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Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to Parenting — 405 episodes
#404: Listener Question: Are Male/Female Brain Differences Unchangeable?
Best of: Mother's Day with Guest Sara Olsher
#403: Raising Boys Peacefully with guest Tosha Shore
Best of: My Child is Having Nightmares
#402 The Indoor Epidemic with Guest Dr. John La Puma
Best of: The Boys Who Takes Pictures of Butts
#401 Educating Your Child for the Future with Guest Deborah Kenny
Best of: Listener Question—Free Range Childhood
#400 Our 400th Episode Jubilee: Does Gurian Have Anything Left to Say?
Best of: Listener Question—The Sleepwalking Daughter
#399 How to Talk With Your Kids about Alcohol with Guest Cecily Mak
Best of: Listener Question: How Do I Get My Son's Attention
#398 Parenting Googled
Best of: Should I be Bathing with My Kids?
#397 The Child with the Sensory Processing Disorder-Listener Question
Best of: The Daughter Who Invaded Our Privacy
#396: Building Strong Readers with Guest Dr. Elizabeth DeWitt
Best of: Listener Question—To Win or Not to Win
How to Help Your Children Find Their Moral Compass
Best of: Listener Question—Should I Intervene When My Teenage Boys Get Into It?
Running the Family as a Business with Guest Melissa Smith
Best of: How to be a Dad to a Teenage Daughter
Protecting the Biology of Your Child
Best of: Sports and Aggression.
Best of: The Trouble with Chores
What do Social Constructs Have to do with Parenting?
How You Can Be a Difference-Making Dad with Guest Josh Davis
Best of: The Daughter Who Went Behind Her Parents Back
Listener Question: The Fear-Filled 10-Year-Old
Best of: Does Violent Play Lead to Violent Children?
Listener Question: When a Son Wants to Distance from a Mom
Best of: How to Blend a Blended Family
Hope for Overwhelmed Moms with Guest Rebecca Olson
Best of: Listener Question—Should I Expect My Kids to Sit Through Family Meals?
Mom to Mom: How to Raise Boys
Best of: Listener Question: Calming Strategies for Students
My Son Gets Overly Fixated
Best Of : Listener Question—Screens, Naps, and Bedtime
Best Of: The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Extravaganza
"Best Of" The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions
Navigating Grief through the Holidays
Best Of : Listener Question: How Can I Get My Husband to help with the Kids?
Best Of : Holidays, Consumerism, and Your Kids
Best Of: Listener Question—The Pessimistic Child
How To Help Kids Move From Trauma to Resilience. Guest Dr. Fletch.
Best Of: Listener Question: My Brain Made Me Do It!
Celebrating Birthdays Without Breaking the Bank! Guest Nikki McPhetridge
Best Of: Listener Question: The Child Who Talks Too Much
My Child is Autistic. Now What? With Dr. Theresa Lyons
Best Of: Listener Questions: Stapled fingers and rough with animals
How Can I Help My Son Discover His Purpose in Life?
Best Of: Listener Question—The Exhausted Mom
How Can I Help My Daughter Discover a Vision for Her Life?
Best Of: Listener Question—My Sisters Parenting Style is Nuts!
Suiting Our Boys Up for Manhood
Best Of: Listener Question—Genitalia Fascination
Should Kids Watch the News? with Guest Lynn Smith
Best Of: Listener Question—Body Image and the 10 Year Old
My Five Year Old Son Wants to be a Girl
Best Of: Is Today’s Classroom a Therapy Session?
Brain Bullies and Your Kids with Guest Lynn Smith
Best of: Listener Question—To Preschool or Not to Preschool
Is Our Obsession with Feelings Good for Our Kids
Best of: Listener’s Questions—Boys and Hitting
Helping Our Kids Handle Disappointment
Best Of: Teenagers!
The Power of Grandparents with Guest Ted Page
Best Of: Sports Parents
Rewiring the Parenting Manual in our Brains
Best Of: Other Kids’ Parents
The Power of Hope with Guest Neil Bierbaum
Best Of: Phobias and Other Scary Things
Listener Question: Teens, Food, and Eating! Oh My!
Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus with Dr. John Gray
"Best of" My Kids Have a New Sibling on the Way
Listener Question: The Moody Teenager
"Best Of" What Should I Teach My Boys About How to Treat Girls?
Reading: It Does a Brain Good with Guest Doug Lemov
End of July Bonus Episode: Back To School Tech Tips
Building Perseverance in our Kids-Listener Question
Best Of: Reading With Your Kids
A Pathway to Manhood with Guest Paul Cumbo
Best Of: The Sassy Daughter
Boys: A UK Perspective with Nick Isles
Best of: Helping Girls Thrive
Screens, Play, and the Magic of the Outdoors with Guest Susie Spikol
Best of: What Are Girls Made Of?
Male Mental Health
Best Of: Listener Question: How Do I Talk about Death and Dying to my Kids?
The Manosphere and Boys with guest Rachel Hale
Best Of: Listener Question: Is This What Puberty Looks Like?
Grandfatherly Advice for Dads with Guest Ted Page
Best of: 2019 Father's Day Special
Fragile Masculinity?
Best Of: Listener Question: The Vaping Son
Helping Boys Thrive in School with guest Daniel Parlato
Best of: Listener Question: Boys, Girls, and Pornography
Netflix's Adolescence and Toxic Boys
Best of--Video Games and Your Child’s Brain
What About Homeschooling?
Best of: Girls and STEM
2025 Mother's Day Special: Three Minutes for Mom with Guest Erin Morrison
Best Of: Mother's Day Edition 2019
Is There a Gay Brain?
Best of: Gurian on the Hot Seat
Raising a Neuro-divergent Child with Guest Daryl Potter
Best Of Listener Question: Personality or Trauma?
The Bombastic Toddler-Listener Question
Best of: Listener Question—Motivating a 6th Grader to Learn
Preparing Your Kids for Adulting with Guest David Krasky
Best Of: Listener Question--Raising Boys in a Gay Household
Managing Parental Expectations
Best Of: Listener Questions: Parental Social Media Use and the Boy who Reads too Much
Three Things We Want Our Daughters/Granddaughters to Know
Best of: Your Child’s Brain and Screen Time
Educating Boys into Men with Guest Barry Shreiar
Best of: Neurotoxins, Your Child, and Your Child’s Brain
Is Pokiness Nature or Something Else?
Best Of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 2
Crushes, First Loves, and Hormones
Best of: Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Trauma Part 1
Play! Featuring Guest Anna Housley Juster
Best Of: Listener Question: The Lying Teenager
Keys to Helping Boys Thrive
Best Of: Listeners Questions: Parents and Kids and Teachers, Oh My
Do Boys Need Rescuing?
"Best Of" Listener Question: How to talk about Death and Suicide with Kids
The Wonder of Parenting Valentine's Special
"Best Of" Listeners Questions: The New Mom and Nature vs. Nurture
AI and Your Kids
"Best Of" Understanding the Effects of Trauma on our Boys and Girls
Online Sanity or Insanity with Guest Mark Weinstein
"Best Of" Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter
Parenting a Child with ADHD
"Best Of" Are You Raising A Toxic Son?
The Overly Nervous Daughter
"Best Of" Building a Thriving Marriage While Raising Kids
My 6-Year-Old Son Inappropriately Touches Other Kids
"Best of" Listener Question: Hyperactivity, ADHD, or Bad Behavior
How to Build a Happy New Year for Your Family
"Best Of" Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Raising Wonder-Filled Kids
The Wonder of Parenting Holiday Spectacular
"Best Of" The Holiday Episode: The Power of Traditions
This is Your Child's Emotional Life on Social Media
"Best of" Listener Question: Parenting Children with Learning Challenges
This is Your Child's Brain on Social Media
Best Of: Listener Question— When Acting Out is a Red Flag
Soul-Mate Wisdom with Dr. Warren Farrell
"Best Of" Building Gratitude in Your Kids
Redefining a Vision for Masculinity with Dr. Warren Farrell
"Best of" Listener Question-Boys, Rules, and Boundaries
The Self-Soothing Daughter
"Best Of" Listener Question— The Mom, the Son, and the Nerf Gun
Helping Your Kids Discover the Joy of Reading
"Best of" Listener Question: The Daughter Who Sticks out Her Tongue
Helping 0-5's Thrive
"Best of" Listener Question: Reconciling with Kids
Teaching Your Kids to Train Their Amygdala
"Best of" Listener Question: Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety
Educating Our Kids About Guns
"Best Of" Listener Question—School Meltdowns
To Share or Not to Share
"Best of" Listeners Questions - Boundaries and Inner Strength
Can a Girl be Too Angry
"Best of" Listener Question: Discipline and Spanking
Can a Boy be Too Angry?
"Best Of" Listener Question: The Overly-Compliant Daughter
Pansexuals and Therians
"Best Of" Listener Question: Boy-Girl Friendships
Is it Okay to Tell My Daughter it's Okay?
"Best Of" Listener Question: Potty Training
The Boy Who Struggles with Shame
"Best of" Listener Question: The Defiant, Impulsive Son
Learning Challenges for Boys and Girls
"Best Of" A How To Manual For Screen Time and Your Kids
The Learning Differences Between Boys and Girls
"Best Of" Listener Question—My Daughter Was Touched Inappropriately
A Girl-Brain Primer
"Best of" Listener Question: How Do I Talk to My Kids About Substance Abuse
A Boy-Brain Primer
"Best of" Nurturing Generosity in Your Kids
Your Child and School Absenteeism
"Best Of" Santa and Other Imaginary Friends
Helping Our Kids Navigate the News
"Best Of" Depression and Your Child
The Science of Nurturing the Nature of Your Child
"Best of" Raising Kids When a Marriage Ends
Observing the Nature of Your Child
"Best of"-Listener Question— Grandparents
The Myths of Social Parenting Trends
"Best of"-Body Knowledge: How to Read Your Children
The Sleep Deprived Parent
"Best of"- Girls and Peer Pressure
The Picky Eater
"Best Of" -Anxiety and Your Child
My Kids Hate Each Other
"Best Of" - Traditional Masculinity Meets Biological Masculinity
The 2024 Father's Day Special
"Best Of" - Parent Guilt
Dealing with Love, Loss, and Addiction
"Best Of" - Listener Question: The Lying Teenager
Boys, Reading, and the Literacy Group
"Best Of" - Listener Question: Sleep!
The Autistic Child
"Best Of" - Listener Question: How to Help My Parents Better Understand their Grandchildren
Mother's Day 2024 Special
"Best Of" - Listener Question: Separation Anxiety
The Gifted Child
"Best Of" - Listener Question: Sibling Rivalries or Sibling Friendships
Protecting the Emotional Life of Our Daughters
"Best Of" - Listener Question: The Sensitive Son
Climate Change and our Kids with CNN's Bill Weir
"Best Of" - Why is the Y so Vulnerable?
A Rescue Plan for Boys-Part 2
"Best Of" - Listener Question: The Closed Off Child
A Rescue Plan for Boys-Part 1
"Best Of" - Moms and Dads Parent Differently Part 4: To Tease or Not To Tease
My 12-Year-Old-Son Wants to Come Out as Gay
"Best Of" - Moms and Dads Parent Differently Part 3: Tough and Tender
Help! My Son is Tripping on the Rules!
"Best Of" - Moms and Dads Parent Differently Part 2: Protect or Risk
Help! My Daughter is a Perfectionist!
"Best Of" - Moms and Dads Parent Differently Part 1: Words and Play
How to Raise A Healthy Gamer?
"Best Of" - Reclaiming the Power of Family Dinners
How Do I Know When Therapy Might be Good for My Child?
"Best Of" - My Son Hates Me!
How Do I Choose the Best School for My Child?
"Best Of" - Girl Drama
How Do I Handle My Child's Meltdowns?
"Best Of" Listener Question— The son with the scary thoughts
How Do I Get Our 6-Year-Old Daughter to Stop Sleeping with Us?
"Best Of" Listener Question— To helicopter parent or not to helicopter parent
What Your Son Needs to Know about Girls: Getting Him Ready for Dating
"Best Of" Listener Question: Cotton Ballers and Free Range Play
What Your Daughter Needs to Know About Boys: Getting Her Ready for Dating
"Best Of" Listener Question: The Prek Child With Big Emotions
Boys and Puberty
Girls and Puberty
Boys and the Learning Challenge
Why is Food So Hard?
Children and Pets
The Crying Athlete
Overly Long School Days, Bus Rides, and Homework
Pornography Part 2
Helping Kids Process World Tragedies
A WISE vision for our kids
The Lonely Six-Year-Old Daughter
Single Sex School and Public Schools
The Overly Emotional Five-Year-Old
The Unfocused Son
Children and Trauma
The Over-Attached Three Year Old
The Older Brother Who Won't Share
How Women Can Help Boys Thrive
Unlocking Imagination in our Kids
The Barbie Movie, Girls and Boys
When Kids Question Their Parents Beliefs
Boys, Hair Bows, and Dresses
Five Year Anniversary: Raising Great Guys with guest Jennifer Fink
When It All Goes Wrong
Helping Parents Thrive
How to be a Perfect Parent
Eating Disorders and Our Daughters
School Avoidance
The Boys Who Undress Dolls
Talking With Our Kids About Racism
Father's Day Special with Guest Andy Holloway
What To Do With My Tweens on Summer Break?
Suicide
Talking with Our Kids about Antisemitism
The Boy Who Hits
Mother's Day with Guest Sara Olsher
First Love
Sounding the Alarm on Teen Mental Health
Best Learning Styles for Boys and Girls
The Post-Pandemic Learning Gap with Special Guest Maxwell Roach
Pressuring My Kindergarten Son To Read
Navigating Bad Dreams
Protecting Our Child From Our Friend's Daughter
Smells Like Teen Spirit with special guest Elizabeth Bennett
The Need to be First
Building Independence
Building Self Esteem In Your Teenage Daughter
Taking the "Temperature" of Your Child
Messenger App and Your Child
Parents Ask The Toughest Questions
Sports!
Power Struggles.
Managing the After School Hours
Fathers! With special guest Chris Brown.
Why Do Boys Use Insults And Putdowns?
Kids Ask The Darndest Questions
The Three-Year-Old with ADHD
The Son who Lies
A Mom at her Wits End
A Child's First Phone with Guest Catherine Pearlman
The Glass-Half-Empty Child
Teaching Children Financial Responsibility
Children and Trauma
Navigating Through Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
How Do I Best Motivate My Child?
Helping Kids Deal with the Illness of a Loved One.
Moving our Kids Beyond Fear
To Push or Not to Push
The Boy's Crisis Part 2
The Boys Crisis with Guest Warren Farrell
Handling Teen Girl Conflict
Do Parents Really Matter?
4 Year Anniversary: Labels
Helping Our Kids Navigate Transitions
How Do I Let Go of My Children?
Mental Health and Our Sons
The Power of Coming of Age Stories
The Art of Talking with Your Children
The 15 Year Old Boy and His Toxic Relationship.
Males and Stifling Emotions
Our Kids and Their Hormones
Father Stories
A Teacher Talks To Parents
Early Childhood Expectations
The Nutrure of Resilience
The Nature of Resilience
Building Emotional Capital Into Our Kids.
Boys, Peeing, and Showers.
Balancing the Working Parent Act.
Retaliation
The Distanced Son.
Boys and Race.
Trying to be a Good Dad After a Divorce
Sibling nudity and boundaries.
Power Struggles
Raising an Adopted Child
Porn, Kids, and Screens
Screen Time And What Kids Really Need
Combating Negative Peer Pressure
Helping Our Kids Find Their Islands of Competence.
Moms and Dads parent differently
Guns, school, and our kids
Thumb sucking
How to Be A Mom to a Teenage Son.
What’s on Gurian’s Mind Lately?
School, Discipline, and Behavior.
The Needy Son
No One Loves Me!
The Boy Who Lacks Empathy.
The Gifts Every Boy Needs to Grow into a Good Man.
Pronouns, Breast-Binding, Science, and Politics.
The Son with the Annoying Behavior.
What to do When Kids Feel Three is a Crowd.
Preparing My Child for Healthy Relationships
Back to School Special
Where Did that Mouth Come From?
Food on the Brain
The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Testosterone, Toddlers, and Tantrums.
Summer, Kids, Learning, and Routines.
Restoring My Son’s Self-Esteem
How Do I Tell My Daughter About Her Birth Father?
Should I Have My Child Repeat 5th Grade
Boys, Girls, and Male Violence
Boys, Bows, Painted Toenails, and Dresses
Circumcision
Single Parenting in a Challenging Cultural Context
What do I do about Grandpa?
To Move or Not to Move
Listener Question—The Time-Anxious Son
Listener Question—Should My Son Hit Back?
Helping Children Process National Trauma
Listener Question—The Isolated Boy
Listener Question—The Shadow Boy
Listener Question-Gender Dysphoria
Listener Question—My Son Attempted Suicide
Listener Question: The Gifted Boy
Listener Question: School in a Covid World
Listener Question: Boys, The Media, and Crickets
Listener Question: My Son is “Locked Down” in Video Games
Listener Question—The Boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Racism and Your Child
Listener Question: When Daddy Comes Home From Deployment
Education, Your Child, and the New Normal
Listener Question: My Niece is a Handful
Special: How to Keep Your Kids Brains Engaged while Sheltered in Home
Special: How to Keep Parents Sane while Sheltered in Home
Listener Question: What Do I Tell My Son about His Dad?
Special Edition: Talking to Your Kids About the Coronavirus
Helping Boys Thrive
Listener Question: The Best School for Boys
Listeners Questions: The Three Year Old Wrecking Ball and the “Color Blind” Grandson
Listener Questions: Empowering a Daughter and The Independent Preschooler
Listener Questions: The Teen who Won’t Study and Language Immersion
Listener Question: The Smart but Challenging Four Year Old
Listener Question: The Disposable Boy
Boys, Boy Behavior, and Preschool
Strategies for Navigating our Kids through the #MeToo World
Boys, Girls, and Sex in a #MeToo World
Empowering Daughters in a #MeToo World
Helping Boys Thrive in a #MeToo World
Listener Question: Toddlers and Tantrums
Raising Kids in a Gender-Fluid World
Listener Question: Gross Boy Behavior?
Raising Boys in a Kryptonite World, Part 2: Boys and their Emotions
Raising HEROIC Boys in a Kryptonite World—Part 1
What Are Boys Made Of?
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