Article Category: Parenting

By Let Grow

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A Christmas Morning Surprise for a Boy from His Distracted Dad

This Christmas morning memory popped up on our Facebook group, "Raising Independent Kids." (Feel free to join!) It comes to us from Rebecca Gomez, a Nebraska mom of three who...
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By Let Grow

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An Alaska Mom Lets Her 9-Year-Olds Roam without a Cell Phone

Nancy Fresco is a writer and climate change researcher in Fairbanks, Alaska, and mom of twins. Her recent book, Go Play Outside! Tips, Tricks, and Tales from the Trails, offers parents...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Childhood Freedom in Action: Japan’s “My First Errand” TV Show

Yesterday I was interviewed by a reporter from a Japanese newspaper. She moved to DC in 1999, but grew up in Japan and remembers freedom like you're about to see:...
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By Let Grow

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How to Raise a Little Scientist

Embrace the mess, says mom of three curious kids Earlier this week we posted Neil deGrasse Tyson's video about how to not squash a kid's curiosity, which prompted Utah mom...
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By Let Grow

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Dr. Samantha Boardman’s Secret to Becoming Less Anxious About Everything (Including Our Kids)

The only thing that conquers anxiety is action, according to new book, "Everyday Vitality."
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By Let Grow

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Let Grow & Single Moms: Perfect Together

Let us say this as loud as one can in pixels: You can be a great parent AND not have your eyes on your kids every. single. second. This a...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Deep, Meaningful Play Takes Self-Control…on the Part of the Adults

Like an animal behaviorist studying bonobos in the wild, Peter Gray found himself in the playroom at his church after services were over. Gray is a co-founder of Let Grow...
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By Let Grow

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No Need for Screen Time Limits, Says Digital Education Expert

Limiting screen time is like limiting book time.
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By Let Grow

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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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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 Lenore Skenazy

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Metaphor Alert! Trees Need Wind to Grow Strong

A life lesson learned the sad way: Trees were drooping and dying under "ideal" circumstances. Biosphere 2 is a cool, slightly kooky idea -- an artificial earth, created (says Wikipedia) "to...
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