Kids need some experience facing their fears, getting to know their environment, and learning how to deal with strangers. There’s a way to give them the “adult experience.” Read all about it over at Let Grow!
Archive | 2018
New Parents: The Decisions You Make Are Not that Momentous!
A new book, “Bare Minimum Parenting,” reminds us that whether you breastfeed or not, co-sleep or not, buy the “right” stroller or the right toy — or not — your kid is going to be fine. The decisions that seem so huge and fraught are, in the end, not that big a deal. Great advice […]
Where Does Kid Confidence Come From?
The key (or keys) to kid confidence? The authors of a book for girls have it right for ALL kids. Join the conversation at Let Grow! (Photo from @Unsplash by @MParzuchowski )
A Mom Stands Firm: It Is Fine to Let Your Kids Wait in the Car During an Errand and I Just Did
How strange to be at this juncture, when it takes balls to “confess” to an act both rational and safe: Letting your kids wait in the car a short time. And yet, here we are, with the magnificent Elizabeth Broadbent in ScaryMommy making a declaration of independence. Join the conversation at Let Grow, where I […]
Trick or Treaters Over Age 12 Face Potential Jail Time in Chesapeake, Va
The scariest part about Halloween? The laws in Virginia! Chesapeake is just one of the places there making it illegal for anyone over age 12 to trick or treat. Trick or treaters over age 12 face up to 6 months’ jail time. Join the howling over at Let Grow!
Billy Joel and Alec Baldwin Grew Up Free-Range on Long Island — And They’re Grateful!
Billy Joel and Alec Baldwin both thank their Free-Range / Let Grow childhoods for giving them freedom. Now Long Island is ahead of the curve in giving kids back that same independence! Join the conversation at Let Grow!
With Fear in Her Heart, a Mom Lets Go — And a Daughter Finds Her Footing
Great story over at Let Grow about a mom who didn’t WANT to hold her daughter back…and what happened next. Join the conversation by clicking here!
Owner of Day Care Center Reported to Require Helmets at Recess Responds
It was a misunderstanding…sort of. Join the conversation at Let Grow !Â
The Anxious Mom of an Anxious Kid Lets Go for the First Time
A mom’s epiphany: Maybe anxiety isn’t smart it’s just painful. Limiting. That realization led to her letting her child take her first solo bike ride. This is what freedom looks like. Join the discussion at Let Grow!
Daycare Tells Parents to Send Kids in With Helmets for Recess
After all, kids have been known to fall. Truly — that is the rationale. Kids trip and fall and so they should be wearing helmets on the playground, the daycare owner says. Join the discussion at Let Grow. Photo by Unsplash, @aarontorres