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Margaret Beall McFarland (July 3, 1905 – September 12, 1988) was an American child psychologist and a consultant to the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Jan 8, 2020 · But far fewer people are familiar with Margaret McFarland, the child psychologist who mentored him and helped shape his groundbreaking television show.
- Lauren Vinopal
- Anything human is mentionable, and anything mentionable is manageable. When Fred first began his study of child development at Pitt, McFarland help him get in touch with his own childhood memories and feelings.
- Attitudes aren’t taught — they’re caught. In a 2003 interview with the National Endowment for the Humanities, David McCullough boiled down McFarland’s worldview: “What she taught, in essence, is that attitudes aren’t taught, they’re caught.
- Learning depends on love. McFarland championed a teaching philosophy based on love and compassion. Her friend and colleague Rev. Douglas Nowicki remembers that, “For her, learning could only take place in the context of love.
- Be an observer. Pittsburgh play therapist Carole McNamee, one of McFarland’s students, credits her with being one of the sharpest observers. “She could just spot things.
Jan 21, 2020 · The late child psychologist Margaret McFarland, a Teachers College alumna who mentored the legendary Fred Rogers and served as an off-screen advisor to the show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” was recently the focus of a belated obituary in the New York Times’ “Overlooked” series.
Nov 19, 2019 · He found something important for them to say, thanks in large part to the person who would become his lifelong collaborator, Margaret McFarland, at the University of Pittsburgh.
Jan 30, 2020 · Margaret McFarland remained unmarried throughout her life and chose not to have children of her own. Toward the end of her life, she developed a rare bone disease, though kept working until her death in 1988 at the age of 83.
It was the voice of Fred Rogers’ chief consultant Dr. Margaret McFarland, a highly regarded child psychologist. They met regularly to discuss child development theory, so that the scripts would authentically reflect the real concerns and feelings of children.
