By Let Grow

Read Time: 5 minutes

TWO STATES PASS “CHILDHOOD INDPENDENDENCE” LAWS THAT ENSURE IT IS NOT NEGLECT FOR KIDS TO PLAY OUTSIDE

Third state debates law and its passage looks likely, too. Go out and play, kids. It’s about to be legal! Oklahoma and Texas both passed “Reasonable Childhood Independence” bills on...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

Putting Covid (and other) Risks to Kids in Perspective

We humans get risk wrong. We focus on what's top of mind, or top of the fear chart -- not what's a top killer. This great piece in The New...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

How Dare Yahoo News Run This “Mom Issues Terrifying Warning” Story?

A mom AFRAID of being trafficked is not a mom who WAS about to be trafficked. Opened up my Yahoo News page today and there's a list of stories: Something...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

Today’s Children Don’t Get to Play Outside Unsupervised Until They are Two Years Older Than Their Parents Were

British study finds "gradual lockdown" of childhood. A survey of almost 2000 parents of kids age 5-to-11 in Britain found that most parents aren't letting their kids play outside, unsupervised,...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

When P.E. Teacher Let His Students Organize their Own Games Outside, He Was Blown Away

They learned to move and try new challenges, but that was just the beginning. Today's 19-year-olds are as sedentary as adults age 60. That was the startling discovery of Vadim...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

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

Students aren't trusted to choose how they unwind In an effort to eliminate bullying, a school in England has replaced breaktime playground games with poetry recitations, choir, and quizzes. Said...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

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

The two dads sponsoring the "Reasonable Childhood Independence" bill in Oklahoma already saw it pass by 91 to 1 in the House. Now it goes to the Senate. Why do...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

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

Chicago mom fighting back When 10 -year-old Braylin Harvey was picked up seven minutes late from his Chicago public school, the school called the Department of Child and Family Services...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

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

Happy Birthday to The Let Grow Independence Kit! A year ago, as you have doubtless been reminded this week, the virus arrived. The schools shut down. The country tried not...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

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

I hear a man’s voice behind me calling, “Sir, sir, stop right there, I’ve called the police.”  The case for trusting parents This story from Medium is by a dad...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

What It Means to Grow Up Under Constant Surveillance

Students at 11 Chinese schools (so far) are required to wear "smart" uniforms that track their every move. Thanks to chips sewn into the uniforms’ shoulders, the school can record...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

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

A letter in support of Nevada's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" Bill being Introduced Today A letter in support of Nevada's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" Bill being Introduced Today A doctor explains why...