When Holly Grant let her three kids walk to the library on their own they developed a taste for independence, and dragons. (Gotta read the post to enjoy their kid...
9-Year-Old Testifies on Behalf of South Carolina’s Free-Range Parenting Bill
Elizabeth Broadbent and her son Blaise helped us fight for the civil rights of kids! And major props to Sen. Vincent Sheheen (and South Carolina) for recognizing how important it...
The New York Times certainly knows its readers' sweet spot. Check out this headline: "The Bad News about Helicopter Parenting: It Works." I've spent years fighting against the need to...
Jonathan Haidt Lets His 9-Year-Old Daughter Walk to School Alone for the First Time
Prof. Jonathan Haidt, co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind" and one of the three people who joined me in founding Let Grow, posted that lovely Tweet last Wednesday....
250+ Fun Activities For Kids To Do Instead of Homework
I'm an elementary school teacher in Southern California. For 25 years, I have to admit that I was staunchly pro-homework, until one day I had a revelation. Here's why I...
Four Realistic Lessons from the Jayme Closs Kidnapping
In October 2018, 13-year-old Jayme Closs of Barron County, WI, was kidnapped from her home after 21-year-old Jake Patterson allegedly broke in and shot her parents. After 88 days, she...
Great piece in the Westport Moms blog looking at just how busy we're making our kids (as well as those of us getting them to and from their activities): Our Children’s...
Mom Lets Her Kids Walk to the Bakery Down the Block. Child Protective Services Tells Her, “Never Again Till They Are 12.”
Katharina Nuss, a mom of three in Winnipeg, Canada, had a recent run-in with the authorities which radicalized her -- if it's radical to work toward a day when parents...
What a cheerful piece from Tim Bedley, a 5th grade teacher at the Earl Warren Elementary School in Lake Elsinore, California. He and his brother Scott are the founders of...
Yes, yes, we know that some kids are naturally great at school. No need to really PREVENT them from getting great grades, of course. But no need to really push...
Encourage Teen Independence To Prepare Them For College
"Thirty percent of freshmen won’t return for their sophomore year," reports a piece in The New York Times, "and the wheels can start to fall off as early as Thanksgiving. What...
Signing My Kid Into and Out of School is Like Getting a Visa to North Korea
This comment was in response to yesterday's post about making kids anxious about unlikely dangers. It will resonate with anyone who ever had to sign in to their kid's school as...
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