“Boys often need us to give them more time than girls need, and they often need us to connect their feelings to objects in the outside world.” — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
If Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer were alive today, we’d say they had ADD or a conduct disorder. They [boys] are who they are, and we need to love them for who they are. Let’s not try to rewire them. — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“Adolescent youths cry out for us to help them contextualize their life experiences.” — Michael Gurian Copy Share
“Few things give a human being as much spiritual depth as relationship. If we teach effective communication and conflict-resolution skills to our boys from… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
If we create a generation of men who aren't getting an education, that's bad for women. — Michael Gurian Copy Share
There is a great suspicion of saying that anyone, especially a child, is 'the product of destiny,' or 'formed by fate,' or 'predestined for… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Making fun of guys to get them to perform and prove themselves, that's always going to exist. But we have to equally celebrate them… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
“Working outward in concentric circles from the single mother's situation, we can easily draw a picture of what a 'good' mother-son relationship needs in… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. It's a negotiation tool. — Michael Gurian Copy Share
If we want boys to succeed, we need to bring them back to education by making education relevant to them and bring in more… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Boys need to learn the value of spiritual solitude. For the soul to grow, it needs those moments of no-stimulation, of wakeful peace. Because… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Boys get unfairly labeled as morally defective, hyperactive, undisciplined, or 'problem children,' when quite often the problem is not with the boys but with… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Father's Day is hopefully a time when the culture says, 'This is our moment to look at who our men and boys are.' — Michael Gurian Copy Share
Teacher cannot solve or heal all student stress. The teacher can be vigilant in trying to guide the child toward solutions;but the teacher's job… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
A lot of women will be sort of 'competitive like a guy' in the workplace, but then when they go home, they realize that's… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
![“If Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer were alive today, we’d say they had ADD or a conduct disorder. They [boys] are who they are, and we need to love them for who they are. Let’s not try to rewire them.” quote by Michael Gurian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/michael-gurian-15960_add_if-huck-finn-or-tom-sawyer-were-alive-to_742099.jpg)