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    Modern Childhood is Weird (and Missing Something Crucial)

    June 16, 2019

    Playdates, age-segregated activities and adult-led fun are all extremely new developments. But kids without free time to play and learn…

    Note to Cops: A Kid Wandering Off is Not Evidence of a Bad Parent!

    June 11, 2019

    And yet, the other day, a reader tells us, a 7-year-old wandered off at the park and the mom was…

    A Psychologist on How to Let Kids Go

    June 10, 2019

    Adelia Moore is a mom of four and a clinical psychologist who works with lots of families. But even she…

    Mom Follows Daughter on Camping Vacation

    June 9, 2019

    Just a little story from our mailbox, over at Let Grow.

    Questioning the “Summer Slide”

    June 7, 2019

    A recently retired New York City teacher wonders just how real the summer slide is — and suggests rejecting the…

    Need Good Advice? Ask Your Kids!

    June 6, 2019

    Check out the short video by Adam Grant on now to normalize frustration, by making your kids share yours (and…

    The “Moral Panic Targeting Moms”

    June 5, 2019

    Why does it matter that some parents — more often moms — get arrested for letting their kids wait in…

    Creating a Successful Test-Taker Is Not the Same as Creating a Successful Adult

    May 31, 2019

    That’s a point made with precision and punch by a dad over at Let Grow. Please join us there –…

    Creating Kiddie Empathy (is Fun)

    May 30, 2019

    Truly fun — it’s what imaginative play gives kids. We talk about it at Let Grow. If you’ve seen it…

    Two Parents, Two Toddlers, One Boat, and an Ocean

    May 29, 2019

    Caroline Van Hemert and her husband are adventurers. That didn’t stop when they had their kids. Plenty of folks hate…

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