Kids aren't addicted to screens—they're starved for freedom. A new poll shows they crave real-life play. Here's how we can give it back to them.| Let Grow
Are kids on their phones all the time because that’s what they love the most? An explosive new Harris Poll finds that actually, what kids 8-12 REALLY want to do is hang out together in real life – with no adults hovering, and no screens. They go online because that’s the only place they can| Free-Range Kids
Let Grow is the nonprofit working to give kids independence and free play.| Let Grow
Kids and teens need to put down their phones and get out in the real word for independence, interaction, and play.| Let Grow
Two major problems with a review in Nature| www.afterbabel.com
A childcare worker in Texas dropped a line with a story — and a request: Dear Let Grow: You helped me a few years ago when the state wanted me to get rid of my rope swing, which the kids in my childcare program love. I also run an after-school care program at my local| Free-Range Kids
When students get the assignment, "Go home and do something new, on your own," parents let go and off the kids go: Doing, thinking, problem-solving -- growing. Students return to the classroom more confident, curious, engaged. The ignition is turned on!| Let Grow
Allowing more unsupervised free play is among the most powerful and least expensive ways to bring down rates of mental illness| www.afterbabel.com
We want to help you develop independent students in your classrooms, schools, and communities. Get free resources from Let Grow.| Let Grow