Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

By: Parenting

Language: en

Categories: Kids, Family, Parenting

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...

Episodes

Best of: Listener Question: Calming Strategies for Students
Jan 08, 2026

From December, 2020: A teacher writes concerned about one of her students and wonders how she can help all of her students learn calming techniques.

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Duration: 00:32:55
My Son Gets Overly Fixated
Jan 05, 2026

A mom writes in on Facebook concerned about how fixed her son becomes on little things to the detriment of other things like his studies. Michael helps clarify between OCD, ADHD and ADD.

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Duration: 00:31:58
Best Of : Listener Question—Screens, Naps, and Bedtime
Dec 29, 2025

From January, 2021: A mom writes in trying to juggle naps and screens, learning to issues around bedtime.

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Duration: 00:31:57
Best Of: The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Extravaganza
Dec 22, 2025

From December, 2023: The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Extravaganza. Michael and Tim share a brief holiday podcast to wish you happy holidays.

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Duration: 00:13:03
"Best Of" The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions
Dec 15, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:20:34
Navigating Grief through the Holidays
Dec 08, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:35:16
Best Of : Listener Question: How Can I Get My Husband to help with the Kids?
Dec 04, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:30:21
Best Of : Holidays, Consumerism, and Your Kids
Dec 01, 2025

From December, 2023: Michael and Tim offer insights into navigating the consumerism of the holidays.

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Duration: 00:33:38
Best Of: Listener Question—The Pessimistic Child
Nov 27, 2025

From August 2020: A mom writes in wondering how to help her son who wrestles with pessimism.

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Duration: 00:33:21
How To Help Kids Move From Trauma to Resilience. Guest Dr. Fletch.
Nov 24, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:33:42
Best Of: Listener Question: My Brain Made Me Do It!
Nov 20, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:32:24
Celebrating Birthdays Without Breaking the Bank! Guest Nikki McPhetridge
Nov 17, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:32:13
Best Of: Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much
Nov 13, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:33:08
My Child is Autistic. Now What? With Dr. Theresa Lyons
Nov 10, 2025

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

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Duration: 00:37:27
Best Of: Listener Questions: Stapled fingers and rough with animals
Nov 06, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:33:30
How Can I Help My Son Discover His Purpose in Life?
Nov 03, 2025

Michael and Tim discuss why purpose is so important for boys and how to help them discover it for themselves.

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Duration: 00:36:39
Best Of: Listener Question—The Exhausted Mom
Oct 30, 2025

From February, 2021: A homeschooling mom is at her wits end being a mom and a teacher. 

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Duration: 00:26:58
How Can I Help My Daughter Discover a Vision for Her Life?
Oct 27, 2025

Michael and Tim look at the ways girls discover fulfillment, vision, and self worth in life.

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Duration: 00:37:34
Listener Question—My Sisters Parenting Style is Nuts!
Oct 23, 2025

From January, 2021: This Aunt is having a hard time managing her sister’s kids because their parenting styles are so different.

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Duration: 00:31:01
Suiting Our Boys Up for Manhood
Oct 20, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:36:59
Best Of: Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination
Oct 16, 2025

From January, 2021: A dad is concerned about his young daughter’s fascination with her genitalia.

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Duration: 00:32:56
Should Kids Watch the News? with Guest Lynn Smith
Oct 13, 2025

Former news anchor and producer Lynn Smith joins the podcast to look at how the news impacts our kids.

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Duration: 00:38:48
Best Of: Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old
Oct 09, 2025

From November, 2020: A mom writes in with a moving question about her 10 year old daughter and body image issues.

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Duration: 00:44:33
My Five Year Old Son Wants to be a Girl
Oct 06, 2025

Michael and Tim respond to a parent who's young boy wants to be a girl.

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Duration: 00:35:36
Best Of: Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session?
Oct 02, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:36:23
Brain Bullies and Your Kids with Guest Lynn Smith
Sep 29, 2025

Author, former news anchor, and consultant to CEOs, Lynn Smith joins the podcast to talk about how to build resiliency in our kids.

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Duration: 00:34:49
Best of: Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool
Sep 25, 2025

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.

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Duration: 00:32:41
Is Our Obsession with Feelings Good for Our Kids
Sep 22, 2025

Michael makes the argument that while it's good to help kids identify their feelings, what's more important is how they act on them/

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Duration: 00:36:38
Best of: Listener’s Questions—Boys and Hitting
Sep 18, 2025

From August, 2020: Two moms write in about challenges around their young boys and hitting.

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Duration: 00:35:02
Helping Our Kids Handle Disappointment
Sep 15, 2025

Tim tells a personal story about fracturing his foot while training to walk a half marathon with his grandson, leading to the topic: How to help our kids handle disappointment.

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Duration: 00:35:21
Best Of: Teenagers!
Sep 11, 2025

From August, 2021: Teenagers! A mom requests an episode on the unique challenges teens face as they grow up in this new world.

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Duration: 00:32:48
The Power of Grandparents with Guest Ted Page
Sep 08, 2025

Grandpa and author of "Good Grandpa," Ted Page, joins the podcast to talk about the unique role grandparents can play in raising kids.

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Duration: 00:39:42
Best Of: Sports Parents
Sep 04, 2025

From December, 2021: Sports Parents. Michael and Tim offer practical advice for being sports parents while nurturing the nature of your child

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Duration: 00:30:03
Rewiring the Parenting Manual in our Brains
Sep 01, 2025

Michael and Tim respond to a listener's concern about parenting her children as the victim of childhood abuse. Michael offers person insights from his own story as a survivor.

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Duration: 00:35:02
Best Of: Other Kids’ Parents
Aug 28, 2025

From October, 2021: Other Kids’ Parents. A mom wants to know how to set boundaries when other kids play at her house.

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Duration: 00:28:26
The Power of Hope with guest Neil Bierbaum
Aug 25, 2025

Neil Bierbaum joins the podcast from South Africa to talk about the importance of building hope in our kids.

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Duration: 00:36:51
Best Of: Phobias and Other Scary Things
Aug 21, 2025

From September, 2021: Phobias and Other Scary Things. A mom writes in about her daughter’s fear of needles.

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Duration: 00:33:06
Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus with Dr. John Gray
Aug 18, 2025

Michael and Tim are joined by best-selling author of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus, Dr. John Gray, to apply his insights into raising our sons and daughters.

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Duration: 00:42:42
Listener Question: Teens, Food, and Eating! Oh My!
Aug 18, 2025

A mom, who raised her daughter to eat healthy foods, is frustrated that now, at 13, her daughter seems to only be eating junk food.

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Duration: 00:35:52
"Best of" My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way
Aug 14, 2025

From June, 2021: My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way. A mom asks how to navigate the soon birth of her third child with her other two children, all of whom will be under the age of 4.

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Duration: 00:29:08
Listener Question: The Moody Teenager
Aug 11, 2025

A mom writes in grieving the change in her daughter and their relationship as her daughter moves into puberty.

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Duration: 00:34:28
"Best Of" What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls?
Aug 07, 2025

From March, 2021: Listener Question: What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls? This mom writes: how do I raise my boys to believe girls shouldn’t be seen or treated any differently but also they actually should treat girls differently in some ways?

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Duration: 00:31:14
Reading: It Does a Brain Good with Guest Doug Lemov
Aug 04, 2025

Tim is joined by author Doug Lemov who dives into the science of reading and why reading is essential for our kids.

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Duration: 00:35:36
End of July Bonus Episode: Back To School Tech Tips
Jul 31, 2025

As kids get ready to go back to school, guest Jen Kelman, LCSW, offers some strategies for managing screen time and school responsibilities.

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Duration: 00:33:11
Building Perseverance in our Kids-Listener Question
Jul 28, 2025

A mom writes in with a question everyone parent asks at some point--when do I push my child to keep trying and when do I let it go?

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Duration: 00:33:14
Best Of: Reading With Your Kids
Jul 24, 2025

From August, 2022: Reading With Your Kids. Michael and Tim are joined by Jed Doherty to talk about the importance of reading with our kids.

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Duration: 00:35:45
A Pathway to Manhood with Guest Paul Cumbo
Jul 21, 2025

Michael and Tim are joined by author and educator Paul Cumbo who shares insights from his new book, A Pathway to Manhood as we continue our mini-series on Helping Boys Thrive.

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Duration: 00:34:03
Best Of: The Sassy Daughter
Jul 17, 2025

From May of 2022: The Sassy Daughter. A mom writes in about her 10 year old daughter whose behavior is causing concern in the family.

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Duration: 00:27:40
Boys: A UK Perspective with Nick Isles
Jul 14, 2025

Nick Isles, of the newly formed Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys in the UK joins the show to talk about the issues of boys from a UK perspective.

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Duration: 00:37:09
Best of: Helping Girls Thrive
Jul 10, 2025

From November 2020: Tim asks Michael about some of the key issues girls face today and how we as parents can support them and help them thrive.

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Duration: 00:33:18
Screens, Play, and the Magic of the Outdoors with Guest Susie Spikol
Jul 07, 2025

Author and Naturalist Susie Spikol joins the podcast to offer creative, imaginative ways to get our kids outside and why it's good for their brains.

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Duration: 00:37:04
Best of: What Are Girls Made Of?
Jul 03, 2025

From September 20, 2018. The second episode of the show. What Are Girls Made Of? Michael Gurian and Tim Wright take the 30,000 foot view of a girl’s brain and some of the insights it can give you for raising your daughter.

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Duration: 00:28:30
Male Mental Health
Jun 30, 2025

Michael and Tim look at the challenges our boys have in expressing their emotional challenges and how we can help them thrive in the midst of them.

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Duration: 00:33:53
Best Of: Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death and Dying to my Kids?
Jun 26, 2025

From September, 2020: A mom asks how she can talk about dying and death with her four year old.

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Duration: 00:32:09
The Manosphere and Boys with guest Rachel Hale
Jun 23, 2025

USAToday journalist Rachel Hale joins the show to offer insights into the manosphere and how to protect our boys from it.

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Duration: 00:28:39
Best Of: Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like?
Jun 19, 2025

From November, 2020: 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.

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Duration: 00:33:36
Grandfatherly Advice for Dads with Guest Ted Page
Jun 16, 2025

Ted Page, author of the new book, Good Grandpa, joins Michael and Tim as they offer wisdom to dads.

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Duration: 00:37:32
Best of: 2019 Father's Day Special
Jun 12, 2025

From June 2019: 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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Duration: 00:33:54
Fragile Masculinity?
Jun 09, 2025

Most of what we hear about masculinity has to do with toughness, toxicity, and being the alpha male. Michael suggests that the male brain is actually quite fragile and that our call is to build boys who are compassionate and resilient.

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Duration: 00:36:59
Best Of: Listener Question: The Vaping Son
Jun 05, 2025

From September, 2020: A mom writes concerned about her 13 year son who is consistently lying about his behavior.

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Duration: 00:31:41
Helping Boys Thrive in School with guest Daniel Parlato
Jun 02, 2025

Michael and Tim are joined by teacher Daniel Parlato to look at why boys are falling behind in school and strategies for helping them thrive throughout their educational experience.

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Duration: 00:41:21
Best of: Listener Question: Boys, Girls, and Pornography
May 29, 2025

From January, 2020:  Michael and Tim look at the effects of pornography on a boy’s brain and the legal issues surrounding online porn when it comes to our boys and girls

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Duration: 00:31:58
Netflix's Adolescence and Toxic Boys
May 26, 2025

Michael and Tim review the Netflix show, Adolescence, and offer some insights into toxic masculinity, the Manosphere, and raising our sons with a positive vision for manhood.

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Duration: 00:37:40
Best of--Video Games and Your Child’s Brain
May 22, 2025

From Nov. 2018: Michael and Tim look at the impact of video games on your kids—especially your sons.

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Duration: 00:32:38
What About Homeschooling?
May 19, 2025

A mom is struggling with keeping her 9-year-old son engaged with school. Is homeschooling an option?

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Duration: 00:36:53
Best of: Girls and STEM
May 15, 2025

From November 2020: 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.

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Duration: 00:33:52
2025 Mother's Day Special: Three Minutes for Mom with Guest Erin Morrison
May 12, 2025

Erin Morrison joins the show to share with moms how to make time for themselves.

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Duration: 00:33:20
Best Of: Mother's Day Edition 2019
May 08, 2025

This May, 2019 Episode celebrates moms

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Duration: 00:31:56
Is There a Gay Brain?
May 05, 2025

A mom writes in asking if there is such a thing as a Gay Brain.

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Duration: 00:35:50
Best of: Gurian on the Hot Seat
May 01, 2025

From August, 2020: As the Podcast celebrates its second anniversary Tim gives Michael the chance to share his heart for raising boys and girls. 

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Duration: 00:31:25
Raising a Neuro-divergent Child with Guest Daryl Potter
Apr 28, 2025

Daryl Potter shares the journey he and his family have been on the last 24 years with their neuro-divergent daughter.

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Duration: 00:37:09
Best Of Listener Question: Personality or Trauma?
Apr 24, 2025

From May, 2020: A Grandmother writes about a trauma her granddaughter experienced at two weeks of age and wonders if that might have affected the granddaughter’s personality.

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Duration: 00:31:17
The Bombastic Toddler-Listener Question
Apr 21, 2025

A mom asks Michael and Tim for advice on her overly angry daughter.

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Duration: 00:27:48
Best of: Listener Question—Motivating a 6th Grader to Learn
Apr 17, 2025

From March 2020

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Duration: 00:26:21
Preparing Your Kids for Adulting with Guest David Krasky
Apr 14, 2025

Guest David Krasky shares his insights into how to raise our kids to be healthy, productive adults.

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Duration: 00:35:41
Best Of: Listener Question--Raising Boys in a Gay Household
Apr 10, 2025

From January, 2020: Two dads are looking to adopt sons and have questions about how raising their sons in a Gay Household.

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Duration: 00:30:39
Managing Parental Expectations
Apr 07, 2025

One of the top concerns of parents is their own expectations. Michael and Tim offer some advice to manage them better.

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Duration: 00:33:03
Best Of: Listener Questions: Parental Social Media Use and the Boy who Reads too Much
Apr 03, 2025

From November 2019: 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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Duration: 00:32:01
Three Things We Want Our Daughters/Granddaughters to Know
Mar 31, 2025

Michael and Tim share the wisdom they have have passed along to their daughters and will pass on to the grandddaughters.

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Duration: 00:33:36
Best of: Your Child’s Brain and Screen Time
Mar 27, 2025

From October, 2018

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Duration: 00:33:30
Educating Boys into Men with Guest Barry Shreiar
Mar 24, 2025

Michael and Tim are joined by Barry Shreiar of the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA to talk about raising virtuous boys.

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Duration: 00:35:18
Best of: Neurotoxins, Your Child, and Your Child’s Brain
Mar 20, 2025

From March, 2020: Neurotoxins are everywhere. Tim asks Michael what they are, what they do to our brains, and how we can protect our children from them.

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Duration: 00:34:21
Is Pokiness Nature or Something Else?
Mar 17, 2025

A mom writes in concerned about her easy going, but slow-to-get-stuff done son.

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Duration: 00:30:48
Best Of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2
Mar 13, 2025

From October, 2019: 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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Duration: 00:34:43
Crushes, First Loves, and Hormones
Mar 10, 2025

Michael and Tim look at the brain science between love and attractions and how to help our children navigate the joys and heartaches of those early crushes

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Duration: 00:34:43
Best of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1
Mar 06, 2025

From October, 2019: Tim interviews Michael about the sexual trauma Michael experienced as a 10 year old boy.

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Duration: 00:35:23
Play! Featuring Guest Anna Housley Juster
Mar 03, 2025

Anna Housley Juster is back to talk with Michael and Tim about the power of play.

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Duration: 00:37:37
Best Of: Listener Question: The Lying Teenager
Feb 27, 2025

From September, 2019: 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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Duration: 00:31:42
Keys to Helping Boys Thrive
Feb 24, 2025

Michael and Tim look at some of the keys to helping boys thrive from Michael's new book--Boys: A Rescue Plan

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Duration: 00:31:22
Best Of: Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teachers, Oh My
Feb 20, 2025

From July 2019: Michael and Tim offer strategies for helping teachers, schools, and school districts engage with brain science as they teach.

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Duration: 00:34:46
Do Boys Need Rescuing?
Feb 17, 2025

With the release of Michael's new book--Boys: A Rescue Plan, Tim asks Michael why boys need to be rescued.

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Duration: 00:33:31
"Best Of" Listener Question: How to talk about Death and Suicide with Kids
Feb 13, 2025

From January, 2020 "Best Of" Listener Question: How to talk about Death and Suicide with Kids

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Duration: 00:30:36
The Wonder of Parenting Valentine's Special
Feb 10, 2025

Special Guest Warren Farrell returns to join Michael and Tim in talking about how to model strong marriages for our kids.

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Duration: 00:33:29
"Best Of" Listeners Questions: The New Mom and Nature vs. Nurture
Feb 06, 2025

From December, 2-19:  A new mom wants advice on how to raise her new son and another mom wants to know how to discern inborn traits vs. learned behavior.

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Duration: 00:32:33
AI and Your Kids
Feb 03, 2025

Tech and Social Media Expert Mark Weinstein returns to talk about the impact of AI on our kids

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Duration: 00:26:27
"Best Of" Understanding the Effects of Trauma on our Boys and Girls
Jan 30, 2025

From October, 2019: 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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Duration: 00:34:11
Online Sanity or Insanity with Guest Mark Weinstein
Jan 27, 2025

Tech and Social Media Guru Mark Weinstein offers insights into how to help our kids navigate social media.

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Duration: 00:35:58
"Best Of" Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter
Jan 23, 2025

From September, 2019: This mom is concerned about her people-pleasing daughter and how she can build resilience in her.

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Duration: 00:31:40
Parenting a Child with ADHD
Jan 20, 2025

A mom writes in asking about resources for raising her daughter dealing with ADHD

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Duration: 00:33:09
"Best Of" Are You Raising A Toxic Son?
Jan 16, 2025

From March, 2019: 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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Duration: 00:35:48