The New Puberty with Dr. Sheryl Ziegler

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

Kids & Family, Parenting, Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Puberty is starting earlier than ever. Dr. Becky and Dr. Sheryl Ziegler dive into why—and how parents can support kids through this big transition. They explore what early puberty looks like today, its emotional and cultural impacts, and the tools caregivers need to stay connected and confident.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is a really good one. I am talking with Dr. Cheryl Ziegler, who is incredible
0:05.3	about puberty. And if you're already thinking, oh, my kid's not getting to puberty, I think this is
0:11.7	a conversation. I know this is a conversation. You are going to want to listen to much earlier than
0:16.7	you might think, not from a place of panic, fearmongering, you need this zero, from a place of,
0:21.9	oh, that's interesting.
0:23.0	Oh, I hadn't thought about that before.
0:24.6	Oh, I didn't know that.
0:25.7	Oh, I actually feel more empowered and confident.
0:28.5	That's the feeling I know you're going to get today.
0:30.3	That's the feeling I got.
0:31.9	And so I'm so excited for you to be here.
0:34.4	I'm Dr. Becky.
0:35.7	This is Good Inside. We'll be back right after this.
0:38.1	Hi, Cheryl. Hi, how are you? I am so excited to talk with you and for so many different reasons.
0:56.5	But one of the reasons I truly want to dive into puberty and talking about puberty with kids is number one, I have a 13 and a 10 year old.
1:06.0	Like, holy moly puberty.
1:08.5	Yep.
1:09.5	And I don't think I've really ever said this out loud before. It just
1:14.5	hasn't really come up. Like my own puberty journey, I think truly was atypical in that I went
1:21.0	through whatever version of puberty it was very, very late. You and I are still looking for the
1:26.9	height component. That one never really
1:28.6	hit either of us, the growth spur, you know, but like I didn't get my period naturally. Like I have
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