DALLAS (AP) — Getting help with homework, having someone teach you how to take notes and even just getting a full night's sleep are often privileges that kids in poverty don't have.
The Dallas Morning News reports so what if there was a way to mimic such a home life, which usually is organic in middle class and affluent families?
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Storm slaps coastal South with most snow in nearly 3 decades
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