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The Best of Barbara Meltz, Part 2

When little girls start growing up If you are the parents of a daughter who is just starting middle school or junior high, brace yourself. Suddenly, your little girl may be spending hours in front of the mirror, experimenting with clothes, hairdos and makeup. And she may have a new set of worries: I'm getting fat! I'm not popular! Things she once worried about -- grades, extracurricular activities, cleaning her room -- no longer seem to matter. > Read more
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By Angela Nelson, Boston.com Staff

When little girls start growing up

If you are the parents of a daughter who is just starting middle school or junior high, brace yourself. Suddenly, your little girl may be spending hours in front of the mirror, experimenting with clothes, hairdos and makeup. And she may have a new set of worries: I'm getting fat! I'm not popular! Things she once worried about -- grades, extracurricular activities, cleaning her room -- no longer seem to matter.
> Read more

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