Articles Tagged: Independent Kids

Last week at her riding lesson, my 7-year-old daughter fell off her horse. Another rider’s horse had nipped and charged at my daughter’s horse, causing it to pivot and gallop...

Mini pies are a genius baking project for kids. All you need is canning lids and some basic pie ingredients, and you'll be ready to create as many different flavors...

Let Grow is featured in the recent documentary, Chasing Childhood. This Q&A with one of the directors looks at how childhood has changed over time.

When this English teacher found out her son was failing English, she had to make a decision. Does she get involved or let him figure it out on his own?

Virtual learning shouldn't involve a lot of adult intervention. For the most part, you want to be able to create a hands-off learning environment where students are as self-sustaining as...

I used to be one of those super enthusiastic sports parents. Instead of dropping my child off for practice like my mom did when I was a kid, I would...

As parents, we tend to keep our children close. Yet the older they become, the more childhood independence they crave. This push and pull of keeping them safe and wanting to...

How old does a child have to be to stay home alone? Each month, thousands of people google this type of question. Of course, there's no easy answer. The question...

A while back, I had a coworker who constantly clipped his fingernails in the cubicle next to mine. I don’t work in one of those super trendy, everyone-gather-in-the-open-concept-kitchen-at-2pm-for-kombucha-and-a-presentation-about-essential-oils companies, so...

Learn how to encourage independent thinking in young people by helping them find and share their voice in a responsible way.

When it comes to questions like, "Is my child old enough to _____________?" it's often a judgment call. At times, it seems like it would be nice to have a...

I was a straight-A student. I was the girl who always did my homework, always broke the curve, always went above and beyond. As my fellow overachievers can attest, you...