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Our media appearances include: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bored Panda, Real Time with Bill Maher, The New York Post, The Washington Post, WebMD, PBS News Hour and many more.
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Let Grow in the News:
Let Grow Announces Partnership with The Balance Project
"Developing a toolkit to empower parents and community leaders has long been part of our vision and was slated for 2025," said Andrea Keith, Executive Director of Let Grow. "The surge in interest—sparked in part by The Anxious Generation—led us...
The Femsplainers Podcast Welcomes Lenore Skenazy to Discuss How Boredom Has Helped Kids Grow and Gain Independence During the Pandemic
“How the Pandemic Has Transformed Childhood.” Despite being holed up and doing classwork via Zoom, boredom has helped kids grow and gain independence through the pandemic, according to guest Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Let Grow Foundation. Meghan Cox Gurdon...
Dax Shepherd Interviews Lenore Skenazy About Let Grow and Childhood Independence, Plus Shares What He Was Up To As a Kid
Lenore discusses the generational differences in growing up, how unrealistic the current standards are for being a good parent, and the importance of play. Dax asks Lenore to dispel the myth of common childhood dangers and Lenore explains the negative...
The Washington Post Highlights Kids' Pandemic Summer Accomplishments, Including Let Grow's Independence Challenge Winners
2020 was a difficult summer, but many kids found it was really their time to shine. Lenore Skenazy is quoted in this piece that features the incredible accomplishments of kids who were allowed to spend this summer learning and growing...
Bored Panda Asks Let Grow's Lenore Skenazy About Importance of Traditions: "They Nourish Family"
This charming post features a father and daughter who’ve taken a photo together in the same spot every single year for 40 years. Lenore contributes her thoughts about the reasons we value family traditions so highly.
The New York Times: Lenore Skenazy, Peter Gray Explain How Risky Play Encourages Resilience
Lacking the usual scheduled activities and adult supervision, children are finding the space during the COVID-19 pandemic to play freely. Lenore and Gray share their recent survey findings that show parents have been allowing kids to grow and play more...
New York Daily News: Lenore Skenazy and Diane Redleaf Make the Case for Narrowing the Definition of "Neglect" to Protect Families
Over the past 40 years, more and more people have been calling the child abuse hotlines not because there’s so much child abuse going on, but because they’ve been conditioned to report almost anything—a kid with a scrape, a kid...
Wilton Youth Council interviews Lenore Skenazy On Why This May Be Your Child's Most Memorable (and Fun) Summer Ever
This summer your kids may forget some of their academics. But what they learn they’ll remember forever. Let Grow’s Lenore Skenazy talks about what kids gain when they lose the summer they expected and gain some amazing independence.
Children's Screentime Network Interviews Camp Director Audrey Monke and Lenore Skenazy About Alternatives to Traditional Camp During a COVID Summer
In this webinar, Audrey Monke and Lenore Skenazy take worries about the summer of COVID-19 and transform them into inspiration for more harmony at home. Audrey and Lenore bring sanity and clarity to this uncertain summer, and offer easy, practical...
Skenazy, Gray Join Family Online Safety Institute Webinar on COVID-19 and the Return of the Free Range Kid
The global pandemic has upended the rhythm of life for most families. Much attention is being given to the psychological toll this is taking on adults and children alike, but there is another lesson emerging in this time of lockdown....
Web MD Quotes Peter Gray and Lenore Skenazy About Lockdown's Surprising Benefits For Overscheduled Kids and Parents
For children whose families are financially stable, food secure, and able to provide the tech resources needed for distance learning at home, the quarantine seems to be providing a reset that Lenore Skenazy has long argued children in the U.S....
Lenore Skenazy Pens Mother's Day 2020 Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Kids This Year Are More Independent and Competent Than Last Year
This Mother’s Day, says Lenore, children are stepping up. With their usual overscheduled lives on pause, kids are learning to be more resilient and self-sufficient. This is very good news for moms in an otherwise difficult year.
Lenore Skenazy Joins Amber Rudd and Flora Gill To Debate "Should Our Children Be Free Range?" on Times of London's Split Opinion Podcast
Former UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Flora Gill are joined by mother and designer Emma Bridgewater and ‘America’s worst mother’ Lenore Skenazy, the President of the children’s non-profit Let Grow, to discuss the different ways to raise children today.