Almost everything about puberty has changed since today's adults went through it. It starts, on average, two years earlier and stretches through high school . . . and for some, beyond. Gens Z and Alpha are also contending with a whole host of thorny issues that parents didn't experience in their own youth but nonetheless need to understand: everything from social media and easy-access pornography to gender identities and new or newly-potent drugs. Talking about any of this is like puberty itself: Awkward! But it's also critical for the health, happiness, and safety of today's kids. Bewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modern adolescent experience. This Is So Awkward answers their call. Written by a pediatrician and a puberty educator--together the hosts of a lively and popular podcast on puberty, and moms to six teens between them--this is the handbook everyone has been searching for, and includes: - Pointed advice about how to talk to kids about almost anything: acne, body odor, growth spurts, eating disorders, mood swings, sexuality, and more. - Science-based explanations for all of puberty's physical, emotional, and social changes, including the many ways hormones affect children both above and below the neck. - What adults need to know about today's teen culture: its mental health drivers, the lack of gender in body image issues, the way they think about sexual orientation, and more. - Invaluable feedback directly from young adults just coming out of adolescence that highlights what they wish the adults in their lives had known or done differently. It's eye-opening and reassuring, This Is So Uncomfortable will help adults understand the turbulent decade of puberty and become confident guides for today's children.
Vanessa es coautora de Esto es tan incómodo: la pubertad moderna explicada (disponible en octubre de 2023 de Penguin Random House), copresentadora de The Puberty Podcast y presidenta de contenido de Order of Magnitude, la marca líder dedicada a darle un giro positivo a la pubertad. Vanessa, fundadora de Dynamo Girl, una compañía diseñada para construir la autoestima de los niños a través de clases deportivas y educación sobre la pubertad, Vanessa presenta Conversaciones sobre la crianza de los hijos y más allá en el Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Escribe regularmente sobre la crianza de preadolescentes y adolescentes en su boletín Uncertain Parenting. Vanessa se graduó de Wellesley College y tiene una maestría en Historia Judía. Lo más importante es que Vanessa piensa que los preadolescentes y adolescentes son las personas más divertidas e inteligentes, incluidos sus propios cuatro hijos, de 13 a 20 años.
Cara is a leading voice in puberty and adolescent health. A pediatrician, speaker and podcast host, she is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple books including The Care and Keeping of You series, with more than seven million copies in print Vanessa Kroll Bennett is a puberty expert, writer and podcaster who helps adults navigate uncertainty while supporting the kids they love. She writes personal essays for Scary Mommy on the beautiful and hilarious mess of raising tweens and teens.
Vanessa is the co-author of This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained (coming October 2023 from Penguin Random House), co-host of The Puberty Podcast and President of Content at Order of Magnitude, the leading brand dedicated to flipping puberty positive. The founder of Dynamo Girl, a company designed to build kids' self-esteem through sports classes and puberty education, Vanessa hosts Conversations on Parenting and Beyond at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. She writes regularly about parenting tweens and teens in her Uncertain Parenting Newsletter. Vanessa is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a Masters in Jewish History. Most importantly, Vanessa thinks tweens and teens are the funniest, smartest people, including her own four children, ages 13 to 20.