Maybe you remember a time you scared yourself as a kid. You climbed higher than you expected, or went further into the forest, or agreed to a dare. Believe it...
Feel guilty because you don't love playing with your kids? You are not alone, and you are not a Grinch! Many parents -- and entire cultures -- feel the same...
Our culture tells us to streamline our kids for college. But actually, we need to diversify their potential by allowing more time for quirky interests, not just "resume building."
“Independence Therapy” Could Revolutionize Anxiety Treatment for Kids
A child psychologist who had his patients do new things on their own, without their parents found that this "Independence Therapy" worked faster than traditional treatments for kids with a...
Anxious College Students Are Eating Alone in their Rooms. Let Grow May Have a Solution
Today's college students are so anxious, 40% won't even eat in the dining hall. What has made their social anxiety to acute? Maybe growing up with too few chances to...
No Phones Allowed? My Kids Were Practically In Tears
School teacher Ezra Alexander started a Let Grow Play Club after school: Kids could play with anyone and do almost anything -- except their phones. At first, this made his...
The Cure for America’s “Drastically Less Happy” Kids
Americans under age 30 are drastically less happy than older Americans, in part because they get so little chance to play on their own. But play is nature's anti-depressant.
Surprise! Free Play is Safer than Sports or Hanging out at Home
This post is reprinted (and gently edited) from a surprising article on LinkedIn that showed that free play is safer than sports -- the adult-organized kind -- or even hanging...
