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.

Kids & Family
Parenting
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Listener Question—Screens, naps, and bedtime
Listener Question—Screens, naps, and bedtime. A mom writes in trying to juggle naps and screens, learning to issues around bedtime.
28 min
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Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination
Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination. A dad is concerned about his young daughter’s fascination with her genitalia.
29 min
253
Listener Question—The Shadow Boy
Listener Question—The Shadow Boy. A mom writes in concerned about her son who seems to hang with other boys who overpower his personality and get him into trouble.
26 min
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Listener Question-Gender Dysphoria
Listener Question-Gender Dysphoria. The writer has a young family member wrestling with his sexual identity.
31 min
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Listener Question: Calming Strategies for Students
Listener Question: Calming Strategies for Students. A teacher writes concerned about one of her students and wonders how she can help all of her students learn calming techniques.
29 min
256
Listener Question—My Son Attempted Suicide
Listener Question—My Son Attempted Suicide. A mom seeks advice on how to move forward with a son a year after his attempted suicide.
28 min
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Listener Question—Should I Intervene When My Te...
Listener Question—Should I Intervene When My Teenage Boys Get Into It? A mom and dad want to know how to handle their teenage boys when their roughhousing escalates.
29 min
258
Girls and STEM
Girls and STEM. 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.
30 min
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Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old
Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old. A mom writes in with a moving question about her 10 year old daughter and body image issues.
41 min
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Helping Girls Thrive
Helping Girls Thrive: Tim asks Michael about some of the key issues girls face today and how we as parents can support them and help them thrive.
29 min
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Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks L...
Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like? A mom writes in about her 10 year old son and how his behavior seems to be changing. She wonders what might be puberty and what might be other issues.
30 min
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Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session
Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session: 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.
32 min
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Listener Question: The Gifted Boy
Listener Question: The Gifted Boy. A mom writes about her gifted son, wondering if the way education is delivered might be a cause in the underachievement of gifts boys.
29 min
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Listener Question: School in a Covid World
Listener Question: School in a Covid World. Tim asks Michael about strategies for helping stressed out parents, kids, and teachers navigate the new school Covid reality.
32 min
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Listener Question: Boys, The Media, and Crickets
Listener Question: Boys, The Media, and Crickets. Michael and Tim look at the lack of attention boys often get in the Media and why our sons and boys need more advocates.
29 min
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Listener Question: The Vaping Son
Listener Question: The Vaping Son. A mom writes concerned about her 13 year son who is consistently lying about his behavior.
28 min
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Listener Question: My Son is “Locked Down” in V...
Listener Question: My Son is “Locked Down” in Video Games. This mom from Spain is concerned about the amount of time her son is spending on video games, which has increased during Covid.
29 min
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Listener Question: How Can I Get My Husband to ...
Listener Question: How Can I Get My Husband to help with the Kids? With many parents now working at home and helping their kids navigate online school, this mom wonders how to help her husband help out more.
26 min
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Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death an...
Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death and Dying to my Kids? Covid has brought a lot of death talk into our homes. This mom asks how she can talk about dying and death with her four year old.
28 min
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Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool
Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool. 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.
29 min
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Listener Question—The Sleepwalking Daughter
Listener Question—The Sleepwalking Daughter. A 7 year old girl has issues falling to sleep.
25 min
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2nd Anniversary Gurian on the Hot Seat
As the Podcast celebrates its second anniversary Tim gives Michael the chance to share his heart for raising boys and girls.  
28 min
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Listener Question—The Pessimistic Child
Listener Question—The Pessimistic Child. A mom writes in wondering how to help her son who wrestles with pessimism.
29 min
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Listener’s Questions—Boys and Hitting
Listener’s Questions—Boys and Hitting. Two moms write in about challenges around their young boys and hitting.
31 min
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Listener Question—The Boy with Fetal Alcohol Sy...
Listener Question—The Boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. As the Wonder of Parenting Podcast celebrates its 100th podcast, Tim and Michael look at the question fostering an 11 year old boy with FAS.
27 min