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Meeting Daniel Tiger


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This morning I got up and had a fun breakfast with all the other bloggers at the PBS Annual Meeting. The session this morning while we ate was to introduce Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. This new animated kids show from creator Angela Santomero. This show is a continuing legacy of Fred Rogers, Mr. Rogers to most of us kids from the the past 40 years would know. The show follows the children of the puppets from the Land of Make Believe. I learned that there are already 40 topics that have been produced for the show. Each show has two 11 minute segments on a particular theme like understanding emotions, trying new things, cooperative play and so many other themes that are important for preschool childhood development. We got to see a few clips and were even treated to a talk by Mr. Rogers wife, Joanne Rogers. She received a standing ovation and I ran into her in the hallway, she was so nice and pleasant, she even posed for a few photos with the bloggers like today’s Photo-A-Day. Continue reading Meeting Daniel Tiger

Attending the PBS Annual Meeting


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Today I flew out to Denver to attend the PBS 2012 Annual Meeting. I was there as part of a panel of parent bloggers, the PBS Kids VIP (Very Important Parent) team. It was so much fun to get out there and meet a bunch of other parenting bloggers and also seeing long time friends once again. The first day was cool because we all landed and then had a small reception and then a delicious dinner. Continue reading Attending the PBS Annual Meeting