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By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

Five States Considering “Reasonable Childhood Independence” Laws

Kids have the right to some independence, and parents have the right to give it to them. That’s why Let Grow is thrilled that legislators in five states are hoping...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

Stop Turning Every Parenting Moment Into a Pop Quiz

Parents Magazine's "5 Ways to Support Your Child's Preschool Curriculum" is not just annoying; it is WRONG. So, is the whole idea it’s pushing: Kids are dumb as dumplings and...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

Is Peace of Mind for Parents Even Possible?

Here’s the wise note from a mom who remains anonymous – and a little nervous. This, she notes, is the human condition. It’s a condition that cannot be changed, even...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

What Kids Learn When We Let Them Bicker

My theory: One reason parents/teachers/adults are spending so much time hovering over kids is that they are spending so much time hovering over kids.  What I mean is: It’s a...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 2 minutes

Child, 5, Cooks for Whole Family (And Becomes World Famous)

Just how capable are kids? Super capable. Astoundingly capable. Unbelievably capable – when they're allowed (or required) to rise to the occasion. So, from time to time, it makes sense...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

3 Pieces of Advice for the Mom of a Scared 4th Grader

From time to time, we get asked for advice on when to let go/let grow. Often, the query involves a difference of opinion between husband and wife. But the issue...
By Guest Author

Read Time: 3 minutes

How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Future Regrets: Winter Edition

Readers: At Let Grow, we are human. Sometimes, we look at the forces arrayed against kids being kids and have to sigh. And then we get a letter like this!...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

What Age Should Kids LEGALLY Be Allowed to Play Outside?

At Let Grow we say: That should be up to the parents. A few years back, after the first Reasonable Childhood Independence law passed in Utah – a great day!...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

To Fight Anxiety, A School Unbuttons Recess and Boosts Independence

About a month ago, I visited the Strelitz Academy in Virginia Beach. Wow! Everyone in the elementary school is doing The Let Grow Experience, so there were paper trees in...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

THE 10 WORST LET GROW STORIES OF 2024 – AND 4 REASONS FOR GREAT HOPE!

It’s not the end of the year without an end-of-the-year reckoning, is it? Here is our list of the 10 worst Let Grow stories of 2024, and reasons for hope....
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

How Boring Playgrounds Stifle Play

I live in New York City. It’s green enough for me. But when I saw the work of Sharon Danks, CEO/founder of Green Schoolyards  America, it became obvious that most...
By Andrea Keith

Read Time: 5 minutes

The Perfect Gift…That Can Change Your Life

What can change your life for the better? Hope and a plan of action. That’s what you get in the book Everyday Vitality. It’s by Let Grow board member –...