The culture in which you parent, mentor, or educate boys exhorts them to be individualistic and group-oriented at once, but does not give them a tribal structure in which to accomplish both in balance. It used to be that the… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“Adolescent youths cry out for us to help them contextualize their life experiences.” — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“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 Image
If we create a generation of men who aren't getting an education, that's bad for women. — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
