Awe. You know it when you feel it. And when you do, you are humbled AND exhilarated. Now child development expert Deborah Farmer Kris has written the book, “Raising Awe...
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE PASSES “REASONABLE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE” LAW
Last year Brittany Patterson was arrested there when her son walked to the store Just a few months after Georgia mom Brittany Patterson was arrested for not knowing that her...
Mike Strambler is a psychologist and Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine. He writes the Substack “As Is.” When I met him at a party several months ago,...
Columbia B-School Professor and Wife Learn a Powerful Lesson in Adventure—from Their Kids
Jenn Olayon and Adam Galinsky are leaning into our motto, “When adults step back, kids step up.” Adam is a social psychologist and a professor of leadership and ethics at...
My Kid Fell Out of My Arms and Needed Brain Surgery! Can I Ever Be Normal Again???
Find out! Ten years ago, I got this letter from a mom who’d been through…a lot: Dear Lenore: I consider myself a fairly laid back mama, and I’m always of...
Where Do Mall Rats Go When They Can’t Go to the Mall?
We talk a lot here about how much kids need some time on their own. And we encourage parents – depending on their neighborhood, the age of their kids, yada...
Nicole Cooper is a dietician who became a police officer. Not a career path you see every day! Now she teaches at a police academy in Northern California and is...
Are Birthrates Down Because Parenting Demands are Up?
Many a truth is to be found in a Reddit rant. Here’s one that really got us thinking by a Redditor named KnightErrant21. He was happy to allow us to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
