What if PBS legends Mr. Rogers, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bob Ross and Carl Sagan joined forces to save the world from brain-rotten, soul-crushing tel...
As an educator and advocate for children, I get many queries after tragedy, especially about how we can help our children cope with what they have heard and seen. I hope these simple messages help.
No, in moments like these, all our differences -- age, background, nationality, ethnicity, gender, and yes, religion and beliefs -- are secondary. First and foremost we are human beings. And we want to help.
It can be tempting to look for the haters; they are ugly and despicable and maddening and even scary, and we are fascinated by that as well as repelled. But that's a choice we don't have to make.
In the wake of today's explosions at the Boston marathon, many parents are again struggling with how to explain tragic events to children. Sadly, we'v...
If you were a Fred Rogers fan as a kid, you probably remember several of the moments from this video. You might also have noticed that he had a curiou...
Happy birthday, Fred Rogers! Our favorite children's television show host would have been 85 years-old Wednesday, but his impact on all of us coll...
In the hours after the tragic shooting in Newtown, as parents and children struggled to comprehend the horror, a familiar voice emerged, one uniquely ...
In this clip that was deemed to risque to include in the TV broadcast of "Billy on the Street," Billy Eichner quizzes Peaches (occupation: "I live her...
Like any garden, the mind needs to be fertilized, watered and weeded. That is the point -- and the great virtue -- of education.
Get ready to feast your eyes and ears on something truly amazing and uplifting. Thanks to PBS Digital Studios, we now have the masterpiece, "Garden O...
"So what band was Paul McCartney in again way back in the '60s?"
Technology is at our fingertips every moment of the day, and we're losing sight of our old ways. We can connect more with someone who is halfway across the world than someone who goes to the same school.
Celebrities are getting a makeover, er, I mean they're getting "cholafied." In order to understand the new trend one must know exactly what makes cons...
Fred Rogers gets teased a lot for his milquetoast manner, but he was instrumental in getting the government to allow the VCR (and other technologies l...
Childhood in my day was brutal, I tell ya. From the beginning, we were abused with cloth diapers. Not one of us sprouted water or blood from being accidentally poked by safety pins.
When thinking about 9/11, I try to honor those who lost their lives by remembering the feeling of pride in this country that occurred automatically and almost simultaneously afterwards in every American.
Ten years after the last batch of new episodes of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' aired, the popular children's series is getting a spin-off....
Mr. Rogers' legacy is about to be extended further with a new animated spin-off of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," the Wrap reported. The series, called "...
America's Holy Day, Sacred Eating, Bible Author(s), Gay Marriage, God's Gender, Pope Tweet, America's Imam, and Mr. Rogers - It has been a busy week on HuffPost Religion.
One can discern both Fred's understanding of God and his regard for his audiences by considering what he did with those who entrusted him with their attention.
For those who would cut funding to the arts through eliminating NPR, PBS, and the NEA, I urge you to think not about the programs that you do not like and instead think of your childhoods, your kids, and grand kids.
With some members of Congress intent on eliminating federal funding for public radio and television, a friend sent me this remarkable video.
By Matt Miller Religion News Service HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Should a street preacher be banned from approaching students at a bus stop? Dauphin County, ...
