I’m Daniel tiger’s mom. I’m forced to be. My 3yo cannot handle me raising my voice at all. I cannot even remotely shame her. If I even look like I’m displeased she will notice and spiral into an anxious mess. She has many, many times noticed a bad mood by my voice or face before I even realize it.

Her emotional connection is only with me. Over the last 18 months I’ve learned to be the most gentle and calm mom. Recently I shared with my friends how my dd struggles so much with anxiety and they commented how strange it was because I am the most calm and quiet and gentle mom they knew.

So maybe Daniel is the same way. It’s like walking on eggshells.

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Anonymous wrote:Dress like my mother-in-law? Mom tiger and my MIL rock the Capri /floral top look daily - available at Kohls.

I wish I was so calm, but also that my kids meltdown only consisted of “grr...I’m mad” - not a 45 shrieking horror fest over purple NOT PINK socks.

Yeah, this. If my kid was like Daniel - like that level of mad - I think it would be way nicer than chasing a mad child to get a shirt over their Uncombed and food covered hair while trying to get to work ykwim?

The closest thing to a real child is Caillou, but no adult wants to watch that because Caillou is an asshole.

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Anonymous wrote:fyi - there's a Daniel Tiger app for parents where you can pull up all the songs by situation

WHAT!!!

+1
The moment I read this I had to get the app. My kids are 8 but we all have good memories from the show.

Anonymous wrote:Dress like my mother-in-law? Mom tiger and my MIL rock the Capri /floral top look daily - available at Kohls.

I wish I was so calm, but also that my kids meltdown only consisted of “grr...I’m mad” - not a 45 shrieking horror fest over purple NOT PINK socks.

Yeah, this. If my kid was like Daniel - like that level of mad - I think it would be way nicer than chasing a mad child to get a shirt over their Uncombed and food covered hair while trying to get to work ykwim?

Anonymous wrote:One time I told my husband that I thought Mom tiger was too cool for Dad tiger. I said she was so great and jazzy and he just seemed dorky. My husband got very defensive for Dad tiger. Said he always seemed cool to him!

Funny!!!

”When you pretend you can be anything!”

Anonymous wrote:I noticed the other day that in the one when baby Margaret is born and Daniel is jealous, Mama Tiger tells Daniel she will pay attention to him after she feeds the baby, then calmly feeds the baby, then listens attentively to Daniel's story. ALL WHILE HER FOOD IS SITTING IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN TOUCH IT.

My conclusion: Mama Tiger is another impossible standard of selflessness and patience for women to measure ourselves against and inevitably come up short.

Yep.

Anonymous wrote:fyi - there's a Daniel Tiger app for parents where you can pull up all the songs by situation

WHAT!!!

One time I told my husband that I thought Mom tiger was too cool for Dad tiger. I said she was so great and jazzy and he just seemed dorky. My husband got very defensive for Dad tiger. Said he always seemed cool to him!

Anonymous wrote:I really think there's something to their unstructured lifestyle. As PP's noted, they sorta just let Daniel explore, do his thing and help him when he needs it. He doesn't go to karate, doesn't have a Spanish tutor, etc. They let him be a kid, and they're patient with him.

My DH always says Daniel Tiger's dad is his father role model, which yes it's silly but there's something there.

Gardener parenting ... create the environment for your kid to thrive but acknowledge we can't (and shouldnt!) control everything.

Pps. And I live this thread. I've always wondered too how some moms just have the perfect response for their kids. I listen to great books like "How to listen..." and feel like I learn something every time, but I never feel like I'm that mom. I have a preschooler and a tween with emotional disability, so .. yeah.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone, it makes sense when you realize that Daniel Tiger is brought to you by the Rogers Foundation, who brought you... Mr. Rogers Neighborhood int he "olden days" when I was a kid....

So they are doing a cartoon (because nobody could take the place of Mr. Rogers, who has passed away) but still, they are intending to pass positive messages to the children (and, evidently, it works for the parents too!) They are doing it right if so many people want to emulate the parents....

I think we all know this pp? The theme song is the same...

Everyone, it makes sense when you realize that Daniel Tiger is brought to you by the Rogers Foundation, who brought you... Mr. Rogers Neighborhood int he "olden days" when I was a kid....

So they are doing a cartoon (because nobody could take the place of Mr. Rogers, who has passed away) but still, they are intending to pass positive messages to the children (and, evidently, it works for the parents too!) They are doing it right if so many people want to emulate the parents....

fyi - there's a Daniel Tiger app for parents where you can pull up all the songs by situation

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a show for preschoolers. Not an accurate representation of what parenting in the modern world entails.

The idea of pulling back from a rat race and finding techniques for calm are excellent.

+1. We all, as a whole family, regularly use the 'when you get so angry that you want to roar' line.

Anonymous wrote:It’s a show for preschoolers. Not an accurate representation of what parenting in the modern world entails.

The idea of pulling back from a rat race and finding techniques for calm are excellent.