Check it out over and Let Grow and find out, at the 3:04 mark, why Margie and Jim NEVER get into a car with strangers. I can guarantee you will be surprised.
Archive | 2019
How It Feels to Raise Kids in Utah with its Free-Range Parenting Law
It happens to feel very good for parents who had worried that they could be suspected of neglect simply for giving their kids some independence. Read all about it here — at Let Grow! Photo by @monroefiles at Unsplash.
Jaw-Dropping Story about a Girl, a Shark And… Well, Frankly, That’s Enough, Isn’t it?
A 9-year-old who was bitten by a shark went back into the water — and so did her ENTIRE FAMILY! Video and story over at Let Grow!
Kim Brooks Says Today’s Young Kids Are Depressed for a Reason
In a no-holds-barred New York Times opinion piece, Kim says we have ruined childhood — and yet, there’s a way back. She credits our own Dr. Peter Gray with the solution. Here it is, at Let Grow!
Stranger Danger is Wrong!
The same, sad myth we were encouraged to teach our kids — “Stranger danger” — is wrong for adults, too. Talking to strangers is a key to happiness. Read all about it (including how-to-start tips), over at Let Grow. Photo by Trung Thanh on Unsplash
One Guy Objects to Adventure Playground and That’s Enough to Prompt Scary TV News Story
Never doubt the power of one freaked-out naysayer to make the nightly news, as you can see from this video — and our commentary — at Let Grow.
What Most Parents Still Don’t Get about Free Play
A probing Q&A with Prof. of Developmental Psychology Mariana Brussoni, Canada’s leading expert on what kids get from play — and how to make sure they don’t miss out. Read it here, at Let Grow.
Most Kids Drop Out of Youth Sports by 13, but Why?
Watch a great 1-minute video at Let Grow of a kid calling it quits on organized sports (click here). And while you’re there, let us know what your kids think about participating. Do they love it? Hate it? Mixed bag? Tell all! Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash
Mom Sick of Helicopter Parenting Has a Gift for Her Friends (Including Us!)
Amy Green has been a mom countering the culture of intensive parenting for 11 years now. Find out how she’s helping her friends walk the same walk, at Let Grow.
Parents of Girl Hit by Garbage Truck a Block from Home Should Not Have Allowed Her Outside Unsupervised, Rules Coroner
Twisting the knife, an inquest into the death of a girl just shy of age 7 scootering home from school was ruled the parents’ fault. At Let Grow we discuss why this ruling is chilling, cruel and pointless. Click here. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Photo […]