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Lenore Skenazy

Celebrate Thanksgiving by Letting Your Kids Play Outside

Are the kids at your Thanksgiving celebration being too loud? Or, more likely, too quiet—bathed in the glow of an iPhone? Here's a solution: Open the door.

Especially if there are cousins around, give one of the kids a watch (explain that it's like a portable sundial). Tell them they can come back inside when the big hand reaches a certain number. Then, close the door behind them: adults stay indoors, kids play outdoors.

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