Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting
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Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting
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 t...
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Should Kids Watch the News? with Guest Lynn Smith
Former news anchor and producer Lynn Smith joins the podcast to look at how the news impacts our kids.
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Best Of: Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old
From November, 2020: A mom writes in with a moving question about her 10 year old daughter and body image issues.
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My Five Year Old Son Wants to be a Girl
Michael and Tim respond to a parent who's young boy wants to be a girl.
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Best Of: Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session?
From October 2020: Tim asks Michael about an editorial suggesting that too much of education today is about making kids safe and building self-esteem...
Brain Bullies and Your Kids with Guest Lynn Smith
Author, former news anchor, and consultant to CEOs, Lynn Smith joins the podcast to talk about how to build resiliency in our kids.
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Best of: Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool
From August 2020: A mom asks about when to start a child in preschool, what to look for in a preschool, and specifically asks about language immersion...
Is Our Obsession with Feelings Good for Our Kids
Michael makes the argument that while it's good to help kids identify their feelings, what's more important is how they act on them/
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Best of: Listener’s Questions—Boys and Hitting
From August, 2020: Two moms write in about challenges around their young boys and hitting.
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Helping Our Kids Handle Disappointment
Tim tells a personal story about fracturing his foot while training to walk a half marathon with his grandson, leading to the topic: How to help our k...
Best Of: Teenagers!
From August, 2021: Teenagers! A mom requests an episode on the unique challenges teens face as they grow up in this new world.
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The Power of Grandparents with Guest Ted Page
Grandpa and author of "Good Grandpa," Ted Page, joins the podcast to talk about the unique role grandparents can play in raising kids.
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Best Of: Sports Parents
From December, 2021: Sports Parents. Michael and Tim offer practical advice for being sports parents while nurturing the nature of your child
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Rewiring the Parenting Manual in our Brains
Michael and Tim respond to a listener's concern about parenting her children as the victim of childhood abuse. Michael offers person insights from his...
Best Of: Other Kids’ Parents
From October, 2021: Other Kids’ Parents. A mom wants to know how to set boundaries when other kids play at her house.
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The Power of Hope with Guest Neil Bierbaum
Neil Bierbaum joins the podcast from South Africa to talk about the importance of building hope in our kids.
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Best Of: Phobias and Other Scary Things
From September, 2021: Phobias and Other Scary Things. A mom writes in about her daughter’s fear of needles.
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Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus with Dr. John Gray
Michael and Tim are joined by best-selling author of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus, Dr. John Gray, to apply his insights into raising our so...
Listener Question: Teens, Food, and Eating! Oh My!
A mom, who raised her daughter to eat healthy foods, is frustrated that now, at 13, her daughter seems to only be eating junk food.
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"Best of" My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way
From June, 2021: 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...
Listener Question: The Moody Teenager
A mom writes in grieving the change in her daughter and their relationship as her daughter moves into puberty.
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"Best Of" What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls?
From March, 2021: 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 sh...
Reading: It Does a Brain Good with Guest Doug Lemov
Tim is joined by author Doug Lemov who dives into the science of reading and why reading is essential for our kids.
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End of July Bonus Episode: Back To School Tech Tips
As kids get ready to go back to school, guest Jen Kelman, LCSW, offers some strategies for managing screen time and school responsibilities.
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Building Perseverance in our Kids-Listener Question
A mom writes in with a question everyone parent asks at some point--when do I push my child to keep trying and when do I let it go?
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Best Of: Reading With Your Kids
From August, 2022: Reading With Your Kids. Michael and Tim are joined by Jed Doherty to talk about the importance of reading with our kids.
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A Pathway to Manhood with Guest Paul Cumbo
Michael and Tim are joined by author and educator Paul Cumbo who shares insights from his new book, A Pathway to Manhood as we continue our mini-serie...
Best Of: The Sassy Daughter
From May of 2022: The Sassy Daughter. A mom writes in about her 10 year old daughter whose behavior is causing concern in the family.
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Boys: A UK Perspective with Nick Isles
Nick Isles, of the newly formed Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys in the UK joins the show to talk about the issues of boys from a UK perspec...
Best of: Helping Girls Thrive
From November 2020: Tim asks Michael about some of the key issues girls face today and how we as parents can support them and help them thrive.
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Screens, Play, and the Magic of the Outdoors with Guest Susie Spikol
Author and Naturalist Susie Spikol joins the podcast to offer creative, imaginative ways to get our kids outside and why it's good for their brains.
Best of: What Are Girls Made Of?
From September 20, 2018. The second episode of the show. What Are Girls Made Of? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright take the 30,000 foot view of a girl’s b...
Male Mental Health
Michael and Tim look at the challenges our boys have in expressing their emotional challenges and how we can help them thrive in the midst of them.
Best Of: Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death and Dying to my Kids?
From September, 2020: A mom asks how she can talk about dying and death with her four year old.
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The Manosphere and Boys with guest Rachel Hale
USAToday journalist Rachel Hale joins the show to offer insights into the manosphere and how to protect our boys from it.
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Best Of: Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like?
From November, 2020: 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 m...
Grandfatherly Advice for Dads with Guest Ted Page
Ted Page, author of the new book, Good Grandpa, joins Michael and Tim as they offer wisdom to dads.
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Best of: 2019 Father's Day Special
From June 2019: Michael and Tim talk about their dads and about their lives as dads with an emphasis on what makes dads special.
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Fragile Masculinity?
Most of what we hear about masculinity has to do with toughness, toxicity, and being the alpha male. Michael suggests that the male brain is actually...
Best Of: Listener Question: The Vaping Son
From September, 2020: A mom writes concerned about her 13 year son who is consistently lying about his behavior.
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Helping Boys Thrive in School with guest Daniel Parlato
Michael and Tim are joined by teacher Daniel Parlato to look at why boys are falling behind in school and strategies for helping them thrive throughou...