Most of us would agree that “Just do it” has served Nike pretty well. But this fall the company added a new slogan: “Why do it?” And the question is…why’d...
Why Did The Turkey Download this Page? To Get his Free Thanksgiving Jokes and More!
We have several Thanksgiving activity pages in our Give Thanks Kit. You'll find a jokes pages, a fill-in-the-blank sheet about the day, and thankful cards.
A 19-Year-Old Reflects: How Let Grow Parenting Prepared Me for Life
We love when readers write to us, especially when they are young -- like the intrepid Magdalene Selin-Williams! Dear Lenore and Let Grow: I have admired and resonated with your work...
Neglect Charges for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit? Compelling Testimony at Hearing
“Let me tell you about Alice,” said Mariel Mussack, an attorney with Community Legal Services, testifying in the Pennsylvania State Legislature on Monday. Alice, Mussack said, is a single mom...
A shorter version of this essay originally appeared in The Boston Globe. Kids need more independence. If only the law would allow it. By Andrew J. Haile It happened again...
Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard Let Their Kids “Free-Range” for 7 Hours!
Kristen Bell and hubby Dax Shepard went to Copenhagen and let their kids "Free-Range" -- yep, that's the term Kristen uses -- for seven hours! Kristen tells Jimmy Kimmel that...
Let Kids Learn About Money in Real Time – Starting Now!
At Let Grow we love to see kids doing more on their own: making breakfast, walking the dog, riding their bikes... But there's an issue we haven’t focused on much:...
If you want to be out-of-your-mind inspired, check out this huge Time Magazine profile of The Balance Project – “a parent-run nonprofit working to rebuild communities to encourage childhood independence...
The story of a 5-year-old who wandered away from home is going viral today for a wonderful reason: The cops did not arrest the parents! In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old...
Quit Making Such a Big Deal about “Back to School” Jitters
We are thrilled to repost this Substack piece by our friend and Let Grow Board Member, Samantha Boardman. Samantha is a Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and author of a book...
The city of Newburyport, Mass., has launched a “Summer Let Grow Challenge” to boost its kids’ independence, resilience and mental health. Here’s what’s happening there – according to the town’s press...
