Check out the note from a college professor wondering if the decline in free play has led to a decline in language skills and hence a decline in reading. And then click here to join the discussion! (Because you CAN read! And you CAN express yourselves!) Photo from Unsplash by @cirala_sky .
Archive | 2019
What Does a 7-Year-Old Do When She Gets Lost on her Way to School at the Big Central Train Station?
Well, she was in Germany, so maybe you can guess. They actually TEACH the kids how to react when they’re lost, and it paid off! Read the very quick, sweet story over at Let Grow by clicking here!
Sheriff Can’t Put “No Trick or Treating Here!” Signs on Lawns of Those on Sex Offense Registry, says Judge
Three people on the sex offense registry in Georgia sued the Butts County Sheriff’s Office for placing “NO TRICK-OR-TREAT AT THIS ADDRESS!!†signs on their lawns. This was not only trespassing, said the plaintiffs, the signs themselves amounted to compelled speech. Yesterday, just in time for Halloween, federal Judge Marc T. Treadwell ruled in favor […]
This Halloween, Fight Fears with Facts!
You’ll find four fear-fighting Halloween facts by clicking here and magically being transported to Let Grow! Mwah hah hah hah ha! [It is hard to phonetically convey mock-evil laughter. But we do try.]
A Girl Nearly Kidnapped at Gunpoint at Recess and No One Noticed? Not So Fast
The media love stories of kids in peril SO MUCH that they are willing to believe almost anything, as this “near abduction” story at Let Grow proves. Click here, please!
Five Years of a Shared Fantasy World in Elementary School Made a World of Difference
Read a young man’s thank you letter to the teachers who didn’t interfere with the fantasy world he and his friends created in first grade and kept going through fifth! Click here for the story, over at Let Grow!
Rule of Thumb: A Child’s Age Should Equal the Number of Hours They Train Each Week in a Single Sport
What happens when kids train too hard in one sport? Nothing good — says no less than the National Athletic Trainers Association! They’ve got six suggestions to help parents to pull back. Read them at Let Grow by clicking here! Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Elderly in Hospitals Are Not Allowed to Walk, Lest They Fall. But This Inactivity Makes Them Weak. Does This Mirror the Way We are Raising Kids?
Quick answer: Yep. Read about what’s happening to the elderly AND kids over at Let Grow (click here). And please consider joining the discussion! Photo by Philippe Leone on Unsplash
Now Cars Must Crawl Along, Following Track Team as They Run Through Suburbia
The aftermath of one freshman getting lost for 20 minutes on a practice run is pretty infantilizing. Here’s the story, at Let Grow. Click this. Photo by Ellie Storms on Unsplash
Enjoy an Incredibly Spot-On, Anti-Helicopter-Cyborging “Star Trek: Voyager” Clip
Click here to go to the fun, pro-Free-Range, 2-minute Star Trek:Voyager clip at Let Grow. Enjoy!