{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6958171fc4b2cc952cb5970a/6958172efcfcf09e553219c9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Puberty is Starting Earlier and Lasting Longer. Why?","description":"<p>Puberty is changing, and we’re not talking about developing Adam’s apples and growing hair in new places.</p><p>It starts earlier and lasts longer.</p><p>Regardless of when this necessary stage of life starts, youth and their adults need support going through it.</p><p>On this week’s episode of Well, Now puberty expert <a href=\"https://lessawkward.com/about/\">Vanessa Kroll Bennett</a> discusses the biggest ways puberty has changed for today’s youth and how best to navigate it. </p><p>She’s co-host of the podcast <a href=\"https://lessawkward.com/\">This Is So Awkward</a> with Dr. Cara Natterson and co-author of <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723035/this-is-so-awkward-by-cara-natterson-md-and-vanessa-kroll-bennett/\">This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained</a>.</p><p>If you liked this episode, check out: <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/well-now/2024/10/haes-for-kids-can-children-thrive-at-any-size\">Can Kids Be Healthy at Any Size?</a> </p><p>Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist <a href=\"https://mayafellernutrition.com/\">Maya Feller</a> and Dr. <a href=\"https://x.com/kavitapmd?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Kavita Patel</a>.</p><p>Podcast production by <a href=\"https://www.victoriahartwhitley.com/\">Vic Whitley-Berry</a> with editorial oversight by <a href=\"https://slate.com/author/alicia-montgomery\">Alicia Montgomery</a>.</p><p>Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to <a href=\"mailto:wellnow@slate.com\">wellnow@slate.com</a>.</p><p>Want to listen to Well, Now uninterrupted? </p><p>Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Well, Now and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. </p><p>Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. </p><p>Or, visit <a href=\"http://slate.com/wellplus\">slate.com/wellplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}