New Year's Eve performances, class parties, teacher gifts, camp plans, last-day-of-school photos: for parents across the country right now, the to-do lists are long and come with a mix of emotions. Courtesy Laura Schifter There's gratitude for another school year over, but sadness that your child is another year older and closer to that dreaded moment of moving out. There's also excitement for lazy summer days, listening to the jingle of the ice cream truck or playing in the park's splash zone. (CNN)

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