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 blog now! – L
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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 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!
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!
It was a misunderstanding…sort of. Join the conversation at Let Grow !
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!
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
This is a selling point. That’s how far we’ve come. Join the discussion over at Let Grow: What does it mean to track your child like a felon?
TOMMY JOHN IS SPEAKING OUT: Time to stop sports specialization so young! Kids are getting injured FOR LIFE, thanks to the way youth sports mirror the minors. Let Grow says keep schools open for unstructured play after school and kids can play the old-fashioned way — without trophies or uniforms or Tommy John surgeries! Join the conversation here. Read about starting a Let Grow Play Club here. Photo from Unsplash, @acfb5071
Some middle and high school students feel that being forced to make class presentations is too anxiety producing. But maybe it’s anxiety-defusing! Do you still recall a class presentation you made? Did it change your life? Share your stories over at Let Grow!