What a blast talking with Lenore Skenazy and Kelly Corrigan about child independence! Video will be up soon!

Just out! Lenore Skenazy and I discuss The Independence Cure: Freedom, Risk and Raising Capable Kids! Might be the best one yet! youtube.com/live/6uxZ15UJl… via YouTube

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Andrew Scott’s work beautifully depicts kids doing Independence Activities (IAs). Here’s my first one!

South Carolina is Let Grow's first Lighthouse State! Its schools will start loose-parts, no-phones Let Grow Play Clubs (so kids learn how to deal w/ each other IN REAL LIFE). And assign the free Let Grow Experience: "Do something new in the real world." einpresswire.com/article-print/…

Almost nobody knows that John Wilkes Booth brother saved Abraham Lincoln’s son’s life, before the assassination. It’s wild.

HAPPY (REASONABLE CHILDHOOD) INDEPENDENCE DAY! These states have passed the Let Grow law that says it is NOT illegal for parents to take their eyes off their kids! UT TX OK CO VA IL CT MT MO GA FL Yours can too! Info here: letgrow.org/program/policy…

Thank you mom and dad for doing the bravest thing possible and moving to a new country with no money and not speaking the language because you knew I’d have a better life. 💕🇺🇸💕🇺🇸💕🇺🇸💕🇺🇸

If you take a toddler out for ice cream, they do not need to be on a iPad. They are freaking eating ice-cream! Thank you for listening.

My latest on why Independence is so important for kids! Why Letting Your Child Do Things on Their Own Really Matters | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA adaa.org/learn-from-us/…

Excellent and thought-provoking op-ed.

How does it feel when your mom has you go to the store for 3 ears of corn, 2 tomatoes, half a pound of turkey from the deli counter, and some gummy bears as a treat? This boy is 9 and it was his FIRST TIME! Visit Let Grow for free independence-building ideas & materials!

Want to send YOUR kid to the store before they're middle aged? DO IT! They will be proud -- but you will be prouder! Let Grow's "Independence Kit" gets kids out the door--and parents ready (and HAPPY) for this! letgrow.org/join/

In Bad Therapy, Abigail Shrier echoes concerns Jonathan Haidt & I raised in Coddling: we're teaching kids to see themselves as fragile & powerless. But her well-reasoned & thought-provoking book was met with the same series of cheap rhetorical tricks & dodges that Rikki Schlott & I

Hug your loved ones extra close today. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

“The way to get over anxiety is to let our kids grow.” 🌱 — Jonathan Haidt In a convo with Virginia’s First Lady, Haidt recommends The Let Grow Experience: a simple, free school assignment where kids try something new on their own. ✨ Join the movement: letgrow.org/program/experi…

Here’s the brutal truth: most college students aren’t really students. The word student comes from Latin words meaning someone who applies themselves with focused intensity and painstaking effort. Does that sound like the average college kid? The average college “student”

Most academics will dismiss this statement because it's written by Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ and everyone knows he's "bad" but you should really read it. You might even agree with a lot of it.

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