Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Modern Puberty Explained
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🗓️ 16 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Jamilah Lemieux is joined by Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, authors of This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained. They explain how puberty has changed over the last few decades, what these shifts mean for today’s kids, and how caregivers can guide these young adults through this transition. If you want to check out more of Cara and Vanessa’s wonderful advice, they also host The Puberty Podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode may contain explicit language. |
| 0:04.9 | Welcome to Mom & Dadr Friday. |
| 0:06.5 | Slates Parenting Podcast from Monday, October 16th. |
| 0:09.9 | The, this is so awkward edition. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm Jamila Lemieux. |
| 0:14.2 | I'm a writer, contributor to Slates Camp, |
| 0:16.9 | feeding Parenting column, |
| 0:18.4 | and Mom to Naima, who is 10. |
| 0:20.6 | And we live in Los Angeles. |
| 0:22.6 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. |
| 0:23.9 | I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 0:26.6 | I'm the mom of three littles, Henry, who's 11, |
| 0:29.0 | all for his nine and Teddy, who's seven. |
| 0:31.4 | We live in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 0:33.4 | I'm Zach Rosen. |
| 0:34.4 | I make another very short podcast. |
| 0:36.4 | It's called The Best If I Show. |
| 0:37.9 | And I'm Dad Tanowa, who's six, and Ami, who's three. |
| 0:41.6 | On today's show, we know that puberty is starting |
| 0:44.0 | earlier and lasting much longer. |
| 0:46.1 | Almost a full decade for today's kids. |
| 0:48.8 | So I'm bringing you a very interesting and useful interview |
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