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By Let Grow

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Free Father’s Day Card, Personalizable Dad Fact Sheet, and DAD JOKES!

Dad's special day will be upon him sooner than male pattern baldness. And that's soon! In our Celebrate Dad Kit, you'll find a printable card and a cute quiz for...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

How I’m Giving My Kids an ’80s Summer

A mom who wanted to get her kids off their phones and outside with friends tells how she gave them an '80s summer. Messy -- but great! And she got...
By Lenore Skenazy

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How Overnight Camp Changes Kids

At overnight camp, kids get away from familiar friends, food, phones -- and us. That new independence makes magic happen.
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

How to Handle a Jerk (Kid Version)

When a kid is acting like a jerk on the playground, usually an adult steps in. But in a Let Grow Play Club the kids have to solve the problem...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

I Grew up Free-Range but Turned Into a Helicopter Mom

A mom who grew up Free-Range, playing outside from age 5, found herself a helicopter mom to her daughter, now 11. But then she took a leap of faith --...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

5 Summer Activities to Boost Your Kids’ Independence (Plus 2 Tips for YOU!)

Want your kids to become more independent this summer? Sometimes, you just need to remind them of things they can do outside: build a fort, make an obstacle course... "Play...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 2 minutes

Child Development Milestones: Can Your Kid Do These Things Yet?

A child development list of things the typical 6-year-old could do in the 1970s has become iconic -- and eye-popping! -- because kids do so much less on their own...
By Let Grow

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Independence Therapy Works. Just Ask My Patient, A Girl, 11, With Autism

I was treating a girl with Autism who would always say, "That's too hard," or, "My mom will do it for me." But everything changed -- dramatically -- when I...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

“Kids Have the Right to Some Independence” Missouri Legislator Josh Hurlbert Testifies

Rep. Josh Hurlbert, a Republican, testified for Let Grow's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" law in Missouri, as did former State Sen. Jeff Smith, a Democrat. It passed the house 154-0!
By Let Grow

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Can You Start a Neighborhood Camp?

Two California moms started a low-key neighborhood camp and had the kids run it. Here's how you can do this, too!
By Let Grow

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Free Mother’s Day Kit Includes Card, Kid-Coupons, And Surprising Fill-in-the-Blanks about Mom

A certain holiday is coming up -- and we've got you covered. (Phew!) Our Mother's Day Kit comes with a lovely card to print out, and all the other items...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 2 minutes

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...