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On Facebook, there's a place for parents to chat about letting grow. Let Grow's Facebook Group, "Raising Independent Kids" is where parents find ideas, support and stories like this one,...

Books from the 20th Century seem odd and unreal to today's constantly supervised kids. The disconnect between the adventure in children’s books and the reality of kids’ lives today makes...

They learned to move and try new challenges, but that was just the beginning. Today's 19-year-olds are as sedentary as adults age 60. That was the startling discovery of Vadim...

Special Needs Kids Need Independence, Too. I’ve been called a protective mom, and a "snowplow." I’ve actually always considered myself more of a Free-Range parent who encourages independence. But it’s...

Okay, this sounds like something we all know intuitively, but it is cool that social science decided to put intuition to the test. The abstract of a new study published...

Students aren't trusted to choose how they unwind In an effort to eliminate bullying, a school in England has replaced breaktime playground games with poetry recitations, choir, and quizzes. Said...

The two dads sponsoring the "Reasonable Childhood Independence" bill in Oklahoma already saw it pass by 91 to 1 in the House. Now it goes to the Senate. Why do...

"Can we stop talking about this?" That's what my son said the last time we started having a conversation about college and alternatives to college. He's a sophomore in high...

Chicago mom fighting back When 10 -year-old Braylin Harvey was picked up seven minutes late from his Chicago public school, the school called the Department of Child and Family Services...

Happy Birthday to The Let Grow Independence Kit! A year ago, as you have doubtless been reminded this week, the virus arrived. The schools shut down. The country tried not...