Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting

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Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting episodes

July 07, 2025 Screens, Play, and the Magic of the Outdoors with Guest Susie Spikol
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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38 min
July 03, 2025 Best of: What Are Girls Made Of?
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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29 min
June 30, 2025 Male Mental Health
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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34 min
June 26, 2025 Best Of: Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death and Dying to my Kids?
From September, 2020: A mom asks how she can talk about dying and death with her four year old.

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33 min
June 23, 2025 The Manosphere and Boys with guest Rachel Hale
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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29 min
June 19, 2025 Best Of: Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like?
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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34 min
June 16, 2025 Grandfatherly Advice for Dads with Guest Ted Page
Ted Page, author of the new book, Good Grandpa, joins Michael and Tim as they offer wisdom to dads.

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38 min
June 12, 2025 Best of: 2019 Father's Day Special
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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34 min
June 09, 2025 Fragile Masculinity?
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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37 min
June 05, 2025 Best Of: Listener Question: The Vaping Son
From September, 2020: A mom writes concerned about her 13 year son who is consistently lying about his behavior.

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32 min

About 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…