Fancy Clothes for Girls

Dear Dr. Sadie,

I'm 12 years old. My mother won't let me wear what I want to school. She likes ugly clothes. I like fancy clothes. What should I do?

-Fancy Girl

Maybe you should tell your mom that you could wear ugly clothes under your fancy clothes. Then it would look like an ugly-fancy outfit.

This is just like me. I don't like to wear ugly dresses, but my mommy makes me wear them sometimes.

Lunchtime Blues

Dear Dr. Sadie,

I am in middle school. Lately, whenever I go to lunch and I sit at a lunch table with other kids, they all get up to leave. I end up eating lunch alone. It makes me very sad. What should I do?

- Lonely in Lakeside

I think you should ask them "why are you leaving the lunch table?" Then they will say how come they are leaving. Maybe they are done with lunch. That's a good reason to leave the lunch table. Maybe you're just a slow eater and the other kids are fast eaters.

Maybe you could eat with other kids - maybe your friends that live next to you. You could meet other kids and say "will you be my friend." Then your new friends would sit with you.

Dr. Sadie takes on Obesity

Dear Dr Sadie,

My doctor tells me that I need to lose about 100 pounds. I've tried lots of diets and weight-loss plans, but nothing seems to work. What can I do?

- Round, but not Jolly

I think you should stretch out to get some of that stuff out of your arms. When I need to get energy out, I like to run around an play. You can play tag. That's a good way to run around. That's when you run around and try to catch someone.

You should eat eggs and drink milk. Eggs and milk are healthy, but juice isn't healthy for you.