As our readers know, Michael Gurian and the Gurian Institute have been experimenting with ways to directly reach you, our Gurian readers …

Kathy Stevens, our GI Executive Director for ten years, passed away in 2012, but left a huge legacy in GI work.  …

Do you have girls in your life?  We all do, don’t we, whether in our families, schools, or communities? Do you have …

Gary Plep, LCSW and Mark Yoslow, Ph.D. are therapists in Northern California and also very good friends.   And I have known Gary …

Over the course of a year, The Gurian Institute, led by Dr. Michael Gurian, Dr. Glynetta Fletcher, and Eva Dwight, M.Ed., studied …

Tim Wright, co-host of our Wonder of Parenting Podcast, has provided today’s guest blog post.   His newest young adult novel, “The Adventures …

The Center, A Place of Hope has been at the leading edge of mental health work for more than 30 years.   A …

It is with pleasure we welcome Deborah “Dakota” Hoyt into our Gurian Institute infrastructure as our new Managing Director.   As our director …

What professional development is essential?  What PD improves teacher effectiveness and quality, leads to improved grades and test scores among students, and …

Dr. Glynetta Fletcher (Fletch) has written today’s blog post.   With more than twenty years in the Los Angeles Unified School District as …

As some of you know, my wife of 37 years, Gail Reid-Gurian, passed away on August 16 of pancreatic cancer.   Her memorial …

Our own, our family’s, our friends’ mental health is crucial to the survival of us all.  The last few years have taken …

A Note from Michael Gurian:  My beloved wife, Gail Reid-Gurian, GI Managing Director, passed away on August 16th.  As she fought …

Academic institutions have been slow to catch up to what we in the grass roots have known for decades:  boys are struggling …

As Eva Dwight joins the Board of Positive Discipline, she leaves us as Program Director. She has been an amazing director and …

In Part I of Boys, A Rescue Plan, Michael Gurian introduced the term feminaphobia to help us look at why it is …

I am starting a new venture and need you to join!  As a subscriber in this Gurian Community, you will receive my …

Since the late 1990s, the Gurian Institute has been certifying Trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and communities.  …

World renowned activist and author Dr. Warren Farrell is one of our keynote speakers at this year’s Summer Training Institute.  Co-author of …

In 2022, the newest Gurian Institute (GI) Center for Educational Excellence was born at Crespi Carmelite High School (Crespi) in Encino, California.  …

Eva Dwight, ME.d., a former teacher and counselor, is our Gurian Institute Program Director and travels the country providing training for pre-K …

Our newsletter this week features a question by a parent and coach about digital use and the tween brain.   Michael Gurian will …

Since 1997, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and communities.  You can …

Sean Kullman, Director of the Global Initiative for Boys and Men, has published a powerful series of articles that pertain to child …

Sean Kullman is an educator and social philosopher who leads the Global Initiative for Boys and Men.  You can subscribe to his …

As the new year begins, we are excited to designate Crespi Carmelite High School our newest Gurian Center for Excellence.  About the …

The State of Washington, where Michael Gurian resides, has begun an effort to create a Commission on Boys and Men.  As you’ll …

As the new year begins, we have pulled together expert opinions for you that answer the questions we are constantly asked at …

Our colleague Dr. Gregg Jantz, who is a sponsor of our Wonder of Parenting Podcast and who will be keynoting at our …

Are your school and staff looking to increase the quality and quantity of practical, evidence-based tools in your toolbox?  As 2022 ends, …

Can you believe it?  Our Wonder of Parenting Podcast has hit 2,000,000 downloads! Tim Wright, the host, and Michael Gurian, the guest …

This is Thanksgiving week in the United States, a time to experience gratitude for what has been and what will be.  The …

Michael Gurian writes, “Wherever I travel to speak and consult this year, whether in person or via Zoom, I am asked about …

Do you want to embed GI work into your school, system, or community?  We have a new, easy-to-use Trainer and Membership program …

For 25 years, the Gurian Institute has been training educators and other professionals to innovate in their communities via trainer and teacher …

We are proud to announce the newest Gurian Institute (GI) Regional Center for Excellence at Crespi Carmelite High School (Crespi) in Encino, …

Over the last year, Michael Gurian has researched and written four essays on how to grow resilient children at home and in …

Dr. Jantz is also a prolific writer whose books span nearly every relevant mental health topic.   Today we feature his recent blog …

As Jews gather for Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur services, seeking to better understand holiness and to atone for our sins, we …

At the Gurian Institute, we frequently receive questions from parents about how to use the latest research on developing brains to inform …

If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of people around the world living with a disability like mental illness, finding relief …

The National Fatherhood Initiative is the largest program we know of supporting fathers and through fathers, children, wives, partners, and families.  Few …

Tim Wright has written on this blog before, and often about a crucial subject:  Rites of Passage and Coming of Age programs.   …

I begin this fourth essay in our Resilience series with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words from Self-Reliance. “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to …

This week we feature a guest blog by Sean Kullman, Director of the Global Initiative for Boys and Men, that analyzes the …

Tim Wright is a bridge builder between secular and faith communities, and a powerful teacher who will speak at our Summer Institute …

  We hope you will join us for our Summer Institute. The boy crisis–and thus a national safety crisis–will get discussed at …

For 25 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and communities both …

Our guest blog this week comes from Eva Dwight, Gurian Institute Program Director.   A teacher and counselor, Eva spearheads our Head Start …

As Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims fast for Ramadan, and much of the world moves into Spring, Jewish people memorialize the Holocaust on …

A mom in the tech industry wrote me this email: “Everywhere I go in Silicon Valley I see kids and adults less …

Beginning in the late 1980s, Michael Gurian began to build a science-based social philosophy for child development, especially in the spheres of …

We are heartbroken at the loss of life and freedom in the Ukraine.  Both the Ukrainian people and, likely, most of the …

We are delighted to offer you and your teams an array of possibilities for participation in this June’s Summer Training Institute.   This …

To our Wonder of Parenting podcast, a mom wrote two questions that we are asked a great deal.  “Are some kids just …

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, our Story of a Man blog is Michael Gurian’s poem, “What I’ve Learned About Marriage.”  It is …

What parent does not have regrets?  We all do, and if we give our memories free reign as we lay in bed …

Multiple times per week I receive a phone call, email, or social media post about children’s mental health.  A teacher wrote, “I’m …

The Gurian Institute (GI) is proud to be expanding its Head Start Pilot programs in Phoenix, AZ.  The two year GI Pilot …

Today’s blog post is a guest column from a longtime friend of the Gurian Institute, Paul Cumbo.  Paul is a teacher …

To celebrate the publication anniversary of Michael Gurian’s fourth book on Marriage and Relationships, Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy (2015), we are publishing …

The Gurian Institute has been providing and involved with Helping Boys Thrive® Summits for nearly ten years.  These exciting one day events …

For more than a decade, Michael Gurian has joined with other leaders to call on three different Presidents to create a White …

Michael Gurian’s father, Jack Gurian (1929 – 2021), a Veteran of the Korean War, passed away in July from Covid pneumonia.   This …

For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …

I was traveling recently and happened to sit on the airplane next to a “sex-ender.”  I did not know that she was …

In the area of sex and gender, we are seeing pressure to form a culture of the exception.  While all of us …

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, …

You’ve probably heard about the culture experiment of “gender-neutral babies.”  While this experiment involves only a small number of parents worldwide, it …

This last weekend, Michael Gurian officiated the wedding of his and Gail’s daughter Davita to Ben Herrington at their climbing gym, Rock …

Our friend and one of the sponsors of our Wonder of Parenting Podcast is the psychologist, Dr. Gregory Jantz, author of more …

If you haven’t looked recently at our Products page, we hope you will click https://gurianinstitute.com/products/ and look at the products we offer.  …

Our blog this week features a powerful blog from Rachel Ehmke at the Child Mind Institute in New York.   Experts at the …

This week’s newsletter is a poem about love that my readers will recognize also for scientific underpinnings.   I publish this now in …

The Forge School in Benton, Tennessee, is doing great work with boys and we are pleased to embrace the school’s staff …

For more than two decades, the Gurian Institute has been communicating with you the ideas and intentions of a social movement committed …

Our deepest thanks to everyone who attended and helped organize our Summer Training Institute!  It took place online June 26-27, 2021 and …

Dr. Michael Gurian, Dr. Glynetta Fletcher, and Marion Hill will provide four powerful and leading edge keynotes for the Summer Training Institute.  …

If you haven’t looked recently at our Products page, we hope you will click https://gurianinstitute.com/products/ and look at the products we offer.  …

Our Summer Training Institute is just around the corner.  In our blog today, we are featuring a number of workshops by our …

A special feature of this year’s Summer Training Institute is its early childhood track.   While all the keynotes cover boys and girls …

For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …

Do you feel like you are living in a culture at war between sex and gender?  Is that war paralyzing, or at …

Our blog today is by Eva Dwight, teachers, counselor, and Program Director of the Gurian Institute.  Eva will be leading four workshops …

We are proud to announce that our Summer Training Institute is all set for June 26-27, 2021!   We hope this is the …

With so much schooling online this past year, our homes have naturally adjusted to our children spending five to eight or more …

As you plan your summer and back-to-school professional development days, we hope you will look at utilizing Gurian Institute brain-based professional development.  …

There is a secret in American life (and indeed, a secret existing throughout the Developed World) that few people want to …

What is “reality”?  It is lived phenomena empirically processed by the brain’s intimate embrace of lived experience.  What is “shared reality”?  It …

As an expert in child development, I have been vocal for years about my concerns regarding the role of media and social …

Six seemingly disparate elements stimulate this analysis:  the assault on Congress at the beginning of January and its connection to election results …

We are so proud of our speakers and participants in our Winter Institute.  Thank you all!  Through crazy times and after a …

The Gurian Institute’s podcast just hit 1,000,000 downloads!  We are so proud of our listeners for supporting us.  If you haven’t heard …

My Visit to the Forge School – a Place of Hope, Adventure, and Growth As I drove up to the Forge School …

For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …

To publish this blog this week may seem counter-intuitive as Covid cases rise around the country and the world, but please bear …

Our friend and one of the sponsors of our Wonder of Parenting Podcast is the psychologist, Dr. Gregory Jantz.  He is author …

The Gurian Institute is proud to be a consulting partner with the new The Forge School (Forge), a leading edge residential treatment …

The Gurian Institute is excited to welcome Joseph Moody, a powerful educator and dynamic speaker, to our Winter Training Institute!  The event …

Six months ago, who knew that teachers and parents together would need to devise a “Covid Classroom”?  We lived a different life, …

Our Helping Boys Thrive Tele-Summit is just around the corner.  We hope you can join us.  If your school or community can …

For many parents and educators, it is difficult to stay positive about online schooling.  While some kids and adults take to it, …

There is a hidden factor in human safety and equity that often goes unnoticed, especially in the lives of children.  As our …

In spring (2020), I called for in-person school to reopen after the initial quarantine, citing significant academic slide without in person schooling, …

Our Summer Virtual Training Institute took place live this last weekend with recordings available through through Friday.  Because all the sessions were …

Our Summer Virtual Training Institute starts this Saturday.  We hope you’ll register now to experience three ground-breaking keynotes, a dozen user-friendly workshops, …

We appreciate your business and your belief in our Professional Development.  In the face of lost school time, postponed PD days, budget …

The title metaphor of Michael Gurian’s new book, The Stone Boys, represents boys who must become as hard as stone to …

Tim Wright organizes a number of our Gurian Institute Helping Boys Thrive Summits and presents workshops worldwide on gender issues.  He will …

My father, Dr. Jay P. Gurian, a retired American Studies professor and Cultural officer for the State Department, just turned 91.  Locked …

“What is one life worth?”  We have heard this question asked in relation to locking down our nation and world to save …

Some of you have written and called about rumors that school may not start this Fall, at least not in some brick-and-mortar …

We are in the midst of the COVID-19 lock down, spending a lot of time together, and discovering new ways of bonding …

We have two important announcements today.  First, our Gurian Summer Training Institute will happen!  It is going to be an online event …

In this special edition of our normal newsletter, I want to share some thoughts about how to talk with kids about the …

Here’s some shocking data for you. Or maybe, if you work in a school, not so shocking.  Across the United States, *boys …

The title of this blog could get put this other way:   “Because I said, ‘Stop crying’ to my son when I was …

For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …