Did Your School Change its Drop-Off/Pick-Up Process?
A Let Grow fan in Davenport, Iowa, wrote to say how shocked he was to discover that his old elementary school's dinky little drop-off lane had grown into a gigantic...
Hard to believe, but the premiere science high school in the Philippines only teaches kids four days a week. Every Wednesday the students have no classes. Instead they get to...
The Surgeon General is right: Loneliness is a massive problem. It's not just sad, it's unhealthy. So let's look at the quickest, easiest way to solve it, at least among...
Siblings Survive 40 Days in Jungle. Here It’s “Don’t Let Kids Cross Street till Age 10”
Emergency workers recently rescued four siblings between the ages of 1 and 13 who had survived in the jungles of Colombia for 40 days after their plane crashed. Much of the public...
Free Father’s Day Kit Includes 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 -- no CVS run for...
Parents at Kids’ Job Interviews: What is Going On?
A front page article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday chronicles a problem that seems to be a sign of the times: Parents accompanying their kids on job interviews....
For Working Moms Summer is Expensive & Exhausting: Suggestions Needed!
Today's post comes from Kerala Taylor in Portland, Ore. An expanded version originally appeared on Medium. A lot of moms -- and dads -- will relate. Let's hear any hacks you've...
How a 14-Year-Old Genius Developed Genius Social Skills
Just had to share this story of Mike Wimmer, a prodigy from North Carolina who just graduated college at age 14. He also runs two tech companies and is trying...
From Childhood Tinkering to the Household Appliance You Probably Adore
Meet Rod Brooks, a guy whose life story embodies the big idea: What we do as kids, just for fun, is developmental GOLD. It can help us discover our deepest...
Summer beckons and so does independence. While our culture's norms have changed, children have not. They love -- want -- NEED some time with friends, without US. How wonderful that...
As I explain in Free-Range Kids, we are so very worried about the extremely rare (thank God!) crime of child abduction because of our primed-for-panic brains. And the media. And...
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