{"product_id":"this-is-so-awkward-modern-puberty-explained-1","title":"This Is So Awkward","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.","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661039468834,"sku":"9780593580950","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_52212cb5-77ad-433f-93f9-0df5aa52405e.jpg?v=1779449050","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/this-is-so-awkward-modern-puberty-explained-1","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}