Did you know the new average age for girls to begin puberty is 9?! Or that if you don’t talk to your kids about porn by the age of 12, it might be too late? In this week’s episode, Alanna and Milano are joined by puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett, co-host of the chart-topping podcast This is So Awkward and co-author of the newly released book by the same title. Vanessa, who is known for flipping puberty positive, level sets our expectations of what we should be talking about with our kids, the ages we should be having these conversations and how they should sound (spoiler alert: it’s not a five-hour kumbaya sesh). Vanessa also helps us understand how different puberty is for kids today than it was for us—and how important it is, because of that, to not project our experience onto theirs.

In This Episode:

👉 Understanding how modern puberty is different from our puberty.

👉 Knowing the conversations you must have with your kids—and when/how to have them.

👉 Practical tips for removing the “icky” and “tricky” from puberty talks and moments.

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Learn more about Vanessa here.

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Follow Vanessa: @less.awkward

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