139: This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained with Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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So what’s really happening when kids go through puberty? Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett join the Ask Lisa podcast to talk about their new book This is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained. The conversation takes a deep dive into the research on puberty and tackles key questions: When does puberty start and end? Why do kids suddenly smell bad, and how do we help? What’s the best way to respond to teens’ surging hormones? How do we support late bloomers? And more! Lisa’s Book Recommendation: This is So Awkward By Cara Natterson, MD and Vanessa Kroll Bennett https://www.amazon.com/This-So-Awkward-Puberty-Explained/dp/0593580958 Follow and subscribe to our new YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast Join us NOVEMBER 6th for our very first Ask Lisa Podcast live event - get your tickets here: stagepilot.com/asklisa And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.9	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three
0:17.2	decades of experience, and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting
0:21.9	books takes your questions.
0:23.7	Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.1	So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.LisaDemore.com.
0:31.0	And you can join our community by following us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
0:36.0	The handle is Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:38.5	And also subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:43.2	Episode 139, this is so awkward.
0:46.1	Modern Puberty Explained with authors Dr. Kara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett.
0:52.5	So I wore my Mr. T-chains today, necklace. What are you talking about?
0:56.3	Because we're talking about podcast, a puberty in our podcast today. I can't even spit it out.
1:01.0	I'm so anxious about this conversation because there's so many questions.
1:04.7	Oh, you look great. And can I just tell you, you know, I have a seventh grader.
1:08.9	I know. And, you know, we do, we've been doing back to school nights and, you know I have a seventh grader. I know. And, you know, we do, we've been doing
1:12.5	back to school nights. And, you know, I see her classmates, Rina, man, it just takes me back.
1:20.1	Right. I mean, they are all over the map. There are giant children. There are 80, 50 children.
1:25.8	There are children who have a five o'clock shadow. There are
1:29.5	children who, and it's just, I look at it with wonder and also like, I'm so glad I don't have
1:37.8	to do that again ever in my own life. It's my idea of hell repeating seventh grade. That is the
1:42.3	year that I absolutely hated. But you know what I love about our next two guests are not only are they puberty experts, but they're actually looking at the science of puberty, which I feel like nobody ever does. So it's not just parents talking about puberty through their experiences. It's, as you know, you love being grounded in science in this podcast. So without further ado, let me explain
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