Daniel Kish is a teacher, traveler, and a fierce champion of childhood independence…who went blind as a baby. Then he started making clicking sounds and listening to the echoes bouncing...
The President of Let Grow's piece in this week's issue of THE Journal, a magazine for educators, looks at how to make kids less passive and worried: BY LENORE SKENAZY...
Dear Parents: Here’s a Child Danger You Didn’t Notice but You Should, Or ELSE!
If you're wondering why parenting seems so fraught, look no further than the child safety industrial complex. I just Googled, "Child Hidden Dangers 2021" (I'm sure there are some for...
My Daughter’s Highlight of 2021: Walking Home without Me
This post comes to us from Erica Schoder. Iowa-native Erica runs a think tank in Washington, DC, from her ex-pat base in Munich, Germany, where she lives with her partner...
The Top 10 Best and Worst Let Grow Moments of 2021
In a crazy year, some crazy stories were crazier than others. You can SAVE CHILDHOOD INDEPENDENCE with a year-end donation to Let Grow. Click here! THE TOP FIVE WORST LET...
We're heading into two weeks (or possibly...two months? two years?) of the kids at home. It's called Christmas Break, as if it's a break from learning. But that's just our...
A Christmas Morning Surprise for a Boy from His Distracted Dad
This Christmas morning memory popped up on our Facebook group, "Raising Independent Kids." (Feel free to join!) It comes to us from Rebecca Gomez, a Nebraska mom of three who...
An Alaska Mom Lets Her 9-Year-Olds Roam without a Cell Phone
Nancy Fresco is a writer and climate change researcher in Fairbanks, Alaska, and mom of twins. Her recent book, Go Play Outside! Tips, Tricks, and Tales from the Trails, offers parents...
Girl, 9, Saves Family by Using Unconscious Dad’s Face to Unlock His Phone!
That is pretty much the whole story but holy smokes! Jayline Brandao's parents brought a generator inside after a storm left them without power in their Brockton, Mass., home. Soon...
