Articles Tagged: Independent Tweens & Teens

By Lizzie Heiselt

Read Time: 5 minutes

Community Building Can Go a Long Way in Creating Strong Kids

Community building doesn't have to be overly involved or complicated. Yet, it's so powerful in creating a strong neighborhood and independent kids.
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By Ashley Jones

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The Magical Power of Family Reunions

Family reunions bring families together. Even if you come from different backgrounds, kids know how to get together and play.
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

Life 360 Should Be Called “Life Sentence 360”

We need to stop normalizing child monitoring and surveillance. Let's show our kids and teens that we actually have some trust in them.
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By Mariko Zapf

Read Time: 6 minutes

Don’t Give Up—How to Get Your Kids to Do Chores

You might have the best intentions for chores, but then reality sets in. Learn how to get kids to do chores even if they've fallen out of practice.
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By Kate Sundquist

Read Time: 6 minutes

Let’s Stop Telling Our Kids to Be Careful All the Time

This is probably a phrase you say on a regular basis without even realizing it, but it doesn't support raising confident kids. Are you guilty?
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By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

Set Teenagers Free: How to Promote Teen Independence

Kerry McDonald is a senior education fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. She's also the author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. Here, she shares...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 7 minutes

Embrace Imperfection With a Wabi-Sabi Parenting Style

Alan Levinovitz is a professor of religion and science at James Madison University and the married dad of a 6-year-old who cuts her own tomatoes. I spoke to Alan about...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 4 minutes

What Is Future-Proofing?

When engineers build something expensive and important, they try to "future-proof" it. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, future-proofing means "to design software, a computer, etc. so that it can still...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

I Heard Helicopter Parenting Works. Does It?

The New York Times certainly knows its readers' sweet spot. Check out this headline: "The Bad News about Helicopter Parenting: It Works." I've spent years fighting against the need to...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Encourage Teen Independence To Prepare Them For College

"Thirty percent of freshmen won’t return for their sophomore year," reports a piece in The New York Times, "and the wheels can start to fall off as early as Thanksgiving. What...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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School Pick Up Is a Pain. Why Can’t Kids Self-Dismiss?

It's a question I get all the time. "School pick up is such a pain. Why am I required to pick my kid up when he's fine walking home by...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

Let Grow Celebrates the Passage of the Utah Free Range Parenting Law

Ten years ago I wrote an article that sparked a media firestorm: "Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone." The excitement led to a movement known as Free-Range...
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