealous or mad at her sister. Or was she just experimenting or was it an accident? Whatever her reason was, he was fuming...  more>> Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Episodes for Viewing These Noisy & Quiet episodes can help children work on developing the self-control for times when they have to be quiet.  more>> Activity Ideas for Child Care Here are two activities to help children talk about and work on controlling loud and quiet sounds. more>> Neighborhood Highlights Every week of MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD focuses on a theme important in childhood. November 24 - 28 NOISY & QUIET Listening to sounds as well as appreciating quiet By offering silence within the Neighborhood, Fred Rogers is saying to the viewer: "Your thoughts and feelings are important." 2008 Family Communications, Inc.