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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Nov 04, 2023
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The pitter-patter of the plastic feet on their zip-up jammies in the middle of the night was unmistakable. And the sound of approaching little feet would usually wake me up before one of the kids climbed into bed with us. Fighting my first inclination, which was to snuggle up with them, I followed the experts’ advice that said kids must learn how to sel…

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