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What should parents do when a child’s friend starts making unhealthy choices? 

When kids open up about what their friends are watching, saying, or experimenting with, many parents instinctively want to immediately end the friendship. But reacting too quickly can shut down communication and teach a harsh kind of “cutoff culture” instead of wisdom, discernment, and healthy boundaries. 

In this episode, we share five practical ways to help kids navigate risky friendships with both love and truth. We talk about how to respond when friends introduce inappropriate language, pornography, vaping, hookup culture, and other unhealthy influences—and how to help your child process those situations without fear-based parenting. 

You’ll also learn: 

• Why there is no perfect friend  
• How to avoid “level four” reactions to “level one” problems  
• Biblical conflict resolution from Matthew 18  
• The difference between inner-circle and outer-circle friends  
• One-way vs. two-way friendships  
• How your own friendships model relationship habits for your kids  

This episode will give parents practical language and biblical tools to help kids build healthy relationships, set wise boundaries, and navigate friendships in today’s culture. 

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