The Startling Things That Happened When a Youth Sports Program Replaced Some Drill Time with Free Play
A radical experiment that could have backfired, didn't! Kids with more time for unstructured play and less for drills at sports practice ended up better players all around.
“Dear Highlights”: Life-Changing Advice Worried Kids Have Needed and Heeded for 75 Years
The beloved children’s magazine has always believed its young readers are capable of thinking and reasoning at an earlier age than most people give kids credit for.
"The only thing that moves the needle is seeing your kids do something on their own." Maggie Rodriguez, host of the show Daytime, visited with Let Grow President Lenore Skenazy...
Childhood Independence Could be THE KEY to Healthy, Happy Kids Says “The Guardian”
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...
Week 2 of the Let Grow Independence Challenge: Send Us a Video of Your Can-Do Kid and Win $300!
Last week we asked for photos of your children doing new things on their own. For the second and final week of our Let Grow Independence Challenge we want to...
Contrary to Most Predictions, Kids’ Mental Health and Mood Actually Improved During Early Lockdowns
Baking, biking, Bitcoin -- kids discovered new interests and talents thanks to lots of free time to fill. Many kids' mental well-being actually IMPROVED early on in the COVID-19 pandemic....
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