Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.

Update: 2024-10-31

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Some parents don't let their children keep their halloween candy, and instead have a "switch witch" come in the night and replace the sweets with a toy. But the Opinion writer Jessica Grose believes the spooky day doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this audio essay, she offers another approach to micromanaging holidays by letting kids’ imaginations run wild.

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Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.

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Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.

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Embrace Unstructured Naughtiness. Ditch the Switch Witch.