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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Listener Questions: Parental Social Media Use a...
Listener Questions: Parental Social Media Use and the Boy who Reads too Much. A parent writes in wondering about the impact parental use of social media can have on kids and a mom is concerned that her son might be reading too much.
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Listener Questions: The Teen who Won’t Study an...
Listener Questions: The Teen who Won’t Study and Language Immersion. Michael and Tim respond to the family who are struggling to get their teen son to study and to the mom who’s wondering about immersing her young son in French.
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Understanding the Effects of Trauma on our Boys...
Understanding the Effects of Trauma on our Boys and Girls: Michael and Tim focus on the broader issue of trauma, what forms it takes, what signs to look for, and how to respond when our kids are traumatized.
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Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2
Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2: Tim asks Michael about how to protect our sons from sexual trauma and what signs of sexual trauma parents should look for.
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Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1
Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1: Tim interviews Michael about the sexual trauma Michael experienced as a 10 year old boy.
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Listener Question: Discipline and Spanking
Listener Question: Discipline and Spanking. To spank or not to spank? Michael and Tim dive into this controversial parenting subject.
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Listener Questions: Stapled fingers and rough w...
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.
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Listener Question: The Lying Teenager
Listener Question: The Lying Teenager. A mom writes in about the challenges she and her husband are facing with a son who lies about vaping and other issues.
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Listener Question: The Smart but Challenging Fo...
Listener Question: The Smart but Challenging Four Year Old. A single mom writes about her very smart 4 year old who is having troubles transitioning to school.
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Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter
Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter. This mom is concerned about her people-pleasing daughter and how she can build resilience in her.
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Listener Question: The Disposable Boy
Are boys growing up in a world that sees them as disposable? What does it mean for a boy’s purpose to be rooted in sacrifice? Are disposable and sacrifice the same thing? How do we raise our sons with purpose?
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Listener Question: Hyperactivity, ADHD, or Bad ...
A mom wants to know how to tell the difference between hyperactivity and ADHD and if her child is simply behaving badly.
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Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much
Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much. Michael and Tim answer a question from a mom concerned about her overly talkative child who seems to be disrupting the class.
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Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teach...
Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teachers, Oh My. Michael and Tim offer strategies for helping teachers, schools, and school districts engage with brain science as they teach.
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Building a Thriving Marriage While Raising Kids
Building a Thriving Marriage While Raising Kids. Michael and Tim share practical insights into keeping a marriage strong and vital while raising kids.
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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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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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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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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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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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