“Arrest Moms Who Let Their Kids Play Outside?” Asks The New York Times
The New York Times is sounding a lot like Let Grow. Here’s a headline from its front page on Thursday: Is Letting Children Out Alone A Rite of Passage or...
We’re experiencing an uptick in parents asking us, "How can I help my anxious child?" That’s not surprising, considering the stats: According to one study, nearly a third of adolescents...
What child psychologist and researcher Tovah Klein saw in her visits to special Chinese schools where kids are given a vast amount of time and space for free play blew...
Surgeon General Finds Parents Overwhelmed. We Have a Solution.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued an advisory announcing something most of us suspected: Parenting is hard. To ease the pain – parents are woefully lonely, and about half report...
Russ Perry lets his daughter do something that, according to this University of Michigan/CS Mott poll, most parents of 8-year-olds wouldn’t dream of. When not defying cultural norms, Russ is...
Child Protective Services: Close The Case on Kirstie Allsopp!
The big news in Britain is that TV personality Kirstie Allsopp let her 15-year-old go on a 3-week train trip around Europe with a friend, 16. Kirstie then published a...
The moment a baby is born, a parent is too. There is suddenly a new (screaming) person in the world. But just as suddenly, there’s a new you, too. (Also...
Maybe you remember a time you scared yourself as a kid. You climbed higher than you expected, or went further into the forest, or agreed to a dare. Believe it...
Feel guilty because you don't love playing with your kids? You are not alone, and you are not a Grinch! Many parents -- and entire cultures -- feel the same...
The Hero’s Journey (into a Grocery Store, at Age 11)
The "Hero's Journey" involves facing fear and risk to get to a goal. For one boy, 11, this meant asking an adult at the grocery store for help, despite his...
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...
