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    Mom Found Guilty of Not Being Paranoid Enough

    August 31, 2022

    A mom was put on an Arizona blacklist for letting her son, 7, play at park with his friend, age…

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    Excellent New Word: Sittervising

    August 25, 2022

    The word “Sittervising,” invented by  by Busy Toddler blogger Susie Allison, is a new way to describe a once venerated practice:…

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    College President Tells Parents: Your Kids Really Can Handle Doing Laundry!

    August 18, 2022

    Forgive the long quote coming up, but it is instructive. (And crazy!) The President of Hamilton College, David Wippman, and…

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    A Dad Asks Us To Suggest Books, Toys, Electronics and Activities to Make His Kids Independent

    August 10, 2022

    A dad who just read Free-Range Kids dropped a note to ask for more SPECIFIC advice. Busted! My book is…

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    Your Kids Doing Something New, On Their Own, Can Win $500!

    August 3, 2022

    The Third Annual Let Grow Independence Challenge is on! Let Grow is asking for photos and/or super short videos of…

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    Why It’s Hard to Raise Your Kids Like The Ones on “Stranger Things”

    July 25, 2022

    If you watch Stranger Things with your kids, there’s a good chance they think the strangest things of all are…

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    Advice to the Mom Who Lost Track of Her Kid at the Airport (And Has Been Beside Herself Ever Since)

    July 21, 2022

    You may recall Katy, the mom who told her 6-year-old to sit by the luggage for a little bit at…

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    Helicopter Parenting is Like Covid: You Can Catch It Even if You’re Trying Hard Not To

    July 13, 2022

    Below a bracing little video to remind us all that helicopter parenting is like Covid — something you just breathe…

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    I Asked My 6-Year-Old to Stay Put While I Got Us Food at Newark Airport. But then —

    July 11, 2022

    Got this letter recently, from a very shaken mom: My name is Katy, and I stumbled upon your website yesterday,…

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    Part 2: When Is a Kid Ready to Run Errands?

    June 21, 2022

    We have several psychologists working on a white paper addressing this very issue right now: What age are kids DEVELOPMENTALLY…

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