Meet Jenna Carter

Jenna Carter is a puberty specialist, author, and podcaster dedicated to guiding adults through the uncertainties of parenting while uplifting the young people in their lives. She pens personal essays for Home Insemination Kit, exploring the delightful and chaotic journey of raising tweens and teens.

Jenna is the co-author of This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained (releasing October 2023 from Penguin Random House), co-host of The Puberty Podcast, and serves as President of Content at Order of Magnitude, a leading brand committed to promoting positive conversations around puberty.

As the founder of Dynamo Kid, an initiative focused on bolstering children’s self-esteem through sports and puberty education, Jenna also leads Conversations on Parenting and Beyond at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. She shares insights about parenting tweens and teens through her Uncertain Parenting Newsletter.

A proud graduate of Wellesley College, Jenna also holds a Master’s degree in Jewish History. Above all, she believes that tweens and teens are some of the wittiest and smartest individuals—especially her own four children, aged 13 to 20. Connect with her on Instagram @jennacarter and on TikTok @spillingthepubertea!

Embodiment 101

I’m Finally Learning to Navigate PMS, Just as My Daughter is Starting to Manage Hers
By Jenna Carter

There’s so much self-awareness that goes into being a menstruating person.

Truth Time

The Nitty-Gritty 411 on Boys
By Jenna Carter and Sarah Mitchell, MDA

Are you completely mystified by these hanging appendages? Don’t worry — we got you.

Freeeedom

Don’t Let Summer Start Without Having These Convos With Your Kids
By Jenna Carter

Let’s set everybody up for success here, shall we?

Language Lessons

You Can Ask Your Grandma Things You’d Never Ask Your Mom
By Jenna Carter

Grandparents can play a special role in their grandkids’ lives because they have a freedom that parents don’t.

C’mon Guys

Lay Off the Makeup Tweens
By Jenna Carter

Why is everyone OK being mean to young girls?

Unrestricted Fun

What to Do When Your Kids Want to Hang Out at the House with No Rules
By Jenna Carter

After all, we all had friends with this house growing up, and visiting their houses was AWESOME.

Enthusiasm

Your Kid Loved Summer Camp. Here’s How to Nurture That Feeling All Year Long
By Jenna Carter

Camp’s done, school’s up. What you can do as a parent to keep them feeling the spirit.

The 411

How to Prepare Your Kid to Get Their Period at School
By Jenna Carter

There’s the what of the period and the how of the period. Here’s how you can talk to your kid ahead of time.

Cringe

I Draw the Line at Butt Cheeks Showing & I’m Not Sorry
By Jenna Carter

Wow, the shorts on kids these days are short. What to do?

Your Kid Wants to Quit an Activity. Do You Let Them?

By Jenna Carter

It’s important to respect their autonomy… but those cleats weren’t free, either.

Classics

Olivia the Pig Showed Me How to Raise a Passionate Kid
By Jenna Carter

Thank you, Ian Falconer, for the road map I so desperately needed.

Sneaky Teens

I Banned My Kid from Snapchat, & Oh Boy the Blowback Was Rough
By Jenna Carter

Put the f*ing phone down.

Grrrr

I’m Hormonal and Living with Four Very Hormonal Kids — Send Help
By Jenna Carter

What happens when we’re all pissy from hormones? Nothing good, that’s what.

Tone It Down

We Do Our Kids a Disservice Making Them Specialize in Sports Too Soon
By Jenna Carter

Sports meant so much to me, but they’ve changed completely since I was a kid.

Self-Expression

My Daughter Wanted Her Ears Double Pierced. Why Did I Care So Much?
By Jenna Carter

I responded in a classic parental knee-jerk fashion, but I realized I was wrong.

Post-Roe America

Talking About Sex with Our Kids in a Post-Roe World
By Jenna Carter

What are we supposed to say now?

Stages

I Was a Crappy Parent of Toddlers
By Jenna Carter

Give yourself permission not to love every stage of your kids’ lives.

Rejection

Reminder: Your Kid’s First Dance Isn’t Make-or-Break, So Relax
By Jenna Carter

There is so much more life to be lived.

Big Topics

What I Said When My Kid Asked, ‘Mom, What’s the Playboy Mansion?’
By Jenna Carter

I never lie to my kid or purposely avoid any question—even the hard ones.

Hormones

When Your Tween Dumps All Their Sh*t on You
By Jenna Carter

It was like a hormonal chain of command where she needed to put it on someone, and I was the lucky recipient.

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In summary, Jenna Carter is a multifaceted expert in puberty and parenting who shares her insights and experiences through various platforms. Her work emphasizes the importance of communication and support in navigating the challenges of raising tweens and teens, all while maintaining a sense of humor about the journey.