Mary Lou Kownacki: “There isn’t anyone you couldn’t love once you’ve heard their story. - Fred Rogers

Play is really the work of childhood. One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness. When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.

Real strength has to do with helping others.

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.