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.
0:05.0	Welcome to mom and dad are fighting,
0:06.6	slaves parenting podcast for Monday, October 16,
0:10.0	the This is So Awkward Edition.
0:12.6	I'm Jamele Lameu.
0:14.4	I'm a writer, contributor to Slate's Camp
0:17.0	feeding Parents and Column and Mom to Naima,
0:19.8	who is 10, and we live in Los Angeles. I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the
0:24.2	homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom of three
0:27.6	little's Henry who's 11, Oliver who's 9, and Teddy who's 7. We live in
0:31.9	Tokyo Japan. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another very short
0:35.6	podcast that's called The Best Advice Show and I am Dad to Noah who's six and
0:40.0	Ami who's three. On today's show we know that puberty is starting earlier and lasting much longer
0:45.9	almost the full decade for today's kids. So I'm bringing you a very interesting and
0:50.5	useful interview with two people who have literally written the book on modern
0:54.0	puberty.
0:55.0	We're going to hear that first.
0:56.8	Did Elizabeth and Zach will join me for a round of recommendations?
1:00.1	See you back here in a minute.
1:17.1	Today I'm talking to Dr. Karan Naderson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, the authors of an amazing new book, This is so awkward, which is all about
1:21.0	puberty. They are puberty experts. They have dedicated their lives to helping young people
1:26.2	navigate puberty and they are here to answer some of our questions and help you get your young
	...

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