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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

Trying to be a Good Dad After a Divorce. A dad writes in about the challenges he faces connecting with his kids after a divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sibling nudity and boundaries. A mom writes in about her son and daughter who share a bedroom together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Power Struggles. A mom and dad find themselves struggling to create boundaries for their defiant 7 year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raising an Adopted Child. A mom asks if her adopted son's behavior might be rooted in his brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Porn, Kids, and Screens. A mom writes in about her concern over her 12 year old daughter's viewing of porn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Screen Time And What Kids Really Need. Michael and Tim are joined by Professor, Mom, and Author Meghan Owenz to discuss her book on screen time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Combating Negative Peer Pressure. A parent writes in concerned about the negative influence of older boys on his son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Our Kids Find Their Islands of Competence. Michael and Tim answer a mom's question on how to help her son find his island of competence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moms and Dads parent differently. Michael and Tim look at five differences between the parenting styles of moms and dads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guns, school, and our kids. A mom writes in wondering how we can protect our kids from gun violence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thumb sucking. A mom is concerned about her son's thumb sucking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Be A Mom to a Teenage Son. A mom is struggling with relating to her teenage son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s on Gurian’s Mind Lately? Michael talks about some of the issues that have his attention right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School, Discipline, and Behavior. A teacher writes in concerned about the loss of discipline in students due to lockdowns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Needy Son. A dad writes in concerned about the excessive neediness of his three year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No One Loves Me! A mom is wrestling with her first-born who seems to over respond to slights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Boy Who Lacks Empathy. A teacher is concerned about one of the boy’s in her class who shows no empathy for his other classmates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gifts Every Boy Needs to Grow into a Good Man. Michael and Tim talk about some of the important gifts we want to instill in our boys as they grow into manhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pronouns, Breast-Binding, Science, and Politics. Michael and Tim look at some of the challenges our kids face when it comes to their sexual identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Son with the Annoying Behavior. A mom is concerned about her son’s behavior, which seems to annoy other kids and gets him in trouble in school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices