By Lenore Skenazy

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Cops Called on Dad for “Dragging” His Toddler in the Rain — Which She Loves

I hear a man’s voice behind me calling, “Sir, sir, stop right there, I’ve called the police.”  The case for trusting parents This story from Medium is by a dad...
By Lenore Skenazy

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What It Means to Grow Up Under Constant Surveillance

Students at 11 Chinese schools (so far) are required to wear "smart" uniforms that track their every move. Thanks to chips sewn into the uniforms’ shoulders, the school can record...
By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

My Kids, 8 and 10, Were Playing Down the Block. The Fire Department Escorted Them Home.

A letter in support of Nevada's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" Bill being Introduced Today A letter in support of Nevada's "Reasonable Childhood Independence" Bill being Introduced Today A doctor explains why...
By Lenore Skenazy

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New App Pinpoints Places Where “Stupid Parents” Let Kids Play on Their Own

Must Parents Supervise Their Kids at ALL TIMES? A map app in Japan is being used to alert users to places where kids are making noise or playing unsupervised. A...
By Let Grow

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Housework as Homework: Middle School Assigns “Let Grow Project” During Covid and Students Start Helping Out More

Filling a vacuum -- literally Sometime in the misty past, parents possessed a sort of road map. Collectively they pretty much knew at about what age their kids could or...
By Let Grow

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Move Along, Bud: Anonymous Gift of Roses Mistaken for Sex Trafficking Scheme

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it probably is a duck. But if it looks like a rose and smells like a rose, it could...
By Let Grow

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Yay! Ohio Mom Arrested for Working Evening Shift at Pizzeria While Kids Stayed in Motel 6 Room Gets $165,000 thru Go Fund Me

Will use the money to buy permanent housing Shaina Bell, the 24-year-old Ohio mom arrested for leaving her kids in a Motel 6 room while she worked her evening shift at a...
By Lenore Skenazy

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What Do a Gay, Black, Democrat Mom of One and a Straight, White GOP Grandma of 20 Have in Common? They’re Co-Sponsoring Nevada’s Reasonable Childhood Independence Bill

Nevada State Senator Dallas Harris Nevada Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen Let Grow's goal of making it easy, normal and legal to give kids some confidence-building independence is getting a big boost...
By Lenore Skenazy

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“Bean Dad” Gets a Visit from Child Protective Services: Is that Good?

You may recall that last month, a comedian/musician named John Roderick became known all over the Western World (or at least Twitter) as "Bean Dad," thanks to his tweets about making his...
By Lenore Skenazy

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Mom Who Left Kids, 10 and 2, Alone at Motel While She Worked Her Evening Shift at a Pizza Shop is Jailed. Great.

TREATING DESPERATION AND POVERTY AS CRIMES MAKES LIFE BETTER FOR NO ONE. An Ohio mom has been arrested for leaving her kids, a 10-year-old and a two-year-old, in a motel room while...