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Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

310 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★ - 295 ratings

Wouldn’t it be great if your child came with an owner’s manual? A how-to book on how to raise your child? And if your child came with such a manual, wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone walk you through it, making that owner’s manual come alive? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright serve as your guides through what they believe is the owner’s manual for your child: Your child’s brain. While the brain doesn’t tell the whole story, it does offer a treasure trove of insights into your son or daughter. Michael and Tim each have over 30 years of experience using brain science research, best-practices, and their own experiences as dads in helping parents read, understand, and implement the gift of your child’s brain, the built-in how-to manual that will help you enjoy the wonder of parenting.

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Episodes

Boys, Hair Bows, and Dresses

August 14, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes

Boys, Hair Bows, and Dresses. Michael and Tim respond to some questions about boys wearing "girls" clothing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five Year Anniversary: Raising Great Guys with guest Jennifer Fink

August 07, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Five Year Anniversary: Raising Great Guys with guest Jennifer Fink. Michael and Tim are joined by author and podcaster Jennifer Fink to talk about how to raise our boys into great guys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When It All Goes Wrong

July 31, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

When It All Goes Wrong. Michael and Tim focus on some of the challenging issues of parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Parents Thrive

July 24, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Helping Parents Thrive. Michael and Tim offer guidance on how to thrive as parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to be a Perfect Parent

July 17, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

How to be a Perfect Parent. Michael and Tim look at the pressure parents feel to be perfect and how to move from being perfect to being nurturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eating Disorders and Our Daughters

July 10, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes

Eating Disorders and Our Daughters. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Gregg Jantz to discuss eating disorders and our girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School Avoidance

July 03, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes

School Avoidance. Michael and Tim respond to a USAToday article about a growing trend of school avoidance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys Who Undress Dolls

June 26, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes

The Boys Who Undress Dolls. A teacher writes in concerned about boys undressing dolls in the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking With Our Kids About Racism

June 19, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Talking With Our Kids About Racism. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Marion Hill to offer insights into tackling racism with our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father's Day Special with Guest Andy Holloway

June 12, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Father's Day Special with Guest Andy Holloway. Michael and Tim are joined by Andy Holloway, one of the hosts of the top rated Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What To Do With My Tweens on Summer Break?

June 05, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

What To Do With My Tweens on Summer Break? Michael and Tim look at strategies for navigating the summer break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suicide

May 29, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes

Suicide. Michael and Tim look the reasons for suicides among boys and girls, what to look for, and how to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking with Our Kids about Antisemitism

May 22, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Talking with our kids about antisemitism. Michael and Tim look at antisemitism and how to talk to our kids about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy Who Hits

May 15, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes

The Boy Who Hits. A mom writes in about her 5 year old on the verge of being suspended due to hitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother's Day with Guest Sara Olsher

May 08, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Mother's Day with Guest Sara Olsher. Single mom, entrepreneur, and cancer survivor Sara Olsher shares insights into walking kids through hard stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First Love

May 01, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes

First Love. A mom is challenged by her 10 year old son's first crush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sounding the Alarm on Teen Mental Health

April 24, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Sounding the Alarm on Teen Mental Health. Michael and Tim discuss the new CDC report showing the dramatic increase in depression in teens over the last 10 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Learning Styles for Boys and Girls

April 17, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

Best Learning Styles for Boys and Girls. Michael and Tim respond to a mom's questions about the best learning environments for her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Post-Pandemic Learning Gap with Special Guest Maxwell Roach

April 10, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

The Post-Pandemic Learning Gap with Special Guest Max Roach. Michael and Tim welcome Maxwell Roach to talk about the power of tutoring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pressuring My Kindergarten Son To Read

April 03, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes

Pressuring My Kindergarten Son To Read. A mom is concerned about the pressure being put on her son to read in Kindergarten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Bad Dreams

March 27, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Navigating Bad Dreams. A mom writes in about her son's nightmares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter

March 20, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter. A mom writes about the daughter of their good friends who tends to act too aggressively around her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett

March 13, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett. Educator and Author Elizabeth Bennett joins the podcast to talk about how to better communicate with our teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Need to be First

March 06, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

The Need to be First. A mom writes in concerned about her son's need to always win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Independence

February 27, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

Michael and Tim address a mom's concern about her five year old daughter's lack of willingness for to play independently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter

February 20, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes

Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter. Michael and Tim are joined by Nellie Harden to talk about the roadblocks to self esteem for our teenage daughters and how to remove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child

February 13, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child. Dr. Lori Baudino joins Michael and Tim to offer insights into better understanding our children by observing how they move and act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Messenger App and Your Child

February 06, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Messenger App and Your Child. A mom writes in frustrated over Messenger App and how it's taking up so much of her daughter's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents Ask The Toughest Questions

January 30, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes

Parents Ask The Toughest Questions. Tim hits Michael with five questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports!

January 23, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes

Sports! Michael and Tim talk about the innate drive to play sports and how to help our kids navigate a sports culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power Struggles.

January 16, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Power Struggles. After a very public power struggle with her 6 year old, a mom writes in for advice on how to handle it the next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing the After School Hours

January 09, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes

Managing the After School Hours. A mom writes in asking how to help her kids navigate the 3-5pm time after school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fathers! With special guest Chris Brown.

January 02, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes

Fathers! With special guest Chris Brown. Michael and Tim are joined by National Fatherhood Initiative Director Chris Brown to talk about the impact of fathers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Do Boys Use Insults And Putdowns?

December 26, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes

Why Do Boys Use Insults And Putdowns? Michael talks about how boys use insults to nurture each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids Ask The Darndest Questions

December 19, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes

Kids Ask The Darndest Questions. Tim asks Michael some of the top questions kids ask their parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Three-Year-Old with ADHD

December 12, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes

The Three-Year-Old with ADHD. A preschool mom writes in concerning her three year old son and issues with ADHD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son who Lies

December 05, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes

The Son who Lies. A mom writes in asking for some help with her young son who tells lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Mom at her Wits End

November 28, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes

A Mom at her Wits End. A mom is at her wits end with her 12 year old daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Child's First Phone with Guest Catherine Pearlman

November 21, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes

A Child's First Phone withh Guest Catherine Pearlman. Dr. Catherine Pearlman joins Michael and Tim to talk about her new book on how to help kids navigate the world of screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Glass-Half-Empty Child

November 14, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes

The Glass-Half-Empty Child. A mom writes in asking if parents can influence the attitude of their child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teaching Children Financial Responsibility

November 07, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes

Teaching Children Financial Responsibility. Michael and Tim tackle chores, allowances, bank accounts, and helping our kids learn about money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children and Trauma

October 31, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes

Children and Trauma. Michael and Tim respond to a mom whose family has experienced significant trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Through Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

October 24, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes

Navigating Through Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Michael and Tim respond to a mom concerned about new gender policies at her son's school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Best Motivate My Child?

October 17, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes

How Do I Best Motivate My Child? A mom writes in asking about the proper use of motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Kids Deal with the Illness of a Loved One.

October 10, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes

Helping Kids Deal with the Illness of a Loved One. Michael and Tim talk about how to help our kids when the people they love are seriously ill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moving our Kids Beyond Fear

October 03, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes

Moving our Kids Beyond Fear. A listener asks how we can help our kids move past the fear and trauma of the last two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To Push or Not to Push

September 26, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes

To Push or Not to Push. A mom writes about her frustration trying to get her son to do what she asks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy's Crisis Part 2

September 19, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes

The Boy's Crisis Part 2. Part 2 of Michael's and Tim's interview with Warren Farrell, author of The Boys Crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys Crisis with Guest Warren Farrell

September 12, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes

The Boys Crisis with Guest Warren Farrell. Michael and Tim are joined by the author of The Boy Crisis, Warren Farrell for part 1 of their two part interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Handling Teen Girl Conflict

September 05, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes

Handling Teen Girl Conflict. A look at rumination loops and girl "drama" and why it might be good for our girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices