In recent months, Lindsay Lohan has come under fire for taking her 15-year-old sister, Ali, out for late nights at restaurants and clubs. But Lindsay assures Life & Style her baby sis isn’t likely to suffer the same problems she did growing up in the public eye.

“She’s tougher than I am,” Lindsay said at the VS Beauty Velvet Fragrance Collection launch in NYC on Oct. 14. “She has a good head on her shoulders. Maybe it was different for me because I didn’t know what to expect and it just happened really fast. I didn’t have a big sister.” The Mean Girls star also insists there’s no way that Ali, who’s being homeschooled, is falling behind in her schoolwork. “She’s really good about that,” Lindsay says. “If I’m going out late, she’ll go home early.”

And while Lindsay says she’s looking out for Ali, she sometimes forgets her sister’s age. “When I was with her at home, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s right, she’s still a lot younger than me,’” Lindsay says. “But I think it’s great that she’s mature.”

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Lindsay Lohan arrived at the “Vogue Covers 1920-2009” exposition opening party at Champs Elysees In Paris, France on October 1, 2009. Her younger sister Ali Lohan and an older gentleman accompanied Lindsay.

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The newly-blonde Lindsay Lohan turns up at on/off girlfriend Samantha Ronson’s house with her little sister, Ali, in tow. The girls had been to their local Gelsons for groceries and returned laden with bags of goodies, including a black bag carried by 15-year-old Ali, which appeared to contain alcohol.

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