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    A 1920's Guide to Bad Parenting

    There are few things I enjoy more than anything vintage related to parenting, from advice to gear to diaper-changing. In the 1920s, the Kansas State Board of Health, Division of Child Hygiene released a series of guidelines about how to keep babies healthy and safe. Take a look and see how your kids would have fared with you in charge nearly a century ago: - By Meredith Carroll

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