Expecting and Accepting Mistakes
Thoughts for the Week:
None of
us learns to do anything well without making some mistakes along the way.
Sometimes young children feel that they're the only people who make mistakes,
and it can help them to know that all people - even adults -- make mistakes now
and then. What really matters is what we do after the mistake, and how we try
to make things right again. Sometimes that means cleaning up the spilled milk
or saying "I'm sorry" to a friend. Other times, it may just mean trying again,
being more careful or simply learning what went wrong so we can change it the
next time. Children's caregivers play an important role in helping children
learn about mistakes, and what they learn from their caregivers will affect how
children approach both success and failure in life.
-- Fred Rogers
Summary of the Week:
Mister Rogers
helps children understand that everyone makes mistakes once in a while,
including him. In fact, making mistakes is a good way to learn. There's a
visit with concert pianist André Watts and factory visits to see how people
make books and erasers. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe Daniel is worried
that he is a "mistake" because he's so tame and shy and unlike other tigers.
His good friend Lady Aberlin helps him feel better when she assures him that
she likes him for who he is and for who he is becoming as he grows.
