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!...
Our culture tells us to streamline our kids for college. But actually, we need to diversify their potential by allowing more time for quirky interests, not just "resume building."
Want Your Kids to Play More? Some Tips from Peter Gray!
Free play -- when kids organize their own fun -- is crucial for children's social development. How can we give our kids more free play? Peter Gray has some real-world...
“Independence Therapy” Could Revolutionize Anxiety Treatment for Kids
A child psychologist who had his patients do new things on their own, without their parents found that this "Independence Therapy" worked faster than traditional treatments for kids with a...
A Simple, Stunning Parenting Advice List from John Gray
John Gray wrote that men are from Mars, but also that "Children are From Heaven." In that book he provides classic parenting advice in list form -- and here it...
"Just because kids aren’t allowed to do something doesn’t mean they aren’t capable." Sounds like Let Grow -- but it's The New York Times, now endorsing MORE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE!
Anxious College Students Are Eating Alone in their Rooms. Let Grow May Have a Solution
Today's college students are so anxious, 40% won't even eat in the dining hall. What has made their social anxiety to acute? Maybe growing up with too few chances to...
You know we love to talk about the importance of independence for kids, but instead of just listening to us, we want to focus on YOU! This week we are...
Blindsided by Our Campers’ Anxiety (and Everything Else!) Issues
Two summers ago Dan Emery's guitar school campers were so anxious and angry, his staff almost quit. He made a Hail Mary call to Let Grow, which gave 5 simple...
Erin Loechner on her New Book, and Letting Her Kids Roam
Erin Loechner left her super-successful social media career for more meaning -- and more fun. Her new book is "The Opt-Out Family." We asked her how giving her kids more...
