We decided to let the kids try to work things out for themselves.

I seem to know exactly what he means, once I've worked things out.

He was still trying to work things out in his mind.

Or perhaps we'd go home together and work things out.

"We got to give her a chance to work things out for herself."

He was still for a moment, as if working things out in his mind.

In any case, they will have to work things out on their own.

We are going to try to work things out between us.

Then they would have to work things out among themselves.

Let them work things out on their own, the way you did.