Teenhood: Confessions & Lessons for the Trickiest Phase of Parenting
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The teen years don't have to be awful, for parents or for kids.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | In-Person
In-person attendees will receive a signed copy of her book.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Live-Stream
Vanessa Kroll Bennett, co-author of Modern Puberty Explained, will discuss her latest book, Teenhood: Confessions & Lessons for the Trickiest Phase of Parenting (Jan 2027). Conventional wisdom is that teenagers are selfish slobs, obsessed with their phones, driven by raging hormones, and that raising them is a nightmare. But teen whisperer Vanessa Kroll Bennett flips the narrative, arguing that teens can be the funniest, smartest, most caring human beings . . . if we give them the chance.
Vanessa Kroll Bennett is a national bestselling author, podcaster, and teen whisperer who helps adults raise tweens + teens with joy. Her new book Teenhood: Confessions & Lessons for the Trickiest Phase of Parenting will be published by Rodale on January 19, 2027. She is co-author of the bestselling book This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, co-host of the This Is So Awkward podcast, and co-founder of Less Awkward, a company dedicated to making growing up more comfortable. Vanessa founded Dynamo Girl, a company focused on building kids’ self-esteem through sports and puberty education. Vanessa graduated from Wellesley College, but perhaps her most important schooling came from raising her four children, ages 16 to 23.
