By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

“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...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 2 minutes

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...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 2 minutes

A Boy Fell, An Adult Hurried Over. Too Bad.

When a boy fell from the monkey rings, his dad ran over to comfort him. Sometimes, that's too bad.
By Let Grow

Read Time: 2 minutes

An “Anxious Generation” Reader Lets Go!

A mom who read The Anxious Generation decided to take its advice and let her son, 6, ride his bike alone. Now he does it all the time! And you...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 2 minutes

We Did NOT Write This Paragraph

"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!
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

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...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 7 minutes

A Mom (Who’s a Cognitive Scientist) Wants These Adorable Kids to Get Lost

Sybille Bruun knows how it feels to get lost: Rotten! But it's also something she wants her kids to get used to, which may involve ditching the phone.
By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

True Stories: A Win for Independence

You know we love to talk about the importance of independence for kids, but instead of just listening to us, we want to focus on YOU! This week we are...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 5 minutes

Blindsided by Our Campers’ Anxiety (and Everything Else!) Issues

Two summers ago Dan Emery's guitar school campers were so anxious and angry, his staff almost quit. He made a Hail Mary call to Let Grow, which gave 5 simple...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 6 minutes

Erin Loechner on her New Book, and Letting Her Kids Roam

Erin Loechner left her super-successful social media career for more meaning -- and more fun. Her new book is "The Opt-Out Family." We asked her how giving her kids more...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

How I’m Giving My Kids an ’80s Summer

A mom who wanted to get her kids off their phones and outside with friends tells how she gave them an '80s summer. Messy -- but great! And she got...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

How Overnight Camp Changes Kids

At overnight camp, kids get away from familiar friends, food, phones -- and us. That new independence makes magic happen.