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For Five Years My Autistic Son Didn’t Speak. Once He Did, My Parenting Changed

Special Needs Kids Need Independence, Too. I’ve been called a protective mom, and a “snowplow.” I’ve actually always considered myself more of a Free-Range parent who encourages independence. But it’s different when your child doesn’t speak. You see, I was […]

Study Shows Kids Persist Less When Parents Step In to Help

To Prevent Bullying, School Bans Jumprope and Ball Playing, Replaces Them with Poetry Reciting and Supervised Quizzes

A Democrat and a Republican Explain Why They are Sponsoring a “Reasonable Childhood Independence” Bill in Oklahoma

College Is Not Always the Right Choice

Student is Picked up 7 Minutes Late — School Calls Child Protective Services to Report “Neglect”

Out of a Catastrophic Virus Came a Whole Lot of Competent Kids — with Let Grow Cheering Them On

Cops Called on Dad for “Dragging” His Toddler in the Rain — Which She Loves

What It Means to Grow Up Under Constant Surveillance

My Kids, 8 and 10, Were Playing Down the Block. The Fire Department Escorted Them Home.

New App Pinpoints Places Where “Stupid Parents” Let Kids Play on Their Own

Housework as Homework: Middle School Assigns “Let Grow Project” During Covid and Students Start Helping Out More

Move Along, Bud: Anonymous Gift of Roses Mistaken for Sex Trafficking Scheme

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