Why You Should Spend Less Time with Your Kids. That’s the title of my TED Talk that just came out — and here it is! It went up yesterday and has 197,000 views today. THANK YOU, TED!!! In the talk, I try to explain the terrible lie that has been driving kids and parents crazy| Free-Range Kids
An autistic girl whispered and hid behind her mom till the therapist asked her to start doing real-world things on her own: Independence Therapy,| 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
The worry that our kids will die the second they step outside feels innate, but it has been cultivated by a society peddling fear. One prime example? The new ad for the Life360 tracking app. (Video at bottom of post. Screengrab above.) It features a mom singing a Disney-sweet song to her daughter who looks| 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