What a fantastic study: Research recently published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that when people are prompted to talk…
All hail Michaeleen Doucleff! She’s author of the incredibly great, life-hacking, eye-opening book, “Hunt, Gather, Parent.” She and her daughter…
Today’s Atlantic has a great piece called “The Very Common, Very Harmful Thing Well-Meaning Parents Do.” And what is that…
At the tippy-top science high school in the Philippines, kids get classes only four days a week. They’ve got every…
It is not a new observation that today’s kids are increasingly in adult-run classes, clubs, sports. Or they’re inside, online,…
The town of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has shut down one of its playgrounds due to an extremely serious issue: a mouse…
Seems like there are big changes underway in about a third of Houston’s public schools. The particular change that play…
Over at our Raising Independent Kids Facebook group (join here), parents find a non-blaming/shaming/shrieking/freaking/911-calling environment to ask questions about all…
To be a kid today means to grow up in a culture constantly underestimating your creativity, resilience, gumption, and especially:…
Readers — Over at Let Grow we are working to create a list of camps (day camps and overnight) that…