"Be careful!" We say it all the time. Does it actually make kids careful? Doubtful. Does it make them scared? Maybe. Does it distract them so they are less careful?...
“My Kid Is Fine Outside Alone,” Dad Tells Disapproving Stranger
A dad posted the story below on Facebook the other day, tagging us. Thus we came to e-meet Johnny Roccia, a training & development professional who lives in New Jersey...
“We certainly don’t want parents getting in trouble because their kids were playing on the playground,” said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis yesterday. (See video below!) And with that, he signed...
911 Call: “Children Are Playing at the Playground!”
This recent police blotter item from Olmstead Falls, Ohio (population: 8,883), is everything that is cuckoo -- and kind and sane -- about our era. If you like it, share...
IT'S UNANIMOUS! Colorado kids -- put on your sneakers. Thanks to your state legislators (and perhaps a little encouragement from Let Grow), you can play outside, stay home alone a...
Next Week Let Grow Meets with The Surgeon General!
For real. Thursday, Let Grow and the Surgeon General will be connecting. Here's why: At the end of 2021, the General put out a report on Protecting Youth Mental Health....
How Much Do You Really Have to Play With Your Kids?
When our kids were toddlers my husband vowed he was going to write a book, “How to Play with Your Kids Without Getting off the Couch.” It would be filled with...
How to create a Let Grow Community I live in one of the few towns in America determined to give kids a normal, old-fashioned, go-outside-and-play childhood. It’s not that we...
