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By Let Grow

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What is the Best Way to Combat Parental Anxiety?

"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...
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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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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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...
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By Let Grow

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Simon Says: Introduce Your Kids to Classic Outdoor Games!

Who the heck was Simon and why was he always saying stuff? If your kids don't know Simon Says -- or Four Square, Follow the Leader, or most of the...
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By Let Grow

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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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Enter the Second Annual Let Grow Independence Challenge and Win!

At Let Grow, we want to see how your kids are stepping up and becoming more independent. That means it's time for our Second Annual Let Grow Independence Challenge. Grand...
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By Let Grow

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Kids, Show Us Something New You’re Doing On Your Own — and Win $500

The Let Grow Independence Challenge is coming back this Sunday! On August 1st -- this Sunday -- Let Grow begins its Second Annual Independence Challenge, asking for photos of kids...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Educator Drew Perkins Gives His Daughters a Surprising — and Transformative — Homework Assignment

The Let Grow Project, a homework assignment where students choose something new to do on their own, doesn't just change the kids. After 15 years as a teacher, Drew Perkins...
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By Let Grow

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“Children Age 10 and Up Can Play Outside, Unsupervised.” Why Let Grow Opposes Age Limits

We appreciate GUIDELINES that recognize child development, but actual age limits can hurt good families. A few years back, after the first "Free-Range Parenting" law passed in Utah -- a...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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As Childhood Overprotection Goes Up, Entrepreneurship is Going Down

The drive to make things happen begins as soon as children start to explore the world. But what happens when they don't? In today's USA Today, North Dakota State Business...
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By Let Grow

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A School Psychologist Objects to a Viral TikTok Video about Bullying

Crumpled paper can't heal -- humans can. A video of a mom showing her two kids how every cruel remark is like crumpling a sheet of paper that, even when...
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By Let Grow

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“Why Don’t Kids Go Outside Anymore?” Everyone Has a Theory — What’s Yours?

Hundreds of thousands of people are weighing in on the factors keeping kids -- and especially teens -- on social media, rather than meeting up in real life. The tweet...
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