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Why is Oprah talking about "The Anxious Generation"?

"Phones are experience blockers," says Let Grow co-founder, Jon Haidt. A lot of people are listening to him, including Oprah. On a recent Oprah Daily interview, he shared compelling evidence...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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How Does it Feel to Raise Kids in Utah with its Free-Range Parenting Law?

What does it feel like to be a parent in Utah, the first (and so far only) state to pass the Free-Range Parenting law that says taking your eyes off...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Girl, 9, Bitten by Shark Goes Back into the Water at Same Florida Beach!

You don't get more Let Grow than Maggie Crum, bitten by a shark in knee-deep water on her first vacation to New Smyrna Beach, FL, which The Today Show (but...
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By Let Grow

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Let’s Bring Childhood Independence to Your School and Community

Let Grow is ready to help teachers and schools nurture independent, resilient students who are ready to succeed.
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Embrace Imperfection With a Wabi-Sabi Parenting Style

Alan Levinovitz is a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the married dad of a 6-year-old who cuts her own tomatoes. I spoke to Alan about...
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By Jodi Maurici

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How One Teacher Lowered Student Anxiety With The Let Grow Project

Last fall I was excited to start another promising school year with my 240 seventh grade health education students. However, I was confronted by an array of challenges I had...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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An Anthropologist Discusses the Benefits of Unstructured Play

This fantastic TEDx Talk by evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir is music to our ears at Let Grow. Amir studied a modern foraging society in the Ecuadorean Amazon and made some...
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By Let Grow

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The Imperative of Movement by Barbara Chutroo

Barbara Chutroo, LCSW, MSDMT [email protected] June 2019 The focus of parenting advice and instruction has shifted over the years.  At present, developmental specialists direct their attention to the important benefits...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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To Vanquish Child Anxiety, Psychologist Treats Parents

An NPR piece on child anxiety discussed a new twist on therapy: Instead of treating the anxious child, a psychologist coached the parents to be able to withstand the pain...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Mom Charged with Falsely Accusing Man of Trying to Kidnap Her 5-Year-Old at Old Navy

We can't know what was going through this mom's mind, but Santana Adams of Milton, West Virginia, has been charged with falsely accusing a man of trying to kidnap her...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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A Video for Lawmakers About the Free-Range Parenting Bill

Several states are considering so-called Free-Range Parenting laws that would make sure that giving kids some independence—by choice or necessity—is not mistaken for abuse. Lawmakers in Texas, South Carolina, Connecticut,...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Sesame Street DID Remake the “Stick of Butter” Video!

Thanks to a commenter noting on yesterday's post that Sesame Street has indeed re-made its classic "Loaf of bread, container of milk, stick of butter" story, we dug it up....
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By Lenore Skenazy

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The Bread-Milk-Butter Sesame Street Video Still Gets It Right

If you're old enough, you'll remember this classic Bread-Milk-Butter Sesame Street video. It's been responsible for an awful lot of earworms over the years, so be prepared. How old is...
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