Obviously, technology that didn’t exist when most of us were kids is now an everyday part of childhood. That’s why we devoured “Growing Up in Public,” the brand new book...
Let Grow and “Independence Therapy” in The New York Times: Hope for Anxious Kids
What if one of the big reasons kids are so anxious is simply this: They're micromanaged by adults? As we've often noted here, kids are increasingly in adult-run classes, clubs,...
Seems like there are big changes underway in about a third of Houston's public schools. The one that play activist Rusty Keeler brought to Let Grow's attention involves what many...
Jennifer Breheny Wallace is a journalist, mom, long-time friend of Let Grow, and now the author of a book coming out today, “Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic —...
To be a kid today means to grow up in a culture constantly underestimating your creativity, resilience, gumption, and especially: your curiosity. The hallmark of our era is the mistaken...
Readers -- We are working to create a list of camps (day camps and overnight) that do not allow phones. If you know of any, please write the camp name/city/state...
This post comes from Jeff Nelligan, author of Four Lessons from My Three Sons - How You Can Raise Resilient Kids, now in its second edition. Calling All Pirates: My two...
Readers -- Here's a guest post that makes us happy, happy, happy. (And a little hungry.) Krista Whipple lives with her husband and three children in Southern Utah. She is...
$300 Top Prize: Show Us Your Kids Doing Something New, ON THEIR OWN!
Welcome to the Fourth Annual LET GROW INDEPENDENCE CHALLENGE! We want to see photos and videos of kids doing something new, on their own. Biking, baking, hiking, sawing, mowing, sewing,...
Vanessa Elias is a longtime friend of Let Grow, a proponent of play, a parenting coach at Thrive with a Guide, and also -- because of all these -- a...
“But Couldn’t Kids Get Hurt?” The Media’s Favorite Gotcha!
It is always hard to deal with the media's cheapest trick: hypothesizing. You see it every September when a child is dropped off at the wrong bus stop somewhere in...
Independence Day will be especially sweet for families in Virginia, Connecticut, and Illinois this year. “The law goes into effect on July 1 and I’m really excited,” said Evelyn Hackel,...
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