Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science...
Wouldn’t it be great if your child came with an owner’s manual? A how-to book on how to raise your child? And if your child came with such a manual, wouldn’t it be helpful to have someone walk you through it, making that owner’s manual come alive? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright serve as your guides through what they believe is the owner’s manual for your child: Your child’s brain. While the brain doesn’t tell the whole story, it does offer a treasure trove of insights into your son or daughter. Michael and Tim each have over 30 years of experience using brain science research, best-practices, and their own experiences as dads in helping parents read, understand, and implement the gift of your child’s brain, the built-in how-to manual that will help you enjoy the wonder of parenting.
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Father’s Day Special
Father’s Day Special. Michael and Tim talk about their dads and about their lives as dads with an emphasis on what makes dads special.
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Traditional Masculinity Meets Biological Mascul...
Traditional Masculinity Meets Biological Masculinity. Michael and Tim look at how masculinity is hardwired into boys and why that is a good thing.
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Listener Question— To helicopter parent or not ...
Listener Question— To helicopter parent or not to helicopter parent. Michael and Tim look at the brain science behind free range play, nurturing the nature of our kids, and over scheduling our kids.
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Listener Question— The son with the scary thoughts
Listener Question— The son with the scary thoughts. Michael and Tim talk about scary thoughts that our kids can sometimes have, sensitive boys, and divorce.
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Listener Question— Grandparents
Listener Question— Grandparents. Michael and Tim respond to a listener who is in the position of raising her grandchildren as her children and then broaden the discussion to look at the importance of older people like grandparents in the lives of our ch
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Mother’s Day Edition
Mother’s Day Edition. Michael and Tim share stories about their moms and look at the gifts moms bring the parenting.
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Listener Question— When Acting Out is a Red Flag
Listener Question— When Acting Out is a Red Flag. Michael and Tim answer a question from a listener concerned that the child’s behavior may indicate something deeper going on.
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Listener Question— The Mom, the Son, and the Ne...
Michael and Tim respond to a mother’s concern about her son and his use of Nerf guns as she wonders if that might lead him to be violent as he grows older
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Listener Question: The Daughter Who Sticks out ...
Listener Question: The Daughter Who Sticks out Her Tongue. This mom of four has a daughter who continually sticks out her tongue and mom, dad, and others in authority. Michael and Tim talk about some of the causes and some strategies for dealing with th
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Listener Question: The Defiant, Impulsive Son
Listener Question: The Defiant, Impulsive Son. Michael and Tim respond to a mom worn out by her challenging son.
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Body Knowledge: How to Read Your Children
Body Knowledge: How to Read Your Children. Michael and Tim chat with special guest, Dr. Lori Baudino, about how to recognize what your child is saying to you through his/her body along with the power of movement and mindfulness.
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Are You Raising A Toxic Son?
Are You Raising A Toxic Son? 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.
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Girl Drama
Michael talks about the brain science behind girl drama, both the positives and the negatives and the assets moms and dads bring to their daughters to work through that drama.
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Listener Question-Boys, Rules, and Boundaries
Listener Question-Boys, Rules, and Boundaries. A listener from London shares the story of her son and the challenges of having rules that other families don’t necessarily observe. Tim asks Michael to offer some insights for parents of boys and girls on
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Girls and Peer Pressure
Listener Question: Girls and Peer Pressure. A mom of a 7 month old daughter asks how she can begin to prepare her daughter for the world ahead. Michael offers a “scaffolding” approach for raising wise daughters.
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Boys, Boy Behavior, and Preschool
Listener Question: Boys, Boy Behavior, and Preschool. The listener shares that her 2 year old son has been getting in trouble for acting like a boy at his day care. Michael looks at both preschool systems and families systems, along with developmental and
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Parenting Children with Learning Challenges
Listener Question: Parenting Children with Learning Challenges. 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 he
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Strategies for Navigating our Kids through the ...
Strategies for Navigating our Kids through the #MeToo World: Tim and Michael look at the power of rites of passage for empowering our sons and daughters to be wise, healthy, thriving adults.
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Boys, Girls, and Sex in a #MeToo World
Boys, Girls, and Sex in a #MeToo World. Tim chats with Michael about consent, sex, and how a boy’s body works sexually vs how a girl’s body works sexually and what that means for navigating sexual relationships.
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Empowering Daughters in a #MeToo World
Empowering Daughters in a #MeToo World. Michael and Tim look at ways to empower our daughters to thrive in relationships.
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Helping Boys Thrive in a #MeToo World
Helping Boys Thrive in a #MeToo World. Tim talks with Michael about the often unseen challenges boys face and how some now label all masculinity as toxic. Michael gives an overview of why Helping Boys Thrive is important for our boys, our girls, our fam
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Listener Question: Toddlers and Tantrums
Listener Question: Toddlers and Tantrums. A listener voices concern about the way her toddler son throws his tantrums. Tim chats with Michael about why tantrums happen and how we should respond in the home and in public.
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Anxiety and Your Child
Anxiety and Your Child. Tim shares the story of his struggle with an anxiety disorder and Michael offers advice to parents on how to identify an anxious child and strategies for dealing with anxiety.
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Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Raising Wond...
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Raising Wonder-Filled Kids. Michael and Tim provide several different practical, implement now resolutions that can set your child up for a year of wonder.
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The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions
The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions. Michael and Tim talk about the values and memories shaping power of traditions not only during the holidays but throughout the year.
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