Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter. A mom writes about the daughter of their good friends who tends to act too aggressively around her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett. Educator and Author Elizabeth Bennett joins the podcast to talk about how to better communicate with our teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Need to be First. A mom writes in concerned about her son's need to always win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael and Tim address a mom's concern about her five year old daughter's lack of willingness for to play independently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter. Michael and Tim are joined by Nellie Harden to talk about the roadblocks to self esteem for our teenage daughters and how to remove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child. Dr. Lori Baudino joins Michael and Tim to offer insights into better understanding our children by observing how they move and act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Messenger App and Your Child. A mom writes in frustrated over Messenger App and how it's taking up so much of her daughter's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parents Ask The Toughest Questions. Tim hits Michael with five questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports! Michael and Tim talk about the innate drive to play sports and how to help our kids navigate a sports culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power Struggles. After a very public power struggle with her 6 year old, a mom writes in for advice on how to handle it the next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing the After School Hours. A mom writes in asking how to help her kids navigate the 3-5pm time after school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fathers! With special guest Chris Brown. Michael and Tim are joined by National Fatherhood Initiative Director Chris Brown to talk about the impact of fathers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Do Boys Use Insults And Putdowns? Michael talks about how boys use insults to nurture each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids Ask The Darndest Questions. Tim asks Michael some of the top questions kids ask their parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Three-Year-Old with ADHD. A preschool mom writes in concerning her three year old son and issues with ADHD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son who Lies. A mom writes in asking for some help with her young son who tells lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Mom at her Wits End. A mom is at her wits end with her 12 year old daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Child's First Phone withh Guest Catherine Pearlman. Dr. Catherine Pearlman joins Michael and Tim to talk about her new book on how to help kids navigate the world of screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Glass-Half-Empty Child. A mom writes in asking if parents can influence the attitude of their child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teaching Children Financial Responsibility. Michael and Tim tackle chores, allowances, bank accounts, and helping our kids learn about money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children and Trauma. Michael and Tim respond to a mom whose family has experienced significant trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Through Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Michael and Tim respond to a mom concerned about new gender policies at her son's school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Best Motivate My Child? A mom writes in asking about the proper use of motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Kids Deal with the Illness of a Loved One. Michael and Tim talk about how to help our kids when the people they love are seriously ill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moving our Kids Beyond Fear. A listener asks how we can help our kids move past the fear and trauma of the last two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To Push or Not to Push. A mom writes about her frustration trying to get her son to do what she asks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy's Crisis Part 2. Part 2 of Michael's and Tim's interview with Warren Farrell, author of The Boys Crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boys Crisis with Guest Warren Farrell. Michael and Tim are joined by the author of The Boy Crisis, Warren Farrell for part 1 of their two part interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Handling Teen Girl Conflict. A look at rumination loops and girl "drama" and why it might be good for our girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do Parents Really Matter? Is the destiny of our kids found in their genetics or in our parenting? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Year Anniversary: Labels. Celebrating four years of the podcast, Michael and Tim look at the power of labeling our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Our Kids Navigate Transitions. A mom's question about a change in her family leads to a discussion about our kids and life's transitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do I Let Go of My Children? A mom writes in asking for advice on how to begin to let go of her daughters as they move into puberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mental Health and Our Sons. In light of recent shootings Tim asks Michael about the connection between the shootings and male mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Power of Coming of Age Stories. Michael and Tim talk about how Coming of Age stories shape our kids and introduce Tim's new Fantasy Novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Art of Talking with Your Children. Rebecca Rolland joins Michael and Tim to talk about her new book: The Art of Talking with Children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 15 Year Old Boy and His Toxic Relationship. A parent writes in concerned about the relationship her son is in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Males and Stifling Emotions. A brain-based look at how males process emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Kids and Their Hormones. A listener asks about the impact of hormones on younger children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father Stories. Michael and Tim are joined by Marion Hill to talk about their dads in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Teacher Talks To Parents. Eva Dwight, and educator of 32 years, joins Michael and Tim to talk about the teacher-parent-child relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early Childhood Expectations. A listener asks what we should expect from our pre-k kids when it comes to educational expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nutrure of Resilience. Michael and Tim look at strategies for building resilience in our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nature of Resilience. Michael and Tim talk about the importance of building resilience in our kids by looking at resilience busters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building Emotional Capital Into Our Kids. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Gregg Jantz as they talk about building emotionally string kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Peeing, and Showers. Michael and Tim tackle two questions--one about a boy who pees in places he shouldn't, and one about a boy who refuses to shower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balancing the Working Parent Act. Michael and Tim are joined by Mary Kerwin as they talk about the challenges of raising kids while working outside the home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retaliation. A mom writes in asking if it's ever appropriate to retaliate in the face of bullying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Distanced Son. A divorced dad is seeking advice on how to connect with his son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys and Race. Michael and Tim are joined by Dr. Marion Hill to talk about challenges boys of color face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices