The moment a baby is born, a parent is too. There is suddenly a new (screaming) person in the world. But just as suddenly, there’s a new you, too. (Also...
Maybe you remember a time you scared yourself as a kid. You climbed higher than you expected, or went further into the forest, or agreed to a dare. Believe it...
Feel guilty because you don't love playing with your kids? You are not alone, and you are not a Grinch! Many parents -- and entire cultures -- feel the same...
The Hero’s Journey (into a Grocery Store, at Age 11)
The "Hero's Journey" involves facing fear and risk to get to a goal. For one boy, 11, this meant asking an adult at the grocery store for help, despite his...
Want Your Kids to Play More? Some Tips from Peter Gray!
Free play -- when kids organize their own fun -- is crucial for children's social development. How can we give our kids more free play? Peter Gray has some real-world...
“Independence Therapy” Could Revolutionize Anxiety Treatment for Kids
A child psychologist who had his patients do new things on their own, without their parents found that this "Independence Therapy" worked faster than traditional treatments for kids with a...
A Simple, Stunning Parenting Advice List from John Gray
John Gray wrote that men are from Mars, but also that "Children are From Heaven." In that book he provides classic parenting advice in list form -- and here it...
"Just because kids aren’t allowed to do something doesn’t mean they aren’t capable." Sounds like Let Grow -- but it's The New York Times, now endorsing MORE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE!
Anxious College Students Are Eating Alone in their Rooms. Let Grow May Have a Solution
Today's college students are so anxious, 40% won't even eat in the dining hall. What has made their social anxiety to acute? Maybe growing up with too few chances to...
