My Kid Fell Out of My Arms and Needed Brain Surgery! Can I Ever Be Normal Again???
Find out! Ten years ago, I got this letter from a mom who’d been through…a lot: Dear Lenore: I consider myself a fairly laid back mama, and I’m always of...
Where Do Mall Rats Go When They Can’t Go to the Mall?
We talk a lot here about how much kids need some time on their own. And we encourage parents – depending on their neighborhood, the age of their kids, yada...
Nicole Cooper is a dietician who became a police officer. Not a career path you see every day! Now she teaches at a police academy in Northern California and is...
Are Birthrates Down Because Parenting Demands are Up?
Many a truth is to be found in a Reddit rant. Here’s one that really got us thinking by a Redditor named KnightErrant21. He was happy to allow us to...
Five States Considering “Reasonable Childhood Independence” Laws
Kids have the right to some independence, and parents have the right to give it to them. That’s why Let Grow is thrilled that legislators in five states are hoping...
Stop Turning Every Parenting Moment Into a Pop Quiz
Parents Magazine's "5 Ways to Support Your Child's Preschool Curriculum" is not just annoying; it is WRONG. So, is the whole idea it’s pushing: Kids are dumb as dumplings and...
Here’s the wise note from a mom who remains anonymous – and a little nervous. This, she notes, is the human condition. It’s a condition that cannot be changed, even...
My theory: One reason parents/teachers/adults are spending so much time hovering over kids is that they are spending so much time hovering over kids. What I mean is: It’s a...
Child, 5, Cooks for Whole Family (And Becomes World Famous)
Just how capable are kids? Super capable. Astoundingly capable. Unbelievably capable – when they're allowed (or required) to rise to the occasion. So, from time to time, it makes sense...
3 Pieces of Advice for the Mom of a Scared 4th Grader
From time to time, we get asked for advice on when to let go/let grow. Often, the query involves a difference of opinion between husband and wife. But the issue...
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!...
