A 6-year-old rode off on his bike and stayed out for two hours, without his parents knowing where he was. That would have had me, yep, me, very worried. But...
What Age Should Kids LEGALLY Be Allowed to Play Outside?
At Let Grow we say: That should be up to the parents. A few years back, after the first Reasonable Childhood Independence law passed in Utah – a great day!...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Future Regrets: Winter Edition
Readers: At Let Grow, we are human. Sometimes, we look at the forces arrayed against kids being kids and have to sigh. And then we get a letter like this!...
Esther Wojcicki shares why trust and independence matter more than fear, mistakes, or overprotection—and how letting kids grow builds confidence and kindness.
Most of us would agree that “Just do it” has served Nike pretty well. But this fall the company added a new slogan: “Why do it?” And the question is…why’d...
A 19-Year-Old Reflects: How Let Grow Parenting Prepared Me for Life
We love when readers write to us, especially when they are young -- like the intrepid Magdalene Selin-Williams! Dear Lenore and Let Grow: I have admired and resonated with your work...
Neglect Charges for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit? Compelling Testimony at Hearing
“Let me tell you about Alice,” said Mariel Mussack, an attorney with Community Legal Services, testifying in the Pennsylvania State Legislature on Monday. Alice, Mussack said, is a single mom...
A shorter version of this essay originally appeared in The Boston Globe. Kids need more independence. If only the law would allow it. By Andrew J. Haile It happened again...
Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard Let Their Kids “Free-Range” for 7 Hours!
Kristen Bell and hubby Dax Shepard went to Copenhagen and let their kids "Free-Range" -- yep, that's the term Kristen uses -- for seven hours! Kristen tells Jimmy Kimmel that...
Let Kids Learn About Money in Real Time – Starting Now!
At Let Grow we love to see kids doing more on their own: making breakfast, walking the dog, riding their bikes... But there's an issue we haven’t focused on much:...
