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Hi All! Thanks for all the questions that I've received. Sorry,
but I only have time to answer a few right now! I thought I'd give
an answer to those questions that EVERYONE seems to want to know.
How do you deal with a younger cousin who copies you?
– Katelin P., Age 9
When someone copies you, they are really giving you a compliment.
It means the person admires you and wants to be like you. But that’s
hard to remember—especially when it happens over and over!
And it can be embarrassing. Sometimes the person does it because
she doesn’t have confidence in herself, so I try to find something
to compliment her on. For instance, I’ll say, “I love
it when you wear your hair that way—it’s so cute.”
Or I offer to help her find her own style or way of doing things.
You can ask her advice or opinion on something. Let her know that
she is likable on her own and doesn’t have to copy everything
you do.
Have you ever gotten into fights with your friends? If
so, how did you deal with it?
–Hailey F., Age 10
Everyone fights with friends sometimes! After an argument, I often
feel upset and need to take a little time to think things through.
Writing in my journal always helps, or talking about it to my father
or mother, or older sisters, Eva and Isabel. After I calm down,
I try to understand why the other person is mad at me. Sometimes
two friends end a fight by laughing about it—but usually it
takes a little more. I try to say I’m sorry for what I did
to hurt them. My good friends, like Hannah or Mason, will usually
apologize, too. And then we’re better friends than ever.
I just moved and I hate it! How do you like your new house,
Abby? What do you think makes moving easier?
–Sara C., Age 9
Moving is happy and sad. It’s hard to leave a place that you
love, especially when your room is a Purple Palace and your friends
all live nearby. But I’m starting to like my new house, and
I’m making some new friends. Here are a few ideas to make
moving easier: Stay in touch with your old friends by phone or e-mail,
but also stay open to making new friends. Do everything you can
to make your room as “homey” as possible. Put up your
favorite posters and pictures. Find a cozy spot to read Home Is
Where the Heart Is and to write in your journal. Share your feelings
with your brothers and sisters.They may be going through the same
thing! My siblings helped me a lot. I hope that by now your new
place already feels a bit more like home. Hang in there! And read
Brainwaves for my moving tips!
What do you like, and what don’t you like, about
having two older sisters and one younger brother?
–Lindsey O., Age 8
Things I like: My two older sisters show me things when my parents
are too busy to help. My little brother can be cute and lovable.
Things I don’t like: Eva and Isabel’s fights. They are
both really BOSSY! And sometimes my mother wants me to watch Alex
when I want to spend time with friends. What I like most of all:
when my siblings and I can be there for each other, like on that
first Saturday night in our big, new house. Being together made
us feel so much less alone.
What is the easiest way to say I like you to your crush?
–Amanda R., Age 9
If there is an easy way, I don’t know it. Maybe if he says,
I like you, and then you can say, I like you too. But even that
takes a lot of courage. You might want to try to get to know him
better, before taking the big step of telling him you like him.
If it seems like he likes you too, maybe you can spend time together
as friends first. Sometimes doing nice things for your crush is
a good way to start getting the message across. If he doesn’t
return your feelings, don’t be discouraged! Someday you will
meet someone who feels the same way you do.
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