Child Development Milestones: Can Your Kid Do These Things Yet?
A child development list of things the typical 6-year-old could do in the 1970s has become iconic -- and eye-popping! -- because kids do so much less on their own...
Independence Therapy Works. Just Ask My Patient, A Girl, 11, With Autism
I was treating a girl with Autism who would always say, "That's too hard," or, "My mom will do it for me." But everything changed -- dramatically -- when I...
“Kids Have the Right to Some Independence” Missouri Legislator Josh Hurlbert Testifies
Rep. Josh Hurlbert, a Republican, testified for Let Grow's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" law in Missouri, as did former State Sen. Jeff Smith, a Democrat. It passed the house 154-0!
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...
Why is Oprah talking about “The Anxious Generation”?
"Phones are experience blockers," says Let Grow co-founder, Jon Haidt. A lot of people are listening to him, including Oprah. On a recent Oprah Daily interview, he shared compelling evidence...
Learning Without Lessons: How Kids Figure Things Out on Their Own
For most of human history children learned WITHOUT lessons, says anthropologist David Lancy. They watched, imitated, and played their way into competent, confident adulthood. They need the freedom to do...
When Holly Grant let her three kids walk to the library on their own they developed a taste for independence, and dragons. (Gotta read the post to enjoy their kid...
No Phones Allowed? My Kids Were Practically In Tears
School teacher Ezra Alexander started a Let Grow Play Club after school: Kids could play with anyone and do almost anything -- except their phones. At first, this made his...
Strict Parenting? Gentle Parenting? Ellen Galinsky’s “Autonomy-Support” Alternative
Teens need two things -- some autonomy and some support. Put them together and you get autonomy-supportive parenting, which Ellen Galinsky examines and ultimately recommends in her new book, "The...
