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Playing truant from school, getting involved with gangs and stealing are some of the issues that can leave parents at their wit's end.
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SINGAPORE - For over a year, Madam N tried to get her teenage daughter to stop smoking, stealing and playing truant.
She even transferred her daughter to another school to keep her away from peers she felt were a bad influence.
