Best of: The Overly Emotional 5-Year-Old
From October, 2023: A mom writes in about how to handle the big emotions of her five year old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
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Wonder of Parenting - A Brain-Science Approach to 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 wa...
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Best Of: The Over-Attached Three-Year-Old
From September, 2023. A mom is concerned about how attached her three year old is to her and what she should do about it. Learn more about y...
Best of: When Kids Question Their Parents Beliefs
From August, 2023: How to respond to our kids when they begin to question what we believe and value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
#417 Stuck Thoughts, Stuck Feelings, and your Child with Guest Anna Housely Juster
Anna returns to talk about her newest book that helps kids deal with stuck thoughts and rumination loops. Learn more about your ad choices....
#416 8 Years of the Wonder of Parenting
Michael and Tim look back at parenting issues from the last 8 years and look ahead to what's in store for parents and their kids. Learn more...
#415: This is your Brain on Play with Guest Jacqueline Hardy
Jaqueline Hardy returns to share insights, science, and her own joy around the topic of play and why it's so good for the brain. Learn more...
#414: Listener Question-The Separated Dad
A dad writes into Facebook asking for help as he navigates a separation from his spouse, especially as it comes to his kids. Learn more abou...
#413: Listener Question-The Broken Dad
A dad writes in to Facebook asking if there is ever a time when a dad should leave his kids and family for his own sake and for the sake of...
#412 Boys and Body Image
Two parents write in with similar questions. Their sons, both healthy and active, believe they are overweight. Learn more about your ad choi...
#411 Raising Giants with Guest NFL Dad Lee Schwartz
Lee Schwartz joins to the podcast to talk about raising two sons who went on to play in the NFL. Among the topics: character building, resil...
#410 The Brain that Loves to Laugh with Guest Dr. Jacqueline Harding
Dr Jacqueline Harding joins the show from Oxford, England to offer brain-based insights into the power of laughter for our kids and for us....
Best Of: Combating Negative Peer Pressure
From February, 2022: A parent writes in concerned about the negative influence of older boys on his son. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
#409 The Brain-Based Reality Behind School Phone Bans with Guest Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge
Dr Roseann Capanna-Hodge, author of The Dysregulated Kid, joins Michael and Tim to talk about how to help our kids navigate the increasing m...
Best Of: A Child's First Phone with Guest Catherine Pearlman
From November, 2022: Dr. Catherine Pearlman joins Michael and Tim to talk about her new book on how to help kids navigate the world of scree...
#408 A Former Navy SEAL Talks to Dads with Guest Brandon Webb
Former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb joins the podcast to offer dads insights from his newest book, Puddle Jumpers. Learn more about your ad choice...
Best of: The Glass-Half-Empty Child
From November, 2022: A mom writes in asking if parents can influence the attitude of their child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Best of: The Nature of Resilience
From May, 2022: Michael and Tim talk about the importance of building resilience in our kids by looking at resilience busters. Learn more ab...
#407 When a Grandparent Dies
Michael and Tim look at the challenges parents face when their grief is sandwiched between the grief of their kids and a surviving parent al...
Best of: Food on the Brain
From July, 2021: Food on the Brain. A mom wants to know how food impacts the brain and which foods to avoid. Learn more about your ad choice...
#406 Grief and the Male/Female Brain
Michael and Tim talk about how the brain processes grief and how male and female brains may process grief differently. Learn more about your...