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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,
My brother is saying that I am too short to be a sixth-grader. But I just ignore him. Is that the right thing to do?

—Caitlyn, 11, Massachusetts


	Dear Caitlyn, Your brother's comment doesn't make sense, does it? He's teasing you, which is something siblings do to each other. But that doesn't make it right. You can either tell him calmly that what he's saying is not true or you can ignore him. Both ways are better than teasing him back.


	Dear Caitlyn, The answer is yes. Your brother is just being mean. Ignoring him is the best way to deal with him.

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