This Is So Awkward
Author: MD, Cara Natterson,
ISBN: 9780593580974
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Oct 2025
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate roadmap for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty: Pquot;This is the book every household needs if there is someone aged 8-18 living in it.Pquot;--Aliza PressmanPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;NATIONAL BESTSELLER P#8226; The ultimate guide for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;An accessible, enjoyable, and detailed road map for addressing even the most delicate topics with confidence and compassion.P#8221;P#8212;Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Plt;iPgt;UntangledPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Under PressurePlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;TheP#160;EmotionalP#160;Lives of TeenagersPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Almost everything about puberty has changed since todayP#8217;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 didnP#8217;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 itP#8217;s also critical for the health, happiness, and safety of todayP#8217;s kids.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Bewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modernP#160;adolescent experience. Plt;iPgt;This Is So Awkward Plt;/iPgt;answers their call. Written by a pediatrician and a puberty educatorP#8212;together the hosts of a lively and popular podcast on puberty, and moms to six teens between themP#8212;this is the handbook everyone has beenP#160;searching for, and includes:Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Pointed advice about how to talk to kids about almost anything: acne, body odor, growth spurts, eating disorders, mood swings, sexuality, and more.Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Science-based explanations for all of pubertyP#8217;s physical, emotional, and social changes, including the many ways hormones affect kids both above and below the neck.Plt;brPgt;P#8226; What adults needs to know about todayP#8217;s teen culture: their mental health drivers, the un-gendering of body image issues, the ways they think about sexual orientation, and more.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Eye-opening and reassuring, Plt;iPgt;This Is So AwkwardPlt;/iPgt; will help adults understand the turbulent pubescent decade and become confident guides for todayP#8217;s kids.
ISBN: 9780593580974
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 07 Oct 2025
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate roadmap for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty: Pquot;This is the book every household needs if there is someone aged 8-18 living in it.Pquot;--Aliza PressmanPlt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;NATIONAL BESTSELLER P#8226; The ultimate guide for adults helping tweens and teens navigate the rollercoaster of puberty.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;An accessible, enjoyable, and detailed road map for addressing even the most delicate topics with confidence and compassion.P#8221;P#8212;Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Plt;iPgt;UntangledPlt;/iPgt;, Plt;iPgt;Under PressurePlt;/iPgt;, and Plt;iPgt;TheP#160;EmotionalP#160;Lives of TeenagersPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Almost everything about puberty has changed since todayP#8217;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 didnP#8217;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 itP#8217;s also critical for the health, happiness, and safety of todayP#8217;s kids.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Bewildered adults have begged for reliable and relatable information about the modernP#160;adolescent experience. Plt;iPgt;This Is So Awkward Plt;/iPgt;answers their call. Written by a pediatrician and a puberty educatorP#8212;together the hosts of a lively and popular podcast on puberty, and moms to six teens between themP#8212;this is the handbook everyone has beenP#160;searching for, and includes:Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Pointed advice about how to talk to kids about almost anything: acne, body odor, growth spurts, eating disorders, mood swings, sexuality, and more.Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Science-based explanations for all of pubertyP#8217;s physical, emotional, and social changes, including the many ways hormones affect kids both above and below the neck.Plt;brPgt;P#8226; What adults needs to know about todayP#8217;s teen culture: their mental health drivers, the un-gendering of body image issues, the ways they think about sexual orientation, and more.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Eye-opening and reassuring, Plt;iPgt;This Is So AwkwardPlt;/iPgt; will help adults understand the turbulent pubescent decade and become confident guides for todayP#8217;s kids.
