Article Category: Get Independent

I was standing at the top of a water slide at Water World, trying to muster the courage to go down. But the tunnel looked dark and the slide looked...

How to create a Let Grow Community I live in one of the few towns in America determined to give kids a normal, old-fashioned, go-outside-and-play childhood. It’s not that we...

Today's mini-post comes to us from a mom named Margaret, in Annapolis, MD. She notes that her location is relevant, as it’s the home of the Naval Academy. She first heard...

Enjoy this childhood story from Let Grow supporter Robin J. Phillips , who remains pretty proud of her resourceful 13-year-old self (pictured). Robin says confidence is a muscle – it...

First off, up: Something got screwed up at the Holy Child School in Calgary last week. A coughing first grader was told by his teacher that, thanks to his Covid...

A dad makes the case for more two-wheeled independence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul_xzyCDT98 What a powerful video. It makes painfully clear the contrast between kid-filled streets in The Netherlands and the empty streets...

Ladies and gentlemen -- these are the kids who MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! Check out this inspiring video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJeuVMKp-ok Let Grow's Second Annual Independence Challenge asked for photos and videos of...

Overprotecting has gone overboard. Children can't build confidence if we never let them out of our sight. Trusting kids with some independence to get around, deal with minor risks, and...

Luke Weber is a 19-year-old New Yorker about to start Rice University. He contacted Let Grow when he heard about our mission -- promoting childhood independence. You might think that...

Recently, a journalist asked Let Grow: How can we foster our children's desire to learn things on their own -- not just for a class? Our response: School as we...

The best parenting advice I ever received came from a mom whose son went to toddler music class with mine. She had tried to replace the drumstick he was gnawing...