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• When I picked up the phone, I heard a boy using extreme, sexually-related profanity while talking to my 12-year-old stepdaughter. Should I have confronted the boy instead of hanging up?
• My 9-year-old has a friend who tells her that if she doesn't go to church, she will not go to heaven. Is this relationship going to harm my daughter?
• My 18-year-old's personality has drastically changed and counseling efforts have so far failed. What should I do?
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