Not once. Not twice. Not three times. This mom had the cops called on her FOUR SEPARATE TIMES because her kids were... Outside. Run inside to your iPad kids! I don't want someone calling 911! My piece at Reason: reason.com/2026/07/30/a...
A Pennsylvania mom says the cops were called on her 4 times—for letting her kids be outsideState lawmakers are mulling a law that would establish commonsense protections for families that give their children a reasonable amount of independence.reason.comTHE LOST ART OF HANGING OUT WEBINAR TOMORROW! WEDS, July 29, 7 p.m. EDT Wish you were spending more time just hanging out with friends? Wish your kids were? Join me and the founders of The Balance Project and Block Party USA for ideas & solutions! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Lost Art of Hanging Out. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.It is so fun to just hang out with friends. And it starts by creating community and trust. Hear two inspiring community-builders discuss how you – and your kids! – can start connecting more with frien...us02web.zoom.usHow come letting kids play, roam, etc., unsupervised makes them LESS ANXIOUS all around? CONFIDENCE GENERALIZES. Study below treated folks afraid of spiders AND heights for just one. But they ended up less afraid of BOTH. Independence works same way! medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01...
Therapy against spider fear can also reduce fear of heights, shows studyIt has long been assumed that it is necessary to use different exposure therapies to treat different fears. A new study from Ruhr University Bochum challenges this view.medicalxpress.comTips for keeping your kids VERY VERY VERY VERY safe this summer: letgrow.org/tips-for-kee...
Tips for Keeping Your Kid Very Very Very Very Very Safe this SummerIt’s summertime, which means it’s time for parents to think about safety — only safety. That’s what all the parenting magazines and web advice will tell you, as will every news report that begins, “It...letgrow.org"Would you send your responsible 11 y.o. to the nearby farmers market on their own?" Question on our Reasonable Childhood Independence FB group. Fave replies: "I'd even send an irresponsible 11 y.o.!" "I'd send a responsible 6 y.o.!" JOIN THE CONVO! www.facebook.com/groups/75993...
Facebookwww.facebook.comThe real reason the birth rate is going down? Comedian @Desbishop is probably onto something: www.facebook.com/reel/8505947...
www.facebook.comAlberto Salas, the "Godfather of wild potatoes" credits his childhood of searching for and PLAYING with, yes, potatoes, for teaching him what he needed to know to save native species across the Andes. New book about him by Sara Andrea Fajardo: Play on! www.hbook.com/author?query...
What We've Learned: Never Stop PlayingFrom the May/June 2026 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: The Sibert Award at 25.www.hbook.comBut where are the painful #Knicks puns, you ask? I deliver: www.creators.com/read/lenore-...
The Next Knicks, by Lenore SkenazyThe names of junior basketball teams we're expecting to see in New York next year: — The Brunson Burners — Kid-KATs — Knick Knacks — OG Wizzards — The Anunobies — Hart Attacks — Sky Miles — Just Joshi...www.creators.comKids who take more risks in play ARE SAFER AT CROSSING THE STREET. (They also fell more often, proving that stumbling/trying again teaches kids how to adjust.) Engineering all risk out of childhood leaves kids at GREATER RISK in REAL WORLD. news.ubc.ca/2026/05/kids... @mbrussoni
Kids who take risks at play make faster, smarter decisions in traffic - UBC NewsResearchers used virtual reality to discover that children who embrace risky play develop sharper street-crossing skillsnews.ubc.caI know that humans are humans and fear always wins when it comes to kids. BUT: "Right now, the crime trends are almost universally positive. Murder is down, robbery is down, car theft is down. Sure, there are outliers, but there are always outliers." jasher.substack.com/p/laz-diaz-i...
Laz Diaz is an Above-Average Home Plate Umpire All of a SuddenOn what lessons umpiring holds for the importance of crime datajasher.substack.comDelighted to talk to fun, insightful Armin Brott on the Healthy Family Show about how kids grow -- when we let them, and tune out all the fear being shoved down our throats! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Building Resilient Children + Mindfulness for KidsPodcast Episode · The Healthy Family Show · May 8 · 55mpodcasts.apple.comResearcher testing AI teddy bear talked w/ it about @PeppaPig and then asked, "What is kink?" Bear replied enthusiastically, "Kink can be a fascinating topic, and there are many different styles that people enjoy..." studyfinds.com/chatbot-tedd... Attn @jonhaidt
Chatbot Teddy Bears Are Here: Experts Sound Alarm On Kids' AI Toys Designed To 'Sound Human'A concerning report out of Australia highlights new risks that come with AI toys turning up in young children’s lives.studyfinds.comChildhood Surveillance issue #283: CAMP PHOTOS. Camp director discusses parents who call to say, "Max looked upset in yesterday's craft shack photo. MAKE HIM HAPPY." What kids lose when parents are ALWAYS WATCHING: slate.com/life/2026/05...
I Run a Summer Camp. I Can Tell You Right Now That You’re Ruining Your Kid’s Summer.Your baby isn't having a bad time. He's transcending.slate.comChildren's Outdoor Play is Not Neglect! Oped by @RepBlakeMoore & @JennMcClellanVA, bi-partisan co-sponsors of the Promoting Childhood Independence & Resilience Act. Let Grow salutes these champions making a healthy, old-school childhood LEGAL! richmond.com/opinion/colu...
Children’s outside play is not neglect | Guest columnUnited by the freedom and resilience of our own outdoor childhoods, Reps. Blake Moore and Jennifer McClellan are urging America to restore kids’ independence by protecting reasonable parenting, reduci...richmond.comGREAT SUMMER ADVICE from a Dr./mom of 5, @DrCharlotteG: "Too many parents experience outdoor time primarily as a UV-management problem: reapply, cover up, don’t burn.... But children need MORE time outdoors and MORE sun exposure." READ MORE: www.thefp.com/p/stop-prote...
Stop Protecting Your Children—It’s BackfiringChildhood is supposed to involve contact with the world itself. Modern parenting has forgotten that, writes Charlotte Grinberg.www.thefp.comBest piece EVER on how KIDS are SHUT INS: "Nearly 2/3 of 17-yos can’t leave their neighborhoods w/out adult supervision. Is it reasonable to expect them to vote at 18? To fight a war?" Screens are their ONLY WAY OUT. Kudos @BenSasse LetGrow.org has free solutions! www.wsj.com/opinion/free...
Opinion | Ben Sasse: The Indoor Childhood Is Bad for AmericaWe need to reckon with the cultural implications of trapping an entire generation at home with nothing useful to do.www.wsj.comFrom our FB group: "We are low/no-screens. Our neighborhood has lots of kids, and they ride their bikes and visit neighbors independently. But I have one neighbor where the kids are always watching TV. I don't want them watching. What should I do?" www.facebook.com/groups/75993...
SO GOOD! By Steve Magness: "Playgrounds & free play are risk calibration tools....When risk is removed from play, kids are more prone to anxiety disorders, because they never develop the ability to cope with fear-inducing situations." The Risk of Comfort: stevemagness.substack.com/p/the-hidden...
The Hidden Cost of ComfortWe Padded the World And Nobody Can Feel Anything Anymorestevemagness.substack.comThank you, Garry Trudeau! A Mothers Day gift for me and ALL MOMS! And KIDS! And it's funny!!! www.washingtonpost.com/doonesbury/s... #Doonesbury
Doonesbury Comic Strips by Garry Trudeau - May 10, 2026Welcome to Doonesbury's web site, which features not only each day's strip (easily enlargeable for your easy-viewing pleasure), but also the daily SayWhat? quote, a constant flow of reader Blowback, a...www.washingtonpost.comPARENTS w/ kids in sports -- or thinking about it! HILAROUS and MEGA IMPORTANT video for you starring Eli & Peyton Manning! Watch it! LOVE IT! You'll thank them, and so will your kids! youtube.com/watch?v=KSSX... @PositiveCoachUS @FBGreatMoments @Giants
Take Back Sports PSA with Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Steph CurryYouTube video by Positive Coaching Allianceyoutube.com