Children Quotes by Fred Rogers

The child is in me still and sometimes not so still.

— Fred Rogers

For children, play is exceedingly seriously & important

— Fred Rogers

Children aren't responsible for wars.

— Fred Rogers

Kids can spot a phony a mile away.

— Fred Rogers

Play is really the work of childhood

— Fred Rogers

I do think that young children can spot a phony a mile away.

— Fred Rogers

Our children are extensions of ourselves in ways our parents are not, nor our brothers and sisters, nor our spouses.

— Fred Rogers

Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.

— Fred Rogers

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.

— Fred Rogers

One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness.

— Fred Rogers

“Being able to resolve conflicts peacefully is one of the greatest strengths we can give our children.”

— Fred Rogers

We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the…

— Fred Rogers

“One of the universal fears of childhood is the fear of not having value in the eyes of the people whom we…

— Fred Rogers

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process ofhelping a child learn self-discipline.

— Fred Rogers

My hunch is that if we allow ourselves to give who we really are to the children in our care, we will…

— Fred Rogers

I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the…

— Fred Rogers

Call them rules or call them limits, good ones, I believe, have this in common: they serve reasonable purposes; they are practical…

— Fred Rogers

When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in…

— Fred Rogers

Those of us who are in this world to educate-to care for-young children have a special calling: a calling that has very…

— Fred Rogers

Parents don't come full bloom at the birth of the first baby. In fact parenting is about growing. It's about our own…

— Fred Rogers

If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then,…

— Fred Rogers

When I first saw children's television, I thought it was perfectly horrible. And I thought there was some way of using this…

— Fred Rogers

What's been important in my understanding of myself and others is the fact that each one of us is so much more…

— Fred Rogers

There are many things children accept as "grown-up things" over when they have no control and for which they have no responsibility--for…

— Fred Rogers

Love is at the root of all healthy discipline. The desire to be loved is a powerful motivation for children to behave…

— Fred Rogers

The roots of a child's ability to cope and thrive, regardless of circumstance, lie in that child's having had at least a…

— Fred Rogers

This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he…

— Fred Rogers

I doubt that we can ever successfully impose values or attitudes or behaviors on our children certainly not by threat, guilt, or…

— Fred Rogers

When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in…

— Fred Rogers

I don't believe that children can develop in a healthy way unless they feel that they have value apart from anything they…

— Fred Rogers

It is one of the paradoxes of parenting, and often a painful paradox, that even as our children need us for love…

— Fred Rogers

It is our continuing love for our children that makes us want them to become all they can be, and their continuing…

— Fred Rogers

For a couple with young children, divorce seldom comes as a "solution" to stress, only as a way to end one form…

— Fred Rogers

When our children see us expressing our emotions, they can learn that their own feelings are natural and permissible, can be expressed,…

— Fred Rogers

As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same…

— Fred Rogers

I think it's very important - no matter what you may do professionally - to keep alive some of the healthy interests…

— Fred Rogers

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play…

— Fred Rogers

Parents who expect change in themselves as well as in their children, who accept it and find in it the joy as…

— Fred Rogers

The world is not always a kind place. That's something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not,…

— Fred Rogers

We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my…

— Fred Rogers