Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

From September, 2019: 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

Michael and Tim discuss why purpose is so important for boys and how to help them discover it for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From February, 2021: A homeschooling mom is at her wits end being a mom and a teacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael and Tim look at the ways girls discover fulfillment, vision, and self worth in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From January, 2021: 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

Michael and Tim are joined by Mark Ryan and Barry Shreiar from the Army and Navy Academy to talk about how to build emotionally, physically, and spiritually strong boys for manhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From January, 2021: A dad is concerned about his young daughter’s fascination with her genitalia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former news anchor and producer Lynn Smith joins the podcast to look at how the news impacts our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From November, 2020: 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

Michael and Tim respond to a parent who's young boy wants to be a girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 vs. challenging them with learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, former news anchor, and consultant to CEOs, Lynn Smith joins the podcast to talk about how to build resiliency in our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 preschools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From August, 2020: Two moms write in about challenges around their young boys and hitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 kids handle disappointment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From August, 2021: 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

Grandpa and author of "Good Grandpa," Ted Page, joins the podcast to talk about the unique role grandparents can play in raising kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From December, 2021: Sports Parents. Michael and Tim offer practical advice for being sports parents while nurturing the nature of your child Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 own story as a survivor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From October, 2021: Other Kids’ Parents. A mom wants to know how to set boundaries when other kids play at her house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Bierbaum joins the podcast from South Africa to talk about the importance of building hope in our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From September, 2021: Phobias and Other Scary Things. A mom writes in about her daughter’s fear of needles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 sons and daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of whom will be under the age of 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mom writes in grieving the change in her daughter and their relationship as her daughter moves into puberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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

Tim is joined by author Doug Lemov who dives into the science of reading and why reading is essential for our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As kids get ready to go back to school, guest Jen Kelman, LCSW, offers some strategies for managing screen time and school responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-series on Helping Boys Thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 brain and some of the insights it can give you for raising your daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From September, 2020: A mom asks how she can talk about dying and death with her four year old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

USAToday journalist Rachel Hale joins the show to offer insights into the manosphere and how to protect our boys from it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 might be other issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Page, author of the new book, Good Grandpa, joins Michael and Tim as they offer wisdom to dads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From June 2019: 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

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 quite fragile and that our call is to build boys who are compassionate and resilient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From September, 2020: A mom writes concerned about her 13 year son who is consistently lying about his behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 throughout their educational experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From January, 2020: Michael and Tim look at the effects of pornography on a boy’s brain and the legal issues surrounding online porn when it comes to our boys and girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael and Tim review the Netflix show, Adolescence, and offer some insights into toxic masculinity, the Manosphere, and raising our sons with a positive vision for manhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Nov. 2018: 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