Tips for Keeping Your Kid Very Very Very Very Very Safe this Summer
It’s summertime, which means it’s time for parents to think about safety — only safety. That’s what all the parenting magazines and web advice will tell you, as will every...
Want your kids to entertain themselves? Of course you do -- so read on! This practical post comes from Laura Wyatt-Smith, a speaker, coach, and mom in London. Her book...
These ROTC Students Are Learning More Than Leadership
The Junior ROTC students at Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas, are learning to lead. But their teacher, Major Joseph D. Shamy, noticed something worrisome: “School in general wasn’t preparing...
How do you get more kids out and about on their own – and assure parents this won’t be mistaken for neglect? That’s a question Let Grow has been addressing...
How did we get to the point where having an old-fashioned see-saw on the playground is something almost no park district would consider? Or that students crossing the street to...
The New York Toy Fair is a huge convention where manufacturers big and small display their toys to retailers who will hopefully buy them and sell them to the public....
Nicole Cooper is a mom, a dietitian, a former police officer AND the organizer of a Let Grow Play Club at her kids’ school. Here’s what she wrote when she...
A 6-year-old rode off on his bike and stayed out for two hours, without his parents knowing where he was. That would have had me, yep, me, very worried. But...
Most of us would agree that “Just do it” has served Nike pretty well. But this fall the company added a new slogan: “Why do it?” And the question is…why’d...
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...
THREE MORE STATE LEGISLATURES PASS OUR “REASONABLE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE” BILL!
It’s spring – a great time for kids to play outside, walk to the store, or climb a tree. And three states—Florida, Georgia, and Missouri – have just passed legislation...
