The New York Post seems to have gone out of its way to present Free-Range Parenting as offbeat and dangerous. We discuss this common occurrence over at Let Grow. Please join us – click here!
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The Fear that Children Will Fall Behind if Not More or Less Constantly in Adult-Directed Activities The Fear that Children Who Are Not Supervised Are in Physical Danger The Fear of Being Accused of Neglect if the Child is Allowed Some Freedom Let Grow co-founder Dr. Peter Gray discusses them in a Psychology Today blog. We want to hear if you have overcome them! Join the chat at LetGrow!
School Administrator Magazine asked Let Grow to write about how giving kids more independence makes them less anxious. Here’s the article. And here’s where we’re discussing it, over at Let Grow! iscussing it, over at Let Grow!
Playdates, age-segregated activities and adult-led fun are all extremely new developments. But kids without free time to play and learn from each other are missing out on something crucial for their brains, says evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir in the TEDx talk you’ll find at Let Grow!
And yet, the other day, a reader tells us, a 7-year-old wandered off at the park and the mom was issued a summons. Read the letter at Let Grow.
Adelia Moore is a mom of four and a clinical psychologist who works with lots of families. But even she had a hard time letting her sons go — each of them! — the first time. Her advice…is over at Let Grow.
Just a little story from our mailbox, over at Let Grow.
A recently retired New York City teacher wonders just how real the summer slide is — and suggests rejecting the summer homework packet. Join the discussion at Let Grow!
Check out the short video by Adam Grant on now to normalize frustration, by making your kids share yours (and give you advice). It’s over at Let Grow.
Why does it matter that some parents — more often moms — get arrested for letting their kids wait in the car? We ponder that a little deeper this time over at Let Grow, thanks to a great post by Joshua Vaughn looking into a strange cultural tic: The authorities (cops, child protection workers, district attorneys) pretending that fake danger is real danger, and then acting on the charade.