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...
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

Want Your Kids to Play Outside More? Here’s How!

What happens when you get a bunch of kids together and set them free to have fun? Death! Examining death, that is – a dead rodent. I found this out...
By Guest Author

Read Time: 2 minutes

I Just Realized I’m a Helicopter Mom

Here’s a little note from Helen, a “helicopter mom” who’s changing. As can you! And if you do, please drop us a line. Hi there! Just read your book Free Range...
By Guest Author

Read Time: 3 minutes

Unstructured and Unstoppable: The Joy of Forest Play Club

Sure, students at Garlough Environmental Magnet School spend time outside—you’d expect that from a school with a mission stating, “GEMS uses the natural world to enrich learning.” But in the...