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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gut-wrenching AND Hopeful? A Mom’s Letter to her Third Grade Son
This letter by Becky Diamond on her Psychology Today blog does not pull any punches. It begins: My Dearest Marty, You are only in third grade and I feel like...
How to Find Other Parents Who Give Their 5-Year-Olds Knives
On Facebook, there's a place for parents to chat about letting grow. Let Grow's Facebook Group, "Raising Independent Kids" is where parents find ideas, support and stories like this one,...
“Mommy, Why Do The Kids in These Books Get to Walk Around Without an Adult?”
Books from the 20th Century seem odd and unreal to today's constantly supervised kids. The disconnect between the adventure in children’s books and the reality of kids’ lives today makes...
For Five Years My Autistic Son Didn’t Speak. Once He Did, My Parenting Changed
Special Needs Kids Need Independence, Too. I’ve been called a protective mom, and a "snowplow." I’ve actually always considered myself more of a Free-Range parent who encourages independence. But it’s...
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