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Dr. M is the author of five advice books, including Getting to Know the Real You: 50 Fun Quizzes Just for Girls, and Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years, and Remain True to Yourself, both written with her teenage daughter. Dr. M shares this advice column with Molly, a middle school student who loves to play soccer, dance, write and spend time with her friends.

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Dear Dr. M and Liz,
My mom will not talk to me about puberty. I don't like talking to other adults and my father won't let me get on the internet very much. Help me!

—Haley, 11, Illinois


	Dear Haley, Your mom might be embarrassed to talk to you about puberty, or she might be having a hard time dealing with how quickly you seem to be growing up. There are many books that include facts about puberty, and you can get them from the library or from a local bookstore.


	Dear Haley, If you've already talked to your mom about how you feel and she still won't answer your questions, you could try to find out more by getting books from the library. If that's too embarrassing for you to do, you can talk to your friends about puberty and ask them what their moms have told them about it.

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