The Let Grow project is a school-based intervention where teachers assign children to do one thing without their parents—it breaks the overprotection cycle fast by giving parents permission and producing pride in the child's independence.

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Speaker

Lenore Skenazy

Evidence Quote

teachers telling the kids to go home and do one thing on their own without their parents...the parents are so proud

Source

The Coddling of the American Mind moderated by Malcolm GladwellThe 92nd Street Y, New York
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:13:07 AM

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