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When Your Child’s Meltdowns Might Ruin Vacation
The screams are unexpected, always profoundly embarrassing. This time the waiter trigger it, by announcing that chicken nuggets were no longer available despite being listed on the menu.
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Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Ed.D and Lynn Jessen MA
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