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    She Walked Away from A Million Followers to Let Her Kids Free-Range

    July 5, 2024

    Social media influencer Erin Loechner walked away from a million fans – literally — to live a low-tech and, dare…

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    Is The Phone for My Kids’ Safety…Or My Own Anxiety?

    July 2, 2024

    Honest and searching. That’s how I’d describe this essay by Sybille Bruun,  PhD. Sybille conducts research in cognitive science in education…

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    Every Day is the Worst Day Ever, Signed, The Media

    June 17, 2024

    Sometimes a gal’s gotta rant (again), so here goes: Shootings are devastating. Obviously! But I also wonder about the value…

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    How Kids Learn to Handle Jerks, and an Elegant Example

    June 5, 2024

    It is DELIGHTFUL to play when no one is being a jerk. It is EDUCATIONAL to play when someone is.…

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    Help! I’ve Become a Helicopter Parent!

    May 31, 2024

    This is far from the only mom I’ve heard from who grew up Free-Range — and happy about it –…

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    How a Little Independence Dramatically Changed My Patient, Age 11, Who Has Autism

    May 24, 2024

    I’m hoping this note a Florida occupational therapist sent to Let Grow could change some lives!  Good Morning! My name…

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    When You’re The Answer to a Jeopardy Clue

    May 13, 2024

    The texts started coming thick and fast on Friday: “You’re a clue on Jeopardy!” “This is the big time!” “What…

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    U Michigan Researcher Sarah Clark: Only 8% of 18 Year Olds Can Schedule a Doctor’s Appointment

    May 9, 2024

    This is the testimony researcher Sarah Clark gave last week in support of Let Grow’s “Reasonable Childhood Indepndence” law in…

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    I Let My Kids Go to the Library Without Me

    April 25, 2024

    I remember loving the library like a second, more-exciting home. The children’s room was fun, but the Junior High Room?…

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    Jon Haidt Inspired Me to Let My Kid Walk Home from School. And Then —

    April 2, 2024

    After hearing a talk by Let Grow Co-Founder Jonathan Haidt at the Grace Church School in Manhattan, Larissa Romans did…

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