Parenting

Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

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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, a...

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Helping Children Process National Trauma 01.02.2021 35:28

Michael and Tim look at how to help our kids process events like COVID and the Capitol Riot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Isolated Boy 25.01.2021 31:39

A mom is looking for male mentorship for her son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Shadow Boy 28.12.2020 29:16

A mom writes in concerned about her son who seems to hang with other boys who overpower his personality and get him into trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—My Son Attempted Suicide 07.12.2020 30:56

A mom seeks advice on how to move forward with a son a year after his attempted suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Gifted Boy 19.10.2020 32:26

A mom writes about her gifted son, wondering if the way education is delivered might be a cause in the underachievement of gifts boys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: School in a Covid World 12.10.2020 35:16

Tim asks Michael about strategies for helping stressed out parents, kids, and teachers navigate the new school Covid reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: Boys, The Media, and Crickets 05.10.2020 32:37

Michael and Tim look at the lack of attention boys often get in the Media and why our sons and boys need more advocates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: My Son is “Locked Down” in Video Games 21.09.2020 32:01

This mom from Spain is concerned about the amount of time her son is spending on video games, which has increased during Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question—The Boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 20.07.2020 30:25

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Racism and Your Child 06.07.2020 35:19

Tim asks Michael for advice on how to talk with our children about the images they are seeing on TV around racism. (End at 21:12 or so where Michael says…solved at a community level) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: When Daddy Comes Home From Deployment 15.06.2020 29:47

Mom asks how to help her daughter transition to dad’s return from Iraq after being gone for a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Education, Your Child, and the New Normal 25.05.2020 35:34

Michael and Tim look at the disruption of Covid 19 and how to navigate the education of our kids through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: My Niece is a Handful 18.05.2020 29:09

An Aunt writes in about behaviors she’s concerned about in her young niece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special: How to Keep Your Kids Brains Engaged while Sheltered in Home 27.04.2020 34:12

Michael and Tim discuss healthy brain habits for kids while sheltered in home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special: How to Keep Parents Sane while Sheltered in Home 20.04.2020 31:49

Tim asks Michael for practical ideas on how to keep sane as adults, as parents, and as couples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: What Do I Tell My Son about His Dad? 06.04.2020 31:55

A single mom asks this question as she anticipates her son, whose biological dad is not and has never been in the picture, asking it of her one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Edition: Talking to Your Kids About the Coronavirus 18.03.2020 33:47

Tim asks Michael about how we can help our kids navigate this pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helping Boys Thrive 24.02.2020 37:02

While lots of attention and resources are directed to helping out girls thrive, our boys are greatly underserved. Michael and Tim talk about the challenges our boys face and a way to rally local communities to address the issues of boys and girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Best School for Boys 27.01.2020 29:13

An expectant mom is already thinking about the best school for her soon to be born son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listeners Questions: The Three Year Old Wrecking Ball and the “Color Blind” Grandson 30.12.2019 33:10

These two questions focus on harnessing the energy of boys, one with lots of physical energy, the other with energy expressed through humor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Questions: Empowering a Daughter and The Independent Preschooler 18.11.2019 35:47

The first question deals with a young daughter who doesn’t seem to stand up for herself with her friends. The second question is about a very independent Preschooler who struggles with boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Questions: The Teen who Won’t Study and Language Immersion 04.11.2019 33:49

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Smart but Challenging Four Year Old 16.09.2019 34:13

A single mom writes about her very smart 4 year old who is having troubles transitioning to school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Question: The Disposable Boy 12.08.2019 31:09

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys, Boy Behavior, and Preschool 25.02.2019 32:43

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 brain science research, offering practical strategies for schools and families for helping boys thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices