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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

Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2

October 21, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes

Tim asks Michael about how to protect our sons from sexual trauma and what signs of sexual trauma parents should look for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1

October 14, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes

Tim interviews Michael about the sexual trauma Michael experienced as a 10 year old boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Discipline and Spanking

October 07, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes

To spank or not to spank? Michael and Tim dive into this controversial parenting subject. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Questions: Stapled fingers and rough with animals

September 30, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

Listeners Questions: Michael and Tim answer two questions; the first from a mom whose son staples his finger and the second about a son who is rough with his cat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Lying Teenager

September 23, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

A mom writes in about the challenges she and her husband are facing with a son who lies about vaping and other issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Smart but Challenging Four Year Old

September 16, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes

A single mom writes about her very smart 4 year old who is having troubles transitioning to school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter

September 09, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

This mom is concerned about her people-pleasing daughter and how she can build resilience in her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Boy-Girl Friendships

September 02, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

This mom wants to know why boys tend to befriend boys and girls tend to befriend girls and if there is any benefit to boy-girl friendships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Potty Training

August 26, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes

The listener is about to begin potty training another child but is concerned about her 6 year old who has issues with bed wetting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parent Guilt

August 19, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

Michael and Tim look at the stressors parents face that can often lead to a sense of guilt and some strategies for positive changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Disposable Boy

August 12, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

Listener Question: The Disposable Boy. Are boys growing up in a world that sees them as disposable? What does it mean for a boy’s purpose to be rooted in sacrifice? Are disposable and sacrifice the same thing? How do we raise our sons with purpose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Hyperactivity, ADHD, or Bad Behavior

August 05, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes

Listener Question: Hyperactivity, ADHD, or Bad Behavior. A mom wants to know how to tell the difference between hyperactivity and ADHD and if her child is simply behaving badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Depression and your Child

July 29, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes

Depression and your Child. Tim talks with guest Dr. Gregg Jantz of The Center: A Place of Hope on how to identify depression in kids and strategies to help them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Prek Child With Big Emotions

July 22, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

A mom writes in about her son who tends to push back with deep crying and other emotional behaviors. Michael and Tim look at the brain science behind it and some strategies, including boundary setting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much

July 15, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

Michael and Tim answer a question from a mom concerned about her overly talkative child who seems to be disrupting the class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Cotton Ballers and Free Range Play

July 08, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes

Michael and Tim respond to a question from a mom in Australia who wants to see her child free to engage in play, but feeling outside pressure that seems to say certain types of play are off limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teachers, Oh My

July 01, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes

Michael and Tim offer strategies for helping teachers, schools, and school districts engage with brain science as they teach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising Kids When a Marriage Ends

June 24, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes

Divorce always brings heartache and helping kids navigate through it, though not always easy, is crucial for the wellbeing of our children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building a Thriving Marriage While Raising Kids

June 17, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes

Michael and Tim share practical insights into keeping a marriage strong and vital while raising kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father’s Day Special

June 10, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes

Michael and Tim talk about their dads and about their lives as dads with an emphasis on what makes dads special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Traditional Masculinity Meets Biological Masculinity

June 03, 2019 08:00 - 44 minutes

Michael and Tim look at how masculinity is hardwired into boys and why that is a good thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question— To helicopter parent or not to helicopter parent

May 27, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim look at the brain science behind free range play, nurturing the nature of our kids, and over scheduling our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question— The son with the scary thoughts

May 20, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim talk about scary thoughts that our kids can sometimes have, sensitive boys, and divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question— Grandparents

May 13, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim respond to a listener who is in the position of raising her grandchildren as her children and then broaden the discussion to look at the importance of older people like grandparents in the lives of our children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother’s Day Edition

May 06, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim share stories about their moms and look at the gifts moms bring the parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question— When Acting Out is a Red Flag

April 29, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes

Michael and Tim answer a question from a listener concerned that the child’s behavior may indicate something deeper going on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question— The Mom, the Son, and the Nerf Gun

April 22, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

Listener Question— The Mom, the Son, and the Nerf Gun. Michael and Tim respond to a mother’s concern about her son and his use of Nerf guns as she wonders if that might lead him to be violent as he grows older Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Daughter Who Sticks out Her Tongue

April 15, 2019 08:00 - 32 minutes

This mom of four has a daughter who continually sticks out her tongue and mom, dad, and others in authority. Michael and Tim talk about some of the causes and some strategies for dealing with that behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Defiant, Impulsive Son

April 08, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes

Michael and Tim respond to a mom worn out by her challenging son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Body Knowledge: How to Read Your Children

April 01, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

Michael and Tim chat with special guest, Dr. Lori Baudino, about how to recognize what your child is saying to you through his/her body along with the power of movement and mindfulness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are You Raising A Toxic Son?

March 25, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes

Is masculinity toxic? Should you raise the masculinity out of your son? Tim asks Michael to talk about the nature of masculinity and the current ideology behind the term, toxic masculinity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girl Drama

March 18, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes

Michael talks about the brain science behind girl drama, both the positives and the negatives and the assets moms and dads bring to their daughters to work through that drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question-Boys, Rules, and Boundaries

March 11, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes

A listener from London shares the story of her son and the challenges of having rules that other families don’t necessarily observe. Tim asks Michael to offer some insights for parents of boys and girls on how to work through family boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girls and Peer Pressure

March 04, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

A mom of a 7 month old daughter asks how she can begin to prepare her daughter for the world ahead. Michael offers a “scaffolding” approach for raising wise daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Boy Behavior, and Preschool

February 25, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes

The listener shares that her 2 year old son has been getting in trouble for acting like a boy at his day care. Michael looks at both preschool systems and families systems, along with developmental and brain science research, offering practical strategies for schools and families for helping boys thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenting Children with Learning Challenges

February 18, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes

The listener writes of her frustration helping her sons deal with a list of learning challenges. Tim shares a similar story about his grandson. Michael responds with practical insights to help parents help their kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strategies for Navigating our Kids through the #MeToo World

February 11, 2019 08:00 - 38 minutes

Tim and Michael look at the power of rites of passage for empowering our sons and daughters to be wise, healthy, thriving adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Girls, and Sex in a #MeToo World

February 04, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes

Tim chats with Michael about consent, sex, and how a boy’s body works sexually vs how a girl’s body works sexually and what that means for navigating sexual relationships.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Empowering Daughters in a #MeToo World

January 28, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes

Michael and Tim look at ways to empower our daughters to thrive in relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Boys Thrive in a #MeToo World

January 21, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes

Tim talks with Michael about the often unseen challenges boys face and how some now label all masculinity as toxic. Michael gives an overview of why Helping Boys Thrive is important for our boys, our girls, our families, and our communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Toddlers and Tantrums

January 14, 2019 08:00 - 33 minutes

Listener Question: Toddlers and Tantrums. A listener voices concern about the way her toddler son throws his tantrums. Tim chats with Michael about why tantrums happen and how we should respond in the home and in public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anxiety and Your Child

January 07, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes

Tim shares the story of his struggle with an anxiety disorder and Michael offers advice to parents on how to identify an anxious child and strategies for dealing with anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Raising Wonder-Filled Kids

December 31, 2018 09:00 - 28 minutes

Michael and Tim provide several different practical, implement now resolutions that can set your child up for a year of wonder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions

December 24, 2018 09:00 - 21 minutes

Michael and Tim talk about the values and memories shaping power of traditions not only during the holidays but throughout the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Son Hates Me!

December 17, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim offer encouragement and perspective to all moms who live through that painful time when her son starts moving into manhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising Kids in a Gender-Fluid World

December 10, 2018 09:00 - 36 minutes

What does it mean to raise sons and daughters under an ideology that says there is no male or female? Michael and Tim tackle that issue from a brain-science and practical perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Gross Boy Behavior?

December 03, 2018 09:00 - 31 minutes

A listener sends in a story about her son that caused her and her husband a lot of anxiety. Listen in to Michael’s and Tim’s answer, and learn the brain-science behind boys and farting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising Boys in a Kryptonite World, Part 2: Boys and their Emotions

November 26, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes

Michael Gurian and Tim Wright look at your son’s brain, how it’s wired to emote, and how you can help him emote in healthy, masculine ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising HEROIC Boys in a Kryptonite World—Part 1

November 19, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes

Raising HEROIC Boys in a Kryptonite World—Part 1: Boys and Schools. Boys are systematically falling behind girls in every area of school from Pre-K through Graduate School. Michael and Tim look at some practical, brain-based strategies for helping your son succeed in school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Video Games and Your Child’s Brain

November 12, 2018 09:00 - 33 minutes

Michael and Tim look at the impact of video games on your kids—especially your sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices