{"product_id":"this-is-so-awkward-modern-puberty-explained-9780593580950","title":"This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The ultimate guide for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An accessible, enjoyable, and detailed road map for addressing even the most delicate topics with confidence and compassion.\"--Lisa Damour, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eUntangled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Pressure\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Emotional Lives of Teenagers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modern adolescent experience. \u003ci\u003eThis Is So Awkward \u003c\/i\u003eanswers 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Pointed advice about how to talk to kids about almost anything: acne, body odor, growth spurts, eating disorders, mood swings, sexuality, and more.\u003cbr\u003e- Science-based explanations for all of puberty's physical, emotional, and social changes, including the many ways hormones affect kids both above and below the neck.\u003cbr\u003e- What adults needs to know about today's teen culture: their mental health drivers, the un-gendering of body image issues, the ways they think about sexual orientation, and more. \u003cbr\u003e- Invaluable commentary straight from young adults just out the other side of adolescence that highlights what they wish the adults in their lives had known or done differently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEye-opening and reassuring, \u003ci\u003eThis Is So Awkward\u003c\/i\u003e will help adults understand the turbulent pubescent decade and become confident guides for today's kids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCara Natterson, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a pediatrician and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Care and Keeping of You\u003c\/i\u003e series (more than seven million copies in print), \u003ci\u003eGuy Stuff, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDecoding Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Harvard College and Johns Hopkins Medical School, Dr. Natterson founded Order of Magnitude, a company dedicated to flipping puberty positive. She co-hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Puberty Podcast, \u003c\/i\u003eco-authors The Awkward Roller Coaster Newsletter (both with Vanessa Kroll-Bennett)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand founded Worry Proof, MD.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCara lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two teenagers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanessa Kroll Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Dynamo Girl, a company focused on building kids' self-esteem through sports, puberty education, and parent workshops. She runs all media at Order of Magnitude, a company dedicated to flipping puberty positive. She co-hosts \u003ci\u003eThe Puberty Podcast \u003c\/i\u003e(with Cara Natterson, MD), hosts \u003ci\u003eConversations on Parenting and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e at the JCC Manhattan, and writes the \u003ci\u003eUncertain Parenting Newsletter \u003c\/i\u003eabout the messy process of raising tweens and teens. A graduate of Wellesley College, Vanessa holds an MA from the Jewish Theological Seminary. She lives in Northern Westchester with her husband and four teens.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569145876754,"sku":"9780593580950","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82550b45-b515-47f5-aea1-9b74eff8284e.jpg?v=1756202646","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-is-so-awkward-modern-puberty-explained-9780593580950","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}