Mr. Rogers frank approach and clear, almost clairvoyant view of the emotional lives of children is so touching, especially working in the early childhood field, where we are constantly trying to make the case to legislators and the public that children’s experiences are worth understanding and investing in. His approach to fear in particular reminds me of Maurice Sendak in his final interview with Terry Gross where he talked about how scary and unsettling it can be to be a child. It broke open my own childhood memories and made me remember those feelings, and helps me daily with my own daughter, whose susceptibility to the power of stories leaves her easily terrified by scares.
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