Let Grow
@LetGrowOrg
Making it easy, normal & legal to give kids some independence, because when adults step back, kids step up. Parents, educators, advocates -- share ideas here!
Kids at Eagle Charter are pumping gas, grocery shopping, and even starting fires—on their own! 💪🔥 It’s all part of the free Let Grow Experience — building confidence through independence. Try it at your school: letgrow.org/program/experi…. #LetGrowExperience #IndependenceMatters
Not everything needs an app. ✨ A mom couldn’t pick up her kid from camp because of a glitchy system. A reminder: modern life piles on rules, apps, and hoops in the name of “efficiency.” 🌱 Independence > overcomplication 💚 Freedom > flawless logistics bit.ly/4kv8MCc
Because confidence doesn’t come from coddling — it comes from cruising down the sidewalk, wind in their hair, freedom in their hearts. 💗 #EmpoweringKids #KidsCanDoIt #PlayMatters #IndependentKids
@LetGrowOrg @FreeRangeKids Shelby County, Missouri with the front page Let Grow Summer Challenge!
Meet Katie Collins — Alabama’s 2025-26 #TeacherOfTheYear and advocate for childhood independence! Her 1st graders are thriving, and her message is clear: “We can flip the script on anxiety — but it starts with us.” Read more: ow.ly/7Auc50WrrOq. #ChildhoodIndependence
A school counselor reflects on giving kids "The Let Grow Experience"--telling kids to go home and do something new, on their own, IN THE REAL WORLD--versus monthly "social-emotional" lessons: letgrow.org/boy-learns-zit… @LetGrowOrg
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 @LetGrowOrg for free independence-building ideas & materials!
"Chromebooks are the new Baby Einstein – an untested educational panacea with laughably dubious evidence of any positive outcomes." Putting computers on students desks was a terrible mistake. By John Allen Wooden johnallenwooden.substack.com/p/ok-google-ma…
Play isn’t a waste of time — it’s how kids grow. 💪🏽 Start a free Let Grow Play Club at your school or neighborhood and watch confidence, friendships, and independence take off: letgrow.org/program/play-c….
The great Peter Gray on why schools should be places of PLAY. It helps the students, teachers, school culture. It's like when schools figured out hungry kids needed FOOD or they couldn't learn. PLAY is food for child development! petergray.substack.com/p/84-schools-c… @LetGrowOrg
“The way to get over anxiety is to let our kids grow.” 🌱 — @JonHaidt 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…
A boy, some ziti, and a life lesson. 🍝 A 5th grader tried The Let Grow Experience — made ziti solo. His takeaway? “Don’t burn it.” That’s life: try, mess up, learn, grow. 🌱 Read more: letgrow.org/boy-learns-zit…. #LetGrow #IndependentKids #LifeLessons
