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    Kids as Lumps of Dullness

    August 18, 2023

    To be a kid today means to grow up in a culture constantly underestimating your creativity, resilience, gumption, and especially:…

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    Our Camp Was Phone-Free…Until It Wasn’t. Then Everything Changed.

    August 10, 2023

    Readers — Over at Let Grow we are working to create a list of camps (day camps and overnight) that…

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    This Boy’s Mom Felt Guilty for Being Too Busy To Make Dinner. But Then —

    August 7, 2023

    Ever feel terrible for being so busy you have to “neglect” your kids? Read on! This story comes to us…

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    What Kids Need That They Aren’t Getting

    July 30, 2023

    WE KEEP HEARING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INCREDIBLY DEPRESSED AND ANXIOUS. THERE AREN’T ENOUGH THERAPISTS IN THE WORLD TO DEAL…

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    You Can Do It! How (and Why) to Throw a Block Party

    July 24, 2023

    In 2018, Vanessa Elias launched Big Block Party Weekend in her hometown of Wilton, Connecticut. Her mission was to “build…

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    Is Free Play Too Free for Its Own Good?

    July 18, 2023

    The Surgeon General is right: Loneliness is a massive problem. It’s not just sad, it’s unhealthy. So let’s look at the quickest,…

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    Making Sanity Look Crazy: A Media Primer

    July 12, 2023

    It’s like steak seasoning. The media takes a rather straightforward story and liberally sprinkles its favorite seasoning on it –…

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    It’s STILL Independence Day in Eight States!

    July 6, 2023

    Independence Day is every day for families in eight states, including four — Virginia, Connecticut, Illinois, and Montana — that…

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    Mom-fluencer Who Falsely Claimed Her Kids Were Almost Abducted Gets Jail Time

    July 2, 2023

    Maybe this will convince other moms not to make outrageous claims on TikTok. The Petaluma, California, “mom-fluencer” who claimed her…

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    What Those Kids Who Survived 40 Days in The Amazon Jungle Have that Our Kids Don’t

    June 27, 2023

    When it turned out that four siblings, aged 1 to 13, had survived in the jungles of Colombia for 40…

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