Chicago mom Kristin Howard wanted middle school kids, including her own, to learn how to do things in the real world, like read maps and cook dinner, to build independence,...
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...
Let Grow in The Atlantic: The Surprising Reason Kids Are Glued to Their Phones
Are kids on their phones so much because that’s what they love doing the most? An explosive new Harris Poll finds that actually, what kids 8-12 REALLY want to do...
Sometimes we just gotta share what’s in our mailbag. The note below is from a school counselor who started doing The Let Grow Experience with fifth graders this year. Next...
