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Good parents will learn not to listen too closely to whether their children are asleep or reading - great parents will make sure the flashlight batteries are periodically replaced.


Not necessarily. Getting enough sleep is incredibly important.


That's true, but it's very unclear to me whether it's more important than supporting the rare and fragile passion of the childhood reader.


Managed to convince my 7yo midnight reader that she needed to get to sleep so she wouldn't be tired for school in the morning. Sweet reason! It works on kids on rare occasions!


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