Leading the Movement for Childhood Independence

Let Grow believes today’s kids are smarter and stronger than our culture gives them credit for. We are making it easy, normal and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident, and happy adults. When we let go we… Let Grow.

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How you can Help Change American Childhood

School Programs

Want students to start doing and thinking more on their own? We’ve got independence-boosting projects, curricula and contests for kids K-12, and courses for teachers, too. Many are free!

Let Grow Experience
Let Grow Play Club
Think for Yourself Scholarship

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Advocacy & Legislation

Kids have the right to some independence, and parents have the right to give it to them— without getting arrested. Here’s how we’re shifting the legal landscape, and how you can help.

Advocacy Toolkit
Map of U.S. Neglect Laws
Model Legislation

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Parents & Families

Get started with free resources for parents and families. When you join Let Grow, you get access to our library of articles and popular printables. Let us help you with raising independent kids!

Let Grow Project and Independence Kit
Family Resources
Join Our Facebook Group

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Leading The Movement

Check out our achievements toward childhood independence.

8 States Have Passed Let Grow's Reasonable Childhood Independence Laws!

Now I can send my kids outside to play without worrying I’ll get arrested.

Kelly Longhorn, Texas

I just love Let Grow — you’ve created something wonderful and so necessary. My son and I just signed the Pledge of Independence.

Tracy Gillett, Vancouver

Over 1,000 families have taken the Let Grow Pledge!

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My 4-year-old cooked dinner for the family the other night (pancakes, eggs, sausage) and she was PROUD. Please keep the positive rhetoric going, I will keep learning from you AND my children!

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You Need to See the documentary about Let Grow!

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I can now make the decisions that are best for my children and not live in fear I am being judged and could be arrested.

Utah Mom Mica Hauley, The New York Times

Taking free time and free play out of childhood is like taking the whole wheat out of bread. The result is softer, squishier – and less fortifying.

Lenore Skenazy

Let Grow is Proud to Receive 2023 Ed-Prize Award!

[The Project] encourages problem solving, perseverance, emotional regulation. It’s just really great for building those skills.

Dana Blumberg, School Counselor, Chicago

Tools for Parents, Schools, and Communities to Boost Childhood Independence

Families

Take immediate action in your home and neighborhood.

Family Pledge

You and your child can pledge to Let Grow and get 10 Weeks of Actions to get there.

Books

Let Grow is in great company-find books by our founders, supporters, and friends.

State Laws

Parents know when kids are ready for some freedom, but you should know your state’s laws.

Resources

Browse our collections of great stuff like research, reading lists, and a documentary.

Join Let Grow

Join Let Grow to build independence and promote free play in your own family and neighborhood. No login required, no cost for our materials, and we won’t try to sell you anything. We’ll email you (please check spam if you don’t get an immediate notice in your inbox) the Family Editions of The Let Grow Experience for building independence and the Parent Play Club Guide. Then enjoy our blogs, updates, newsletters, and more!

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