Article Category: Parenting

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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By Let Grow

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Are We Allowed to “Abandon” Our Kids When We Get a Napkin or Ketchup? Or is 20 Feet Away Too Far?

I was told this was a "no-no." A recent letter to Let Grow: My daughter and I were shopping at Costco, and we stopped to get a slice of pizza...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Sesame Street Classic: A Loaf of Bread, A Container of Milk…and a Little Perspective, Brought to You by Let Grow

You may or may not remember this classic Sesame Street vignette about a little girl -- maybe 5 or 6 -- going on an errand for her mother. So proud!...
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By Let Grow

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Should You Let Your Child Walk to School? Scientific Advice from Tim Caulfield

Here's a quick, helpful video from Tim Caulfield. Tim is a professor, author of bestsellers including, "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything?" and host of the show "Cheating Death." When...
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By Let Grow

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A Developmental Psychologist on Why Kids Need Some Independence

Note: This is the testimony provided by Dr. Rachel Flynn in support of Nevada's "Reasonable Childhood Independence Bill." The bill has passed the Nevada Senate and awaits a vote in...
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By Let Grow

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Free Mother’s Day Kit Includes Card, Kid-Coupons, And Surprising Fill-in-the-Blanks about Mom

A certain holiday is coming up -- and we've got you covered. (Phew!) Our Mother's Day Kit comes with a lovely card to print out, and all the other items...
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