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your problems solved
      Amazing                                                                                                               here to help solve








                                                                                                                                     Never fear!


                                                                                                                                  Girls’ World is





                                                                                                                                your trickiest
                                                                                                                                   problems.

























                Scared BFF



                               Dear Girls’ World,                                                 Hairy situation
                    My best friend told me she’s                                                                  Dear Girls’ World,


                        dyslexic. What does that

                    mean? Is she going to be okay?                                                   my whole life, but it makes me
                                                                                                      My mom has done my hair for

                      — Want to be a good friend                                                   feel like a baby. I want to start


                           You’ll be happy to hear that your                                         doing it myself. What do I do?

                     BFF is going to be just fine! Dyslexia is a                                                    — Tangled up

                     learning disability that makes it hard for
                     some people to read, write and spell. This                                          Start by talking to your mom! Tell her

                      means your friend’s brain works a little                                   that you’d like to try doing your own hair and

                      differently than yours, but that doesn’t                                   ask her if she can teach you a few simple

                       mean she’s any different. The best thing                                  styles you can do on your own. At first,
                       you can do is show her that you’re her                                   dedicate the weekend as your “hair tutorial

                       bestie, no matter what! When schoolwork                                  time” so that you don’t have to rush as you

                        gets extra tricky for her, it’ll be nice to                             learn. Then, you can work your way up to
                        know she has a friend like you by her side.                            being able to do your hair before school.

                        And if you have any other questions about                              And when you need your mom’s help, just

                         dyslexia, talk them out with your parents.                            your mom doesn’t make you a baby at all!
                                                                                               ask for it. Getting hairstyle pointers from










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