Articles Tagged: Child Anxiety

By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

“Arrest Moms Who Let Their Kids Play Outside?” Asks The New York Times

The New York Times is sounding a lot like Let Grow. Here’s a headline from its front page on Thursday: Is Letting Children Out Alone A Rite of Passage or...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

Toy Story 5: The Truth About Kids, Screens, and Loneliness

Toy Story 5 is billed as a battle of Toys vs. Tech, but that’s wrong. Not only do the two sides end up working together (lives there a Toy Story...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

Let Grow in The Atlantic: The Surprising Reason Kids Are Glued to Their Phones

Are kids on their phones so much because that’s what they love doing the most? An explosive new Harris Poll finds that actually, what kids 8-12 REALLY want to do...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 6 minutes

Child Psychologist John Piacentini on How Parents and Teachers Can Help Anxious Kids Stop Avoiding Discomfort, Before the Cycle Bakes Itself In

Childhood anxiety and depression are on the rise. What could bring them back down? Let Grow's Lenore Skenazy Zoomed with Dr. John Piacentini, a leading child and adolescent psychologist and...
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