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By Let Grow

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“A Miracle!” 6-Year-Old Walks Home from School by Self

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...
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By Let Grow

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Parenting Insights from a Blind Teacher

Daniel Kish is a teacher, traveler, and a fierce champion of childhood independence…who went blind as a baby. Then he started making clicking sounds and listening to the echoes bouncing...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Dear Parents: Here’s a Child Danger You Didn’t Notice but You Should, Or ELSE!

If you're wondering why parenting seems so fraught, look no further than the child safety industrial complex. I just Googled, "Child Hidden Dangers 2021" (I'm sure there are some for...
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By Let Grow

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My Daughter’s Highlight of 2021: Walking Home without Me

This post comes to us from Erica Schoder. Iowa-native Erica runs a think tank in Washington, DC, from her ex-pat base in Munich, Germany, where she lives with her partner...
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By Let Grow

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The Top 10 Best and Worst Let Grow Moments of 2021

In a crazy year, some crazy stories were crazier than others. You can SAVE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE with a year-end donation to Let Grow. Click here! THE TOP FIVE WORST LET...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Play Is Not a Stupid Waste of Time

We're heading into two weeks (or possibly...two months? two years?) of the kids at home. It's called Christmas Break, as if it's a break from learning. But that's just our...
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By Let Grow

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A Christmas Morning Surprise for a Boy from His Distracted Dad

This Christmas morning memory popped up on our Facebook group, "Raising Independent Kids." (Feel free to join!) It comes to us from Rebecca Gomez, a Nebraska mom of three who...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Girl, 9, Saves Family by Using Unconscious Dad’s Face to Unlock His Phone!

That is pretty much the whole story but holy smokes! Jayline Brandao's parents brought a generator inside after a storm left them without power in their Brockton, Mass., home. Soon...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Childhood Freedom in Action: Japan’s “My First Errand” TV Show

Yesterday I was interviewed by a reporter from a Japanese newspaper. She moved to DC in 1999, but grew up in Japan and remembers freedom like you're about to see:...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Advice for Parents and Teachers

"Your job is less to INSTILL curiosity than to make sure you don't squash what is already there," says Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs3ORQllJoA At Let Grow we agree so much...
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By Let Grow

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Dr. Samantha Boardman’s Secret to Becoming Less Anxious About Everything (Including Our Kids)

The only thing that conquers anxiety is action, according to new book, "Everyday Vitality."
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By Let Grow

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Boy, 6, Saves Sister from Vicious Dog — and Many More Tales of Very Young Heroes

In a culture that won’t let some 8-year-olds play in their own yards, or get off the school bus and walk home without an adult (this is really common!) it...
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