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Cell phones are the #1 way kids stay in touch
-- what do you need to know?

Kids and parents love to keep in touch. But emerging issues like 'sexting,' Driving While Texting and outrageous phone bills mean that now, more than ever, parents need to talk to kids about cell phone use.

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