Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

From July 2019: Michael and Tim answer a question from a mom concerned about her overly talkative child who seems to be disrupting the class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Lyons joins the podcast to talk about her experience raising an autistic daughter and practical, science-based insights into navigating autism. Visit www.awetism..net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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