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!
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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.
That’s a point made with precision and punch by a dad over at Let Grow. Please join us there — and tell us your thoughts on our extremely test-oriented culture. Photo by @benmullins at Unsplash.
Truly fun — it’s what imaginative play gives kids. We talk about it at Let Grow. If you’ve seen it at work, tell all!
Caroline Van Hemert and her husband are adventurers. That didn’t stop when they had their kids. Plenty of folks hate them for it. Join the discussion at Let Grow. (But not the hating!)
David Epstein, author of the new book “Range,” looked at the childhoods of many superstars in their fields. What did plenty of them, including Roger Federer, have in common? They didn’t specialize early. They played lots of lots of different sports, or instruments, or they just plain played. And how about you and yours? Please join the conversation at Let Grow!
That headline tells you pretty much the whole story, but for details, here’s a piece I co-wrote in the Washington Post, and here’s a shortened version at Let Grow. Either way: Sheesh!
A school in Spain is purging “stereotypical” and “sexist” kiddie books, like Little Red Riding Hood. Now other schools may follow. Your thoughts? Please share them at Let Grow.
Great story over at Let Grow about a girl, 9, who had JUST learned the Heimlich Maneuver the day before, who sees her friend choking at lunch. And if you know of a child who ever kept calm and cool in an emergency, we’d love to hear your story too! Comments are open at Let Grow!