Articles Tagged: Unstructured Play

By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 3 minutes

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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Children, Entertain Thyselves!

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...
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By Let Grow

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Congress Introduces a “Let Grow” Law!

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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Red Tape and Childhood

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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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WHAT I LEARNED AT THE TOY FAIR

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....
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By Guest Author

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​HOW TO GIVE KIDS SCREEN-FREE PLAY TIME

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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Why Kids Don’t “Just Do It” Anymore

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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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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...
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By Let Grow

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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...
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By Guest Author

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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...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Why My Camp Doesn’t Send Parents Daily Pictures

Georgia Del Favero is Executive Director of Camp Birchwood in Laporte,   Minnesota, an overnight camp for girls 6 to 17, bucking the trend of uploading daily photos for parents....
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By Guest Author

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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...
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