Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting
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Best of: When Kids Question Their Parents Beliefs
#417 Stuck Thoughts, Stuck Feelings, and your Child with Guest Anna Housely Juster
#416 8 Years of the Wonder of Parenting
#415: This is your Brain on Play with Guest Jacqueline Hardy
#414: Listener Question-The Separated Dad
#413: Listener Question-The Broken Dad
#412 Boys and Body Image
#411 Raising Giants with Guest NFL Dad Lee Schwartz
#410 The Brain that Loves to Laugh with Guest Dr. Jacqueline Harding
Best Of: Combating Negative Peer Pressure
#409 The Brain-Based Reality Behind School Phone Bans with Guest Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge
Best Of: A Child's First Phone with Guest Catherine Pearlman
#408 A Former Navy SEAL Talks to Dads with Guest Brandon Webb
Best of: The Glass-Half-Empty Child
Best of: The Nature of Resilience
#407 When a Grandparent Dies
Best of: Food on the Brain
#406 Grief and the Male/Female Brain
Best of: Listener Question-Gender Dysphoria
#405 Gurian Speaks to 2026 Graduates
#404: Listener Question: Are Male/Female Brain Differences Unchangeable?
Best of: Mother's Day with Guest Sara Olsher
#403: Raising Boys Peacefully with guest Tosha Shore
Best of: My Child is Having Nightmares
#402 The Indoor Epidemic with Guest Dr. John La Puma
Best of: The Boys Who Takes Pictures of Butts
#401 Educating Your Child for the Future with Guest Deborah Kenny
Best of: Listener Question—Free Range Childhood
#400 Our 400th Episode Jubilee: Does Gurian Have Anything Left to Say?
Best of: Listener Question—The Sleepwalking Daughter
From August, 202: A 7-year-old girl has issues falling to sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 399#399 How to Talk With Your Kids about Alcohol with Guest Cecily Mak
Author Cecily Mak (Undimmed) talks about her own experience with alcohol and how we can help our kids navigate habits and substances in healthy ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Listener Question: How Do I Get My Son's Attention
From July 2020: A mom writes in about her overly rambunctious boy and his overly rambunctious friendship with another overly rambunctious boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#398 Parenting Googled
Tim found a site listing the top parenting question googled in each state. He saves the state of Washington, Michael's home state, for last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Should I be Bathing with My Kids?
From May, 2021: 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
#397 The Child with the Sensory Processing Disorder-Listener Question
A mom writes in concerned about some signs her 6 year old is showing that suggest a sensory processing disorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: The Daughter Who Invaded Our Privacy
From August, 2021: 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
#396: Building Strong Readers with Guest Dr. Elizabeth DeWitt
Dr. DeWitt, of Learning Without Tears, joins the show to talk about the benefits of reading, offering practical, daily ways to help kids become strong readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Listener Question—To Win or Not to Win
From February, 2021: 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
How to Help Your Children Find Their Moral Compass
Michael and Tim take a dive into morality, what it is, and how to help instill it into our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Listener Question—Should I Intervene When My Teenage Boys Get Into It?
From November, 2020: 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
Running the Family as a Business with Guest Melissa Smith
Guest Melissa Smith takes insights from branding companies and practically applies them to the family--to help parents intentionally take back the identity of their family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: How to be a Dad to a Teenage Daughter
From June, 2022: Michael and Tim talk to dads about what their teen age daughters need from them as they move through the teen years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Protecting the Biology of Your Child
Michael and Tim look at the health and well-being of your child from a biological perspective and how nurturing the biology of a child can help your child thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Sports and Aggression.
From December, 2021: A mom writes in for an opinion on aggression in sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: The Trouble with Chores
From November, 2021: A dad writes in asking for help in motivating his kids to do their chores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What do Social Constructs Have to do with Parenting?
Is masculine different from male? Feminine different from female? Does it matter? Dr. Gurian offers valuable insights into how we can move beyond that debate to nurturing the nature of our sons and daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How You Can Be a Difference-Making Dad with Guest Josh Davis
Author Josh Davis (The Difference that Makes the Difference) offers insights and strategies that can empower dads to be difference makers in the lives of their kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: The Daughter Who Went Behind Her Parents Back
From September, 2021: 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
Listener Question: The Fear-Filled 10-Year-Old
A mom is concerned about her sons fears of being alone and being alone in the dark. Michael responds with several practical strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Does Violent Play Lead to Violent Children?
From August 2021: 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