Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

"Best Of" - Moms and Dads Parent Differently Part 1: Words and Play. Michael Gurian and Tim Wright begin a multi-part looks at the different ways in which moms and dad parent…and how important both parenting styles are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Raise A Healthy Gamer? Tim interviews Dr. Alok Kanojia (Dr. K), a former gamer addict who now helps parents help their kids navigate the world of gaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" - Reclaiming the Power of Family Dinners. Research and brain science tell us that the family meal is one of the most important keys to building thriving families. Michael and Tim look at the benefits of family meals and offer practical ideas for harnessing the power of that meal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Know When Therapy Might be Good for My Child? Michael and Tim look at when to seek a therapist, how to find one, and how to engage with a therapist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" - My Son Hates Me! 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

How Do I Choose the Best School for My Child? A mom writes in asking for advice on choosing a school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" - Girl Drama. 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

How Do I Handle My Child's Meltdowns? A mom is concerned about her son's seemingly out of control meltdowns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" Listener Question— The son with the scary thoughts. 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

How Do I Get Our 6-Year-Old Daughter to Stop Sleeping with Us? Michael and Tim answer a mom's question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" Listener Question— To helicopter parent or not to helicopter parent. 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

What Your Son Needs to Know about Girls: Getting Him Ready for Dating. Michael and Tim turn their attention to boys and what we can teach them about girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" Listener Question: Cotton Ballers and Free Range Play. 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

What Your Daughter Needs to Know About Boys: Getting Her Ready for Dating. Tim asks Michael about the advice parents should give their daughters about boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" Listener Question: The Prek Child With Big Emotions. 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

Boys and Puberty. Michael and Tim turn their attention to the changes boys experience during puberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Girls and Puberty. Tim asks Michael about the changes parents can expect as their daughters head into puberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys and the Learning Challenge. Michael and Tim answer a question about why it seems so hard to teach boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Food So Hard? A question from a listener on the on-going struggle to get her daughter to eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children and Pets. Michael and Tim offer insights into kids, pets, responsibility, and pet ownership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crying Athlete. Michael and Tim talk about crying and male emoting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overly Long School Days, Bus Rides, and Homework. Michael and Tim respond to a question from the WOP Facebook Page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pornography Part 2. Michael and Tim talk about the impact of pornography on our daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Kids Process World Tragedies. Michael and Tim look at recent world tragedies and discuss when and how to talk about them with our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A WISE vision for our kids. Michael and Tim talk about embedding a wise vision into our kids and end by looking at Tim's newest Toby Baxter book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices