Let Grow
@LetGrowOrg
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Making it easy, normal & legal to give kids some independence, because when adults step back, kids step up. Parents, educators, advocates -- share ideas here!
New York, NY
Joined September 2017
Every “first step alone” is a giant leap toward confidence. 📷 That’s why we created the Let Grow Experience—to make independence a normal, celebrated part of growing up. Because brave kids don’t just happen. They’re raised. 💪 👉Give it a try: https://t.co/M2NONpw9US
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Kids are more capable than we think.💪 A kid in Jacksonville proved it by walking to Chick-fil-A on his own (the store was very close to the home). Instead of punishing the parents, the cops joined the celebration. 📷 Download the Let Grow Kid License: https://t.co/gHN05NNda7
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Moms around the country are working together to restore the play-based childhood. Here's how a group in NJ made it possible for their 1st graders to ride bikes to school, and do so much more, together. @LetGrowOrg
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The Balance Project, a parent-run movement, works to encourage childhood independence and get kids off screens
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How am I JUST SEEING this fantastic @JohannHari101 video about how kids go from bored, timid lumps to SUPER-ENGAGED, EAGER students once they get the @LetGrowOrg homework assignment (free!): "Do something new ON YOUR OWN"? https://t.co/ba1Ay5t9Xv
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Start this weekend! 4 WEEKS TO A LET GROW KID is an easy, fun, FREE guide to get kids doing more & more on their own. Kids feel proud--parents even moreso! Guide is here @LetGrowOrg: https://t.co/3DN9bcvUCj (This girl won our Independence Challenge a few yrs back!)
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Teach your kids how to cross the street and The Three R's and you still can! RECOGNIZE: No one can touch where your bathing suit covers. RESIST: If someone bothers you, fight, kick, scream, yell. REPORT: To you! Tell your child: "If someone hurts you or makes you do something
Be Honest.. Did parents really just let their kids wander the neighborhood all day with no phone and just say... be back before dark?
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Kids don’t just play — they practice life. 📷 At Let Grow Play Club, children get the freedom to run, climb, imagine, and solve problems their way. Every game is building confidence, and resilience. 📷📷📷 Explore Let Grow Play Club today! https://t.co/dW1ByRmDpW
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Kids don’t need constant rescuing—they need room to GROW. 🌟 The new Four Weeks to a Let Grow Kid Guide helps families build confidence + independence in just one month. 💪 🔗 https://t.co/7n0ihz9Axd
#LetGrow #IndependentKids #ConfidentKids #ParentingTips #RaisingKids
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Kids don’t need constant rescuing—they need room to GROW. 🌟 The new Four Weeks to a Let Grow Kid Guide helps families build confidence + independence in just one month. 💪 🔗 https://t.co/7n0ihz9Axd
#LetGrow #IndependentKids #ConfidentKids #ParentingTips #RaisingKids
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Despite some of the jokes I make in my comics, I'm a firm believer in the work @LetGrowOrg are doing. Great new Ted Talk by "The Worst Mom in America"
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Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy,...
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"I am here to talk about parenting, which is kind of weird because if you Google 'America's worst mom,' you find me there for 22 Google pages." -@FreeRangeKids ...And that, friends, is a talk opening. https://t.co/n3CRr1hVEQ
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Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy,...
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Dear @ZARA: Note the jacket. My TED Talk, just released: https://t.co/MxhEhWKR1l
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Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy,...
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Kids don’t need us watching every second. 👀 They need freedom, trust & the chance to say: “I did it myself!” Lenore Skenazy’s new TED Talk shares why letting go raises braver, happier kids—& how parents can finally breathe. 🌱✨ 🎥 Read the blog here: https://t.co/NlPOX8dCI2
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4 WEEKS TO A "LET GROW" KID Get our short, fun, FREE independence-building kit w/ activities like: Order fries from a real, live human Play at the park w/out parents supervising Make lunch or a snack (but a cool snack, not just a bag of Goldfish) https://t.co/3DN9bcvUCj
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4 WEEKS TO A "LET GROW" KID: At last! Short, fun, FREE guide helps kids start doing more ON THEIR OWN! Competence & confidence grow! Week 1: Becoming Self-Reliant Week 2: Getting Around Week 3: Interacting with the World Week 4: Building Connections https://t.co/3DN9bcvUCj
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As @JonHaidt wrote on LinkedIn: Lenore Skenazy, who helped me with the parenting chapters of #TheAnxiousGeneration, has given her first main stage TED Conferences talk. Lenore is a champion of #freeplay and independence — letting kids do things on their own, without help or
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🗣 BIG NEWS! Let Grow is thrilled to announce… ✨ Lenore Skenazy's @TEDTalks Talk is live! ✨ "I told the story of how I became known as 'America’s Worst Mom'—and why giving kids more freedom might be the best parenting move of all. Watch now!!
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Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy,...
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🗣 BIG NEWS! Let Grow is thrilled to announce… ✨ Lenore Skenazy's @TEDTalks Talk is live! ✨ "I told the story of how I became known as 'America’s Worst Mom'—and why giving kids more freedom might be the best parenting move of all. Watch now!!
ted.com
Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy,...
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COLORADO: I'm speaking in Denver, Tues nite, Sept 9! Sponsored by @DDPHE. Tickets are free! Love to see you there! https://t.co/CMfk1RoI83
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Educators, parents and caregivers are invited to join Let Grow's president and co-founder for a keynote presentation and Q & A session.
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SORT OF FEEL WE ALL SHOULD DO THIS! Maybe even adults. So moving. Gosh.
In 2018 we interviewed McCallie 6th graders. Now it's time for these same McCallie seniors to answer their childhood questions. In order of appearance: Canon Brock '25 Will Turrell '25 Nkenge Ashford '25 Christian Lawhorn '25 Ward Richey '25 #mccallieschool #graduation
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