About the Talk:

This generation of kids is entering puberty earlier than ever, but the process isn’t happening any faster. In fact, it’s moving more slowly. Learn about how to tell when kids are starting to go into puberty, why this process now lasts many (many!) years, and why their brains don’t mature any earlier, even when their bodies do. Understanding hormones, decision making, and the rest of the path through puberty in the 2020’s helps kids … and the adults who are raising them.

About the presenter:

CARA NATTERSON, MD, is a pediatrician, consultant, and New York Times bestselling author of puberty and parenting books. In 2020, she launched OOMLA, a company dedicated to making puberty more comfortable, literally.

Cara’s journey through health advocacy began at Harvard College, Johns Hopkins Medical School, and the University of California at San Francisco. In 2000, Cara joined Tenth Street Pediatrics in Santa…