03/21/2026
This March Break, Unplugged NS encourages you to try the “Let Grow” Experience.
Curious about it? The Let Grow movement believes children who have more opportunities than others for independent activities are not only happier in the short run, because the activities engender happiness and a sense of trustworthiness and competence, but also happier in the long run, because independent activities promote the growth of mental capacities for coping effectively with life’s inevitable stressors.
has a new resource, the “Amazing Adventure Guide”, which is packed with activities designed with the goal to reclaim free play & real-world responsibility. It adopts important facets of the Let aGrow Experience, along with the concept behind Jonathan Haidt’s 4th Norm: Reclaiming Norm #4: Free Play & Real-World Responsibility; which reminds us that to successfully move away from a “phone-based” childhood, we must replace it with a “play-based” one.
Today, one of our co-founders had her child try Step 3: Real-World Responsibilities — Community Helper from our Amazing Adventure Guide. The specific task was completing the family’s weekly library run - returning last week’s books and checking out new ones (along with staying awhile in the community library to read), while his Mom was down the street at a dentist appointment. This step involved taking responsibility by doing a task normally done by a parent, gaining social confidence & community connection, and helping others.This kiddo normally visits the library with a parent on a regular basis and is learning how to foster social connections with the librarians and other patrons. Today’s adventure also taught him independence and confidence in navigating the world all on his own.
For more information and for ideas on how to Let Grow, check out the link in our bio or the March Break bingo created by our friends at !
