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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Best Of : Listener Question—Screens, Naps, and Bedtime 29.12.2025 31:57

From January, 2021: A mom writes in trying to juggle naps and screens, learning to issues around bedtime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Extravaganza 22.12.2025 13:03

From December, 2023: The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Extravaganza. Michael and Tim share a brief holiday podcast to wish you happy holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Best Of" The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions 15.12.2025 20:34

From December 2018: Michael and Tim talk about the values and memories shaping power of traditions not only during the holidays but throughout the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Grief through the Holidays 08.12.2025 35:16

Michael shares from his personal experience of losing his wife Gail insights into handling grief during the holidays, with a special focus on how to help our kids when they grieve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of : Listener Question: How Can I Get My Husband to help with the Kids? 04.12.2025 30:21

From September, 2020: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of : Holidays, Consumerism, and Your Kids 01.12.2025 33:38

From December, 2023: Michael and Tim offer insights into navigating the consumerism of the holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question—The Pessimistic Child 27.11.2025 33:21

From August 2020: A mom writes in wondering how to help her son who wrestles with pessimism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How To Help Kids Move From Trauma to Resilience. Guest Dr. Fletch. 24.11.2025 33:42

Dr Fletch is back to talk about her experience with trauma as a child and how we can help our kids move from their own trauma to resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question: My Brain Made Me Do It! 20.11.2025 32:24

From February 2020: A 3 year old is wrestling with impulse control and blames his brain. Michael and Tim dig into the brain science to talk about how to help our kids manage their impulses as they grow into adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrating Birthdays Without Breaking the Bank! Guest Nikki McPhetridge 17.11.2025 32:13

Nikki McPhetridge, author of Maya's Birthday Wish, joins the show to help parents find simpler, more joy-filled ways to celebrate birthdays without breaking the bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much 13.11.2025 33:08

From July 2019: Michael and Tim answer a question from a mom concerned about her overly talkative child who seems to be disrupting the class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Child is Autistic. Now What? With Dr. Theresa Lyons 10.11.2025 37:27

Dr. Lyons joins the podcast to talk about her experience raising an autistic daughter and practical, science-based insights into navigating autism. Visit www.awetism..net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Questions: Stapled fingers and rough with animals 06.11.2025 33:30

From September, 2019: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Can I Help My Son Discover His Purpose in Life? 03.11.2025 36:39

Michael and Tim discuss why purpose is so important for boys and how to help them discover it for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question—The Exhausted Mom 30.10.2025 26:58

From February, 2021: A homeschooling mom is at her wits end being a mom and a teacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Can I Help My Daughter Discover a Vision for Her Life? 27.10.2025 37:34

Michael and Tim look at the ways girls discover fulfillment, vision, and self worth in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question—My Sisters Parenting Style is Nuts! 23.10.2025 31:01

From January, 2021: This Aunt is having a hard time managing her sister’s kids because their parenting styles are so different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suiting Our Boys Up for Manhood 20.10.2025 36:59

Michael and Tim are joined by Mark Ryan and Barry Shreiar from the Army and Navy Academy to talk about how to build emotionally, physically, and spiritually strong boys for manhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination 16.10.2025 32:56

From January, 2021: A dad is concerned about his young daughter’s fascination with her genitalia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Kids Watch the News? with Guest Lynn Smith 13.10.2025 38:48

Former news anchor and producer Lynn Smith joins the podcast to look at how the news impacts our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old 09.10.2025 44:33

From November, 2020: A mom writes in with a moving question about her 10 year old daughter and body image issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My Five Year Old Son Wants to be a Girl 06.10.2025 35:36

Michael and Tim respond to a parent who's young boy wants to be a girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best Of: Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session? 02.10.2025 36:23

From October 2020: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brain Bullies and Your Kids with Guest Lynn Smith 29.09.2025 34:49

Author, former news anchor, and consultant to CEOs, Lynn Smith joins the podcast to talk about how to build resiliency in our kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best of: Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool 25.09.2025 32:41

From August 2020: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices