How to talk about puberty without making it awkward?

Puberty is awkward enough for our kids. Does talking to Mom have to make it worse? Columbia University professor and adolescent health expert Dr. Marni Sommer joins Inside the Moms Club to help parents navigate the conversations so many of us dread—or simply don’t know how to start.

Drawing on research with real kids and her books: A Girl’s Guide to Puberty & Periods and Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Hairier: A Book for Boys, Dr. Sommer reveals what kids actually want to know about their changing bodies, emotions, periods, body odor, peer pressure and all the other fun surprises puberty brings. We talk about when parents should start the conversation, what kids are often too embarrassed to ask, the mistakes well-meaning parents make, and why “the talk” shouldn’t really be one big talk at all. Because puberty may be inevitable but painfully awkward conversations about it don't have to be.