Article Type: Articles

By Dan Emery

Read Time: 3 minutes

My Kids Gave Me a Parental Performance Review

What My Kids Say About Their "Let Grow" Childhood, by Dan Emery I sometimes messed up as a dad. And part of seeing my kids (mostly) grown up is realizing...
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By Let Grow

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A Doctor Pleads: “Let Kids Play Outside Unsupervised”

A family doctor, worried about rising childhood anxiety and depression, wants his kids -- and all kids -- to be able to play outside, unsupervised, without this causing any legal...
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By Elizabeth Peyton

Read Time: 5 minutes

For Many Kids, Banned Books Can Be a Lifeline

I was always a reader. I spent my childhood pretending to be Lucy Pevensie and Jo March and Anne Shirley Cuthbert and Laura Ingalls and about a million other characters....
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By Let Grow

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How Realistic is the Child Protective System in “The School for Good Mothers”?

If you're reading “The School for Good Mothers,” by Jessamine Chan, you may find yourself pausing to shake your fist, gnash your teeth -- and check on your kids. This...
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By Let Grow

Read Time: 4 minutes

Shocking Results of a 10-Year Study of Pre-K

Dale Farran, a researcher who spent a decade studying over a thousand kids who went to a state-run pre-kindergarten -- and a control group of kids that wanted to, but...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Johann Hari on The Let Grow Project: “Amazing!”

Johann Hari is author of the bestsellers "Chasing the Scream" and "Lost Connections." His YouTube videos have been watched tens of millions of times. And now he has a new...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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What Age Did You Go Outside by Yourself?

Our Twitter poll last week asked those born BEFORE 1982 and those born AFTER to tell us what age they were first allowed outside to do things like walk to...
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By Dan Emery

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Kids Can Start Earning Their Own Money

Fifteen years ago my wife and I were lucky enough to hear a speech by Linda and Richard Eyre on “the Family Economy” that advocated giving kids the opportunity--and responsibility--to...
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By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 2 minutes

Thought of the Day (About 12-Year-Olds)

Today's mini-post comes to us from a mom named Margaret, in Annapolis, MD. She notes that her location is relevant, as it’s the home of the Naval Academy. She first heard...
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By Lenore Skenazy

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Lifelong Lessons from an Overnight at the L.A. Airport, Alone, at Age 13

Enjoy this childhood story from Let Grow supporter Robin J. Phillips , who remains pretty proud of her resourceful 13-year-old self (pictured). Robin says confidence is a muscle – it...
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