Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting artwork

Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

310 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 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

The Daughter Who Went Behind Her Parents Back

September 13, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes

The Daughter Who Went Behind Her Parents Back. A dad is concerned about something his daughter did behind their backs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preparing My Child for Healthy Relationships

September 06, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes

Preparing My Child for Healthy Relationships. A mom asks about the brain science behind helping our kids develop strong relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daughter Who Invaded Our Privacy.

August 30, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes

The Daughter Who Invaded Our Privacy. A mom writes about a daughter who used the internet to discover a surprise her parents were hiding for a special day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to School Special

August 23, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes

Back to School Special. Dealing with anxiety, teachers, and Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Did that Mouth Come From?

August 16, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes

Where Did that Mouth Come From? Mom’s kindergarten son has been coming home from school with swear words he never hears at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teenagers!

August 09, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes

Teenagers! A mom requests an episode on the unique challenges teens face as they grow up in this new world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Violent Play Lead to Violent Children?

August 02, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes

Does Violent Play Lead to Violent Children? A mom is concerned about the “violent play and storytelling” of her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food on the Brain

July 26, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes

Food on the Brain. A mom wants to know how food impacts the brain and which foods to avoid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

July 19, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes

The Boy Who Cried Wolf. A mom writes to say she is concerned her son’s amazing imagination has turned to lying.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Testosterone, Toddlers, and Tantrums.

July 12, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes

Testosterone, Toddlers, and Tantrums. Two moms write in with questions about what is normal in toddler boys in terms of tantrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer, Kids, Learning, and Routines.

July 05, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes

Summer, Kids, Learning, and Routines. Is a long summer break good for kids and learning? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way

June 28, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes

My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way. A mom asks how to navigate the soon birth of her third child with her other two children, all of whom will be under the age of 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Restoring My Son’s Self-Esteem

June 21, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes

Restoring My Son’s Self-Esteem. A 16 year son who thrived on school and wrestling is now struggling with panic and depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Tell My Daughter About Her Birth Father?

June 14, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes

How Do I Tell My Daughter About Her Birth Father? A three year old daughter meets weekly with her biological dad but doesn’t know yet that he is her father.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should I Have My Child Repeat 5th Grade

June 07, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes

Should I Have My Child Repeat 5th Grade. A mom wants to hold her son back in 5th grade. The school district is fighting her on it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Child is Having Nightmares

May 31, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes

My Child is Having Nightmares. An 8 year old has been having nightmares and mom is concerned that something deeper may be going on.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should I be Bathing with My Kids?

May 24, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes

Should I be Bathing with My Kids? A mom wonders at what age it is no longer appropriate to bathe with her kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Girls, and Male Violence

May 17, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes

Boys, Girls, and Male Violence. How do we talk to our boys and girls about male violence without creating the impression that all males are violent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Bows, Painted Toenails, and Dresses

May 10, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes

Boys, Bows, Painted Toenails, and Dresses. Two moms write in about their boys wanting to wear what is often considered to be “girl” stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Blend a Blended Family

May 03, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes

How to Blend a Blended Family. A mom is about to move in with her boyfriend. She brings a son into the relationship as does he. Her concern is for her boyfriend’s son and how he will transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Circumcision

April 26, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes

Listener Question: Circumcision. A mom writes in wondering if circumcision is okay. She’s read conflicting reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Single Parenting in a Challenging Cultural Context

April 19, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes

Listener Question—Single Parenting in a Challenging Cultural Context. The writer is a single mom in a Middle Eastern Country trying to figure out how to explain to her children someday who their father is—as she was pregnant through IVF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do I do about Grandpa?

April 12, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes

Listener Question: What do I do about Grandpa? Mom is concerned her father may be a toxic influence on her children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys Who Takes Pictures of Butts

April 05, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes

Listener Question: The Boys Who Takes Pictures of Butts. This mom is concerned about her son’s fascination with butts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls?

March 29, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes

Listener Question: What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls? This mom writes: how do I raise my boys to believe girls shouldn’t be seen or treated any differently but also they actually should treat girls differently in some ways? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To Move or Not to Move

March 22, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes

Listener Question: To Move or Not to Move. A mom wants to know if she should relocate with her military husband or stay where they currently live with the kids while dad visits on weekends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Time-Anxious Son

March 15, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes

A 6 year old boy has increasingly grown anxious about watching the clock and getting to places on time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Should I Expect My Kids to Sit Through Family Meals?

March 08, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes

A mom writes about the challenge she’s facing getting her husband to agree to family meals, claiming boys have a hard time doing so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Should My Son Hit Back?

March 01, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes

A mom wrestles with whether or not her son should retaliate when his brother hits him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Exhausted Mom

February 22, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes

A homeschooling mom is at her wits end being a mom and a teacher.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Free Range Childhood

February 15, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes

A mom wants to know what brain science says about letting children roam vs. scheduling their time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—To Win or Not to Win

February 08, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes

A mom writes about her son’s obsession with winning and how he acts out when he loses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Children Process National Trauma

February 01, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes

Michael and Tim look at how to help our kids process events like COVID and the Capitol Riot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Isolated Boy

January 25, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes

A mom is looking for male mentorship for her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—My Sisters Parenting Style is Nuts!

January 18, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes

This Aunt is having a hard time managing her sister’s kids because their parenting styles are so different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Screens, naps, and bedtime

January 11, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes

A mom writes in trying to juggle naps and screens, learning to issues around bedtime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination

January 04, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes

A dad is concerned about his young daughter’s fascination with her genitalia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Shadow Boy

December 28, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutes

A mom writes in concerned about her son who seems to hang with other boys who overpower his personality and get him into trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question-Gender Dysphoria

December 21, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes

The writer has a young family member wrestling with his sexual identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Calming Strategies for Students

December 14, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes

A teacher writes concerned about one of her students and wonders how she can help all of her students learn calming techniques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—My Son Attempted Suicide

December 07, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes

A mom seeks advice on how to move forward with a son a year after his attempted suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Should I Intervene When My Teenage Boys Get Into It?

November 30, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes

A mom and dad want to know how to handle their teenage boys when their roughhousing escalates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girls and STEM

November 23, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes

Michael and Tim talk about the current state of Girls and STEM in schools and the workplace, with strategies for helping them succeed in those arenas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old

November 16, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes

A mom writes in with a moving question about her 10 year old daughter and body image issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Girls Thrive

November 09, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes

Tim asks Michael about some of the key issues girls face today and how we as parents can support them and help them thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like?

November 02, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes

A mom writes in about her 10 year old son and how his behavior seems to be changing. She wonders what might be puberty and what might be other issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session

October 26, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes

Tim asks Michael about an editorial suggesting that too much of education today is about making kids safe and building self-esteem vs. challenging them with learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Gifted Boy

October 19, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes

A mom writes about her gifted son, wondering if the way education is delivered might be a cause in the underachievement of gifts boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: School in a Covid World

October 12, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes

Tim asks Michael about strategies for helping stressed out parents, kids, and teachers navigate the new school Covid reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Boys, The Media, and Crickets

October 05, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes

Michael and Tim look at the lack of attention boys often get in the Media and why our sons and boys need more advocates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices