Just for a little historical perspective, check out what Dickens was doing at age 12. conversation over at Let Grow!
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…how come she never even let her 11-year-old ride her bike to a friend’s house less than a mile away? Gradually she realizes she has been sleepwalking into the helicopter mindset. And then she wakes up! Great, long-ish story over at Let Grow!
…And shames them if they dare to buck the trend. I have a piece about this in today’s New York Post and discuss it over at Let Grow. Chime in over there!
A mom just back from five years in England is shocked by how much parental involvement her kids’ school expects. Join the conversation over at Let Grow!
A judge just decided if a mom was guilty simply for not for being with her son when he was hit by a car. Is that actually a crime? Join the discussion at Let Grow!
A mom is getting pushback on letting her kid walk to school, even though next year, in middle school, the girl will have to get herself all the way across town! Join the grumbling at Let Grow!
In response to a post about childhood anxiety, the mom of a girl who was hospitalized in third grade for self-harm, thinks about what kids might need to feel less worried and depressed. Join the discussion at Let Grow.
CROWDSOURCE THIS, PLEASE! We want to build a great list of ideas of things kids under age 13 can do on their own. Teachers doing the Let Grow Project will hand this list to their students! MORE IDEAS NEEDED!!! Please add them over at Let Grow! Photo at Unsplash by @kandebonfim
Around the world, kids are allowed — and expected — to spend some of their time on their own, having fun and helping out the family. It’s only America where we squelch this normal state of affairs by declaring it “dangerous.” Join the de-squelching at Let Grow! Photo from Unsplash @amansks91
A mom gushes about how glad she is that she has GPSed her kids, 6 and 8, because now she can know where they are every second, allowing her, she says, to relax. This need to know is completely new, and obviously driven by tech. How does it change parenting, and childhood? Join the discussion at Let Grow!