Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting
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What About Homeschooling?
A mom is struggling with keeping her 9-year-old son engaged with school. Is homeschooling an option? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Girls and STEM
From November 2020: Michael and Tim talk about the current state of Girls and STEM in schools and the workplace, with strategies for helping them succeed in those arenas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025 Mother's Day Special: Three Minutes for Mom with Guest Erin Morrison
Erin Morrison joins the show to share with moms how to make time for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Mother's Day Edition 2019
This May, 2019 Episode celebrates moms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is There a Gay Brain?
A mom writes in asking if there is such a thing as a Gay Brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Gurian on the Hot Seat
From August, 2020: As the Podcast celebrates its second anniversary Tim gives Michael the chance to share his heart for raising boys and girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Raising a Neuro-divergent Child with Guest Daryl Potter
Daryl Potter shares the journey he and his family have been on the last 24 years with their neuro-divergent daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of Listener Question: Personality or Trauma?
From May, 2020: A Grandmother writes about a trauma her granddaughter experienced at two weeks of age and wonders if that might have affected the granddaughter’s personality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Bombastic Toddler-Listener Question
A mom asks Michael and Tim for advice on her overly angry daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Listener Question—Motivating a 6th Grader to Learn
From March 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preparing Your Kids for Adulting with Guest David Krasky
Guest David Krasky shares his insights into how to raise our kids to be healthy, productive adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Listener Question--Raising Boys in a Gay Household
From January, 2020: Two dads are looking to adopt sons and have questions about how raising their sons in a Gay Household. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Managing Parental Expectations
One of the top concerns of parents is their own expectations. Michael and Tim offer some advice to manage them better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Listener Questions: Parental Social Media Use and the Boy who Reads too Much
From November 2019: A parent writes in wondering about the impact parental use of social media can have on kids and a mom is concerned that her son might be reading too much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Three Things We Want Our Daughters/Granddaughters to Know
Michael and Tim share the wisdom they have have passed along to their daughters and will pass on to the grandddaughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Your Child’s Brain and Screen Time
From October, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Educating Boys into Men with Guest Barry Shreiar
Michael and Tim are joined by Barry Shreiar of the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA to talk about raising virtuous boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Neurotoxins, Your Child, and Your Child’s Brain
From March, 2020: Neurotoxins are everywhere. Tim asks Michael what they are, what they do to our brains, and how we can protect our children from them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Pokiness Nature or Something Else?
A mom writes in concerned about her easy going, but slow-to-get-stuff done son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2
From October, 2019: 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
Crushes, First Loves, and Hormones
Michael and Tim look at the brain science between love and attractions and how to help our children navigate the joys and heartaches of those early crushes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1
From October, 2019: 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
Play! Featuring Guest Anna Housley Juster
Anna Housley Juster is back to talk with Michael and Tim about the power of play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Listener Question: The Lying Teenager
From September, 2019: 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
Keys to Helping Boys Thrive
Michael and Tim look at some of the keys to helping boys thrive from Michael's new book--Boys: A Rescue Plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teachers, Oh My
From July 2019: 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
Do Boys Need Rescuing?
With the release of Michael's new book--Boys: A Rescue Plan, Tim asks Michael why boys need to be rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Listener Question: How to talk about Death and Suicide with Kids
From January, 2020 "Best Of" Listener Question: How to talk about Death and Suicide with Kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Wonder of Parenting Valentine's Special
Special Guest Warren Farrell returns to join Michael and Tim in talking about how to model strong marriages for our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Listeners Questions: The New Mom and Nature vs. Nurture
From December, 2-19: A new mom wants advice on how to raise her new son and another mom wants to know how to discern inborn traits vs. learned behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI and Your Kids
Tech and Social Media Expert Mark Weinstein returns to talk about the impact of AI on our kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Understanding the Effects of Trauma on our Boys and Girls
From October, 2019: Michael and Tim focus on the broader issue of trauma, what forms it takes, what signs to look for, and how to respond when our kids are traumatized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Online Sanity or Insanity with Guest Mark Weinstein
Tech and Social Media Guru Mark Weinstein offers insights into how to help our kids navigate social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter
From September, 2019: 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
Parenting a Child with ADHD
A mom writes in asking about resources for raising her daughter dealing with ADHD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Are You Raising A Toxic Son?
From March, 2019: 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
The Overly Nervous Daughter
A mom writes in about the fears and anxieties her 7 year old daughter is dealing with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Building a Thriving Marriage While Raising Kids
From June, 2017: 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
My 6-Year-Old Son Inappropriately Touches Other Kids
A mom writes in concerned about her son's inappropriate touching of other kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best of" Listener Question: Hyperactivity, ADHD, or Bad Behavior
From August 2019: 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
How to Build a Happy New Year for Your Family
Michael and Tim offer practical suggestions to build into your family life in the coming year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Raising Wonder-Filled Kids
From December 2018: 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 Wonder of Parenting Holiday Spectacular
Michael and Tim talk about ways to manage holiday expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions
From December 2018: 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
This is Your Child's Emotional Life on Social Media
Michael and Tim look at the latest research into the impact of social media on the emotional lives of our children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best of" Listener Question: Parenting Children with Learning Challenges
From February 2019: 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
This is Your Child's Brain on Social Media
Michael and Tim look at the brain development of teens, the negative impact social media has on them, and strategies to counteract that negative impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Of: Listener Question— When Acting Out is a Red Flag
From April, 2019: 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
Soul-Mate Wisdom with Dr. Warren Farrell
Dr. Warren Farrell is back to talk about how to build a strong, healthy marriage or partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Best Of" Building Gratitude in Your Kids
From November 2019: Michael and Tim look at the science behind gratitude and how it can set up your child for a good life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices