[Letter, 1977 Mar. 15 : to Ann Landers].

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[Letter, 1977 Mar. 15 : to Ann Landers].

Rogers writes in response to a letter he saw in Ann Landers' newspaper column about a young boy who was thrown out of a dentist's office for crying. He alerts Landers to his materials and television programs that help children cope with traumatic experiences such as visiting the dentist.

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