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Rogers put a lot of thought into how to talk with children, this other Atlantic article explains: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers-n

• scotty79 6y ago
  I wonder if there's any modern equivalent... Wouldn't it be great if such people and theories were employed in designing games that are popular with kids?
• slavik81 6y ago
  "Let’s Talk about Freddish" (1977) seems to be the original source for this advice, but it's surprisingly difficult to find a copy. All I can find are websites that re-reported what The Atlantic wrote.
  • aaron695 6y ago
    It never really existed. It was a follow on from a drunk night. Probably in someones cupboard. Now internet attributed to Mr. Rogers even though it's really Arthur Greenwald and Barry Head's work. Which since they wrote Mr Rodger's I guess it is the entity that's Mr Rogers, but never published under that entity, so not really. The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers - "In 1977, while on a break, Arthur Greenwald and fellow writer Barry Head cracked open a bottle of Scotch, and to blow off steam, coined the term “Freddish” to describe the grammatical rules in writing for Fred Rogers. Head and Greenwald, also a talented cartoonist, even created an illustrated manual called “Let’s Talk About Freddish,” a loving parody of the demanding process of getting all the words just right for Rogers.12 12. Greenwald, Arthur. Interview by Elizabeth Deane. 2 January 2016. Telephone."