Vanessa Kroll Bennett

Vanessa Kroll Bennett is a puberty expert, writer and podcaster who helps adults navigate uncertainty while supporting the kids they love. She is the co-author of This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained (coming October 2023 from Penguin Random House), co-host of The Puberty Podcast and President of Content at Order of Magnitude, the leading brand dedicated to flipping puberty positive. The founder of Dynamo Girl, a company designed to build kids' self-esteem through sports and puberty education, Vanessa hosts Conversations on Parenting and Beyond at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. She writes regularly about parenting tweens and teens for Scary Mommy and in her Uncertain Parenting Newsletter. Vanessa is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a Masters in Jewish History.