We are honored to have Dr. Glynetta Fletcher as the First Sunday Morning Keynoter at our Virtual Summer Training Institute. Dr. Fletcher …
We are honored to have Dr. Glynetta Fletcher as the First Sunday Morning Keynoter at our Virtual Summer Training Institute. Dr. Fletcher …
We are honored to have Marion Hill, Program Coordinator of Head Start of Phoenix, and Founder of M.A.N.C.A.V.E., as our second Sunday …
Dr. Michael Gurian will headline our Summer Training Institute. Founder of the Gurian Institute, and tireless advocate for children, families, and schools, …
The Gurian Institute’s work is based on brain science–specifically how the male and female brains operate differently. These operational differences require schools …
Sean Kullman is the Director of the Global Initiative for Boys and Men and Substack author of In His Words. He is …
We are honored to announce that San Antonio Academy, an independent boys’ school pre-K through 8, has re-certified as a Gurian Model …
Tim Wright, co-host with Michael Gurian of the Wonder of Parenting podcast, has written a number of nonfiction books as well as …
Anya Willis, Founder of Fitkids.com, has submitted this inspiring and very practical guest blog post on Revitalizing Childhood: Embracing Mindful and Joyful …
The Gurian Institute was introduced to one of the co-founders of the BOND Project, Dr. Daryl Howard, three years ago as the …
Today’s blog post is by Gurian Master Trainer Rob Kodama. After dedicating 28 years to education at Crespi Carmelite High School, a …
Sean Kullman will be a keynote speaker at our Summer Training Institute in June. We hope you will find his guest blog …
Summer is coming up sooner than we think, and that means it is time for our 26th annual Gurian Summer Training Institute! …
As you may know from The Minds of Girls (2018) and The Wonder of Girls (2002), Michael Gurian has been concerned for …
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. …
About once a month or so we feature a blog post by Sean Kullman, Director of the Global Initiative for Boys and …
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 …
Dr. Gregg Jantz and The Center, A Place of Hope (www.aplaceofhope.com), have been helping and healing for more than 30 years. Today’s …
This year is almost over and 2024 beginning very soon. You will likely be looking at what to do and use for …
Michael Gurian has often been asked whether the new cultural interest in transgender and gender nonconforming brains should indicate an …
Smoking is a deeply rooted habit that has permeated cultures worldwide for centuries. Despite your consciousness of the health risks linked to …
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 …
Sean Kullman, Director of the Global Initiative of Boys and Men, and author of InHisWords on Substack, is doing some of the …
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 …
by SEAN KULLMAN Last month, an 80-year-old man went through his routine as an ice cream vendor, pushing his cart full of …
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 …
Some news I can’t wait to share Why I’m founding the American Institute for Boys and Men RICHARD V REEVES This is …
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 …
Our 25th Summer Training Institute took place on Zoom this last weekend. With 20 hours of training from keynoters and workshop presenters, …
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. …
Dr. Adonica Jones-Parks is a specialist in reaching at risk students, including the most disengaged. In her district in Cincinnati, she has …
Our Summer Institute is around the corner! GI Program Director Eva Dwight is offering a new workshop at this year’s SI, “Thinking …
Psychologist and Founder of the renowned Center, a Place of Hope, Dr. Gregory Jantz is one of our keynote speakers at this …
In these pages you’ve learned about our newest Gurian Center for Excellence at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, CA. We are …
Is it time for the American Psychological Association to look at the neuroscience of teaching and learning? Gurian Institute Data Shows Boys …
Early Bird Registration for our Summer Training Institute ends May 15! Check out the website for details: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2023/. All the presentations will …
World renowned activist and author Dr. Warren Farrell is one of our keynote speakers at this year’s Summer Training Institute. Co-author of …
Along with our K – 12 track at this summer’s Gurian Training Institute, we are again offering our Early Childhood Track. These …
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 …
This week we feature the work of Dr. Vermelle Greene, one of our Summer Institute Keynote speakers. She is dynamic, practical, leading …
We are excited to announce the next Helping Boys Thrive Summit in our network. The Kellen Cares Foundation in Spokane, Washington is …
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 …
We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael Gurian to our Summer Institute! He will be doing three keynotes this year, which …
Sean Kullman is an educator and social philosopher who leads the Global Initiative for Boys and Men. You can subscribe to his …
This year we are embarking on a series on boys’ development, but we have not forgotten girls! Far from it. GI is …
As the new year begins, we are excited to designate Crespi Carmelite High School our newest Gurian Center for Excellence. About the …
The new year is already underway and we are filled with hope for the future. We are also battered by headlines of …
The State of Washington, where Michael Gurian resides, has begun an effort to create a Commission on Boys and Men. As you’ll …
Nearly daily, we receive emails or calls from teachers, administrators, community members, and others regarding issues facing boys and girls in school …
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, …
We are pleased to announce that our Summer Training Institute 2023 will be held on June 24 – 25, 2023. Over the …
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 …
We are proud to announce our newest Online Course: The Minds of Our Youngest Boys and Girls, with Michael Gurian. The …
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 Emerging Man Virtual Summit on October 24 – 26. Michael Gurian will be one of the …
We hope you can join the Emerging Man Virtual Summit in just 10 days. Michael Gurian will be one of the speakers …
The Gurian Institute is honored to join with the Boys Initiative to bring you a Helping Boys Thrive Summit this Saturday, October, …
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 …
Today’s blog post features two novels about boys and young men working through trauma toward resilience and love. We recommend these suspense/thrillers …
The Gurian Institute is honored to join with the Boys Initiative to bring you a Helping Boys Thrive Summit this October, 2022. …
At the Gurian Institute, we frequently receive questions from parents about how to use the latest research on developing brains to inform …
A Canadian documentary team led by Stephen Herman and Evelyn Neuman is coming to Spokane to interview Michael Gurian on the stages …
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 …
Because of you, our Summer Institute (SI) was, and still is on video, a resounding success, with more than 500 participants! Though …
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 …
Early Bird Registration for our Summer Training Institute has been extended to May 15. Check out the website for details: https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2022/. We …
Michael Gurian here. I am writing about a change to our Summer Institute 2022. It will now take place solely on Zoom. …
At our Summer Training Institute in June, we have asked three renowned educators to speak on helping children of color. Marion Hill, …
Our Virtual Summer Training Institute is this weekend! Have you registered yet? Please click https://gurianinstitute.com/events/gurian-summer-institute-2022/ to learn more and to register. The …
Our own, our children’s, and our students’ mental health is on our minds. How can it not be? We each see issues …
For the second year in a row, we are offering a new track at our Summer Training Institute – Our Early Childhood …
The Gurian Institute is honored to join with community organizers in April to bring you two Helping Boys Thrive Summits. One is …
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 …
This week we would like to remind our readers to check out two novels about teen boys, Michael Gurian’s The Stone Boys …
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 …
Almost every day we get questions about healthy screen time for kids, especially in the pandemic and post-pandemic context. Our children are …
What parent does not have regrets? We all do, and if we give our memories free reign as we lay in bed …
We are proud to announce that our Summer Training Institute is set for June 25-26, 2022! It will be Virtual over the …
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 …
The Maryland State Board of Education has looked at the data–and the hearts and minds of its constituency–and seen a situation that …
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 …
Michael Gurian was honored to be interviewed on the videocast, Worlds Apart. This is a stimulating and in depth conversation on the …
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 …
In the wake of more mass shootings this last few weeks, as our hearts are broken, we are again asking “Why?” The …
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 …
We are proud to announce that Michael Gurian will provide two powerful and leading edge keynotes for the Summer Training Institute, one …
We are proud to announce that Dr. Glynetta Fletcher and Marion Hill will provide two powerful and leading edge keynotes for the …
The Center, A Place of Hope, has been a sponsor of our Wonder of Parenting podcast for more than two years. Dr. …
We are proud to announce that our Summer Training Institute is all set for June 26-27, 2021! We hope this is the …
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 …
The terms “masculinity” and “toxic masculinity” are used quite a bit in our culture. Last year a wing of the American Psychological …
My Visit to the Forge School – a Place of Hope, Adventure, and Growth As I drove up to the Forge School …
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. …
For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …
People are signing up from around the world and throughout the country for our Winter Training Institute! We hope you will join …
To publish this blog this week may seem counter-intuitive as Covid cases rise around the country and the world, but please bear …
Are you looking for a hands-on, easy-to-use, and exciting professional development experience that fits your budget? Do you work with boys and …
Our friend and one of the sponsors of our Wonder of Parenting Podcast is the psychologist, Dr. Gregory Jantz. He is author …
At our Winter Training Institute, educators and innovators Marion Hill, Josh Nordean, Shirleen Lombard, Joseph Moody, and Amy Coe will provide powerful …
The Gurian Institute is proud to be a consulting partner with the new The Forge School (Forge), a leading edge residential treatment …
In my blog a few weeks ago and in The Minds of Girls I (Michael Gurian) have focused on science-based theory …
The Gurian Institute is excited to welcome Joseph Moody, a powerful educator and dynamic speaker, to our Winter Training Institute! The event …
Early bird registration for our Winter Training Institute ends on December 18! The WI will take place as a Tele-Summit on Saturday …
Join people from around the country and around the world to learn and inspire one another to make systemic change in …
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 …
For nearly a decade, the Gurian Institute and St. John’s Jesuit Academy and High School (SJJ) in Toledo, OH have forged …
The Gurian Institute is excited to announce our Winter Training Institute! It will take place as a Tele-Summit on Saturday and Sunday, …
In spring (2020), I called for in-person school to reopen after the initial quarantine, citing significant academic slide without in person schooling, …
The Gurian Institute (GI) is proud to welcome our newest Gurian Model School to the family! The Greater Phoenix Urban League Head …
The San Antonio Academy is a pre-K – 8 school serving boys and their families in San Antonio, TX. The Gurian …
Our Summer Virtual Training Institute took place live this last weekend with recordings available through through Friday. Because all the sessions were …
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, many parents who work from home are still struggling to find that healthy balance between work and …
This blog by Michael Gurian was first published immediately after the death of George Floyd. A number of people have written that …
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 …
You may have recently seen media stories showing the significant majority of Covid deaths and severe illness are male (e.g. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/studies-find-men-more-prone-covid-19-death). This …
For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …
Tim Wright organizes a number of our Gurian Institute Helping Boys Thrive Summits and presents workshops worldwide on gender issues. He will …
No matter what happens with COVID-19 protocols, our Summer Training Institute will be held virtually and online. It will happen on June …
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 at each other’s throats,” a client told me via tele-coaching this week. “We’re together all the time, he lost …
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 …
I (Michael Gurian) happen to be Jewish, so I am going to borrow words from the Pirke Avot (an ancient Hebrew text …
We are in the midst of a COVID crisis that is affecting nearly everyone’s lives. Many schools are shutting their brick-and-mortar doors …
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 Gurian Institute has launched a podcast in collaboration with our friend and colleague, Tim Wright. The podcast is called The Wonder …
Today, we are re-posting an edited version of a post that Michael Gurian wrote for our Gurian Institute Newsletter and Psychology Today …
Our Summer Training Institute is set for the weekend of June 12-14, 2020 at beautiful Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California. …
The title of this blog could get put this other way: “Because I said, ‘Stop crying’ to my son when I was …
Just a few weeks ago in a video blog, I discussed how robust the research on male/female brain difference is these …
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 set for the weekend of June 12-14, 2020 at beautiful Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California. …
Our deepest thanks to everyone who attended and helped organize our Winter Training Institute! It took place this last weekend at …
For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …
Almost daily, I receive an email or other correspondence asking about the influences of nature, nurture, and culture on Girls/STEM training and …
In Phoenix at the end of October and in Toledo on Veterans Day, we were honored to join community stakeholders in …
At our Winter Institute, January 25-26, 2020, at the Lovett School, Stacia McFadden, Director of Academic Technology, will provide a workshop on …
The Gurian Winter Training Institute (WI) will be held this weekend on the beautiful campus of the Lovett School, in Atlanta, GA. …
Our Winter Training Institute is set for January 24-26, 2020 at The Lovett School, in Atlanta, Georgia. Early Bird registration ends …
Thank you for your responses to The Stone Boys. It is my (Michael Gurian’s) first young adult novel (suitable for teens 13 …
From Director Eva Dwight: Early on in my work as a junior high counselor, I noticed that boys were predominantly the …
The Gurian Winter Training Institute (WI) is just around the corner. It will be held on the beautiful campus of the …
We are very proud of our partnership with Dr. Gregory Jantz, Founder of The Center, A Place of Hope, as well as …
National speaker and renowned educator Troy Kemp will be our Sunday keynoter at our Winter Institute. Troy is executive director of the …
We will be holding our Winter Training Institute in the Southeast again! For the last two years we’ve received phone calls, emails, …
From Michael Gurian: If I am known at all, it is probably for The Wonder of Boys, The Wonder of Girls, or …
We hope you enjoy this blog by Eva Dwight, Gurian Winter Training Institute Coordinator, classroom teacher and school counselor for more than …
Before we get into this week’s blog, the Gurian Institute wants to announce that the Early Bird registration deadline for our Winter …
The title of this blog post is determinedly incendiary, implying that we parents, teachers, and citizens might not have the power to …
Buy now! on Amazon (Michael Gurian) convincingly illustrates…the peculiar pain and potential loneliness of being a boy in America today. —Time …
This month, mass shootings took dozens of lives in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. Last month, months before, last year, and …
Our colleague, Dr. Jed Diamond, wrote a powerful blog post recently that begins: “It’s good we recognize that not all humans are …
Early bird registration is open for our January 2020 Winter Training Institute! We will all be together at Lovett Middle School, a …
Our Winter Training Institute will be held at Lovett Middle School on January 24-26, 2020, with the extra Monday morning session for …
Gaming is popular, but do we use it to teach maturity? If not, why not? Should boys just be gaming without adult input? …
We are very proud of our partnership with Dr. Gregory Jantz, Founder of The Center, A Place of Hope, as well as …
Just under a decade ago, I met Fr. William Watson, the founder of the Sacred Story Institute in Seattle, WA. When we …
We are proud to announce that we will be holding a Winter Training Institute in the Southeast again. YOU made this …
We want to welcome San Antonio Academy, which is re-certifying this year as a Gurian Model School. Please check the school out: …
We are excited to announce that Cherokee Creek Boys School is re-certifying as a Gurian Model School! Michael Gurian and our …
Abigail Wald, Gurian Certified Trainer and founder of motherflippingawesome.com, provided a powerful workshop at our Summer Training Institute, June 22 -23, at …
It was a joy to be with more than 160 people at Army and Navy Academy, in Carlsbad, California, for our …
As we anticipate our Summer Training Institute in Carlsbad, CA in a couple weeks, we want to welcome Chattanooga Preparatory to our …
At our Summer Training Institute, Dr. Glynetta Deshon Fletcher, Hicxell Rodriguez Wester, Joseph Moody, and Amy Coe, all Gurian Institute Trainers and …
We are proud to welcome Master Trainer Rob Kodama to this year’s Summer Institute, which will be held at Army and …
Tim Wright and Michael Gurian have worked together for 12 years on Rites of Passage programs, Helping Kids Thrive and Helping …
For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …
Gurian Certified Trainer and Hand in Hand Parenting Trainer Abigail Wald will provide a workshop on best digital practices at our …
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. …
We hope you enjoy this blog by Eva Dwight, Gurian Summer Training Institute Coordinator, classroom teacher and school counselor for more …
The Gurian Institute is proud to welcome Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School (VDOH) to our family of Gurian Institute Model …
The Gurian Institute is proud to welcome Burlingame Intermediate School (BIS) to our family of Gurian Institute Model Schools! BIS is a …
Many boys and men do like therapy, of course, but many leave therapy–or never come–and that is not good. If you look …
Our Summer Training Institute is all set for June 21-23 at Army and Navy Academy, in Carlsbad, California, just north of San …
We, our students, and our children are stressed out! You’ve heard about it and read about it nearly every day in the …
“Gender Indifference” is a term I use to talk about the call by some people, most of them not primary scientists …
For seventeen years, we have come together at the Gurian Summer Training Institute (SI). Each year is an amazing experience of learning …
Eva Dwight, M.Ed., one of our featured speakers at this year’s Gurian Summer Training Institute, wrote this informative and practical blog featuring …
The Gurian Institute and the National Center for the Development of Boys have begun their third year of partnership. We want to …
If you have not yet utilized the work of our friend and colleague, Tim Wright, we hope you will. Tim and his …
Gail and I have two daughters, Gabrielle and Davita. They are 28 and 25 now, but when we were raising them, few …
For more than 20 years, the Gurian Institute has been certifying trainers to provide professional development and consulting in schools, organizations, and …
Something has happened to our academic culture–the culture that teaches educators how to teach, therapists how to counsel, and parents how to …
It is January and that means early bird registration is open for our 2019 Summer Training Institute! We have even more speakers …
The new year is here, and we are all starting to live out our resolutions! This is such a great time to …
In my blog a few weeks ago and in The Minds of Girls I have tried to focus on science-based theory and …
On October 10, I spoke at the Dawson School in Boulder, Colorado, and a reporter was kind enough to write a story …
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. …
This has been an amazing year at the Gurian Institute and YOU are the reason why. Each of you has in …
I want to join my colleague, Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., whose blog I am featuring in a moment, in warning parents and …
The holidays are coming, and I’m hoping you will give the gift of reading to both young adults and adults in your …
If you know someone who loves young adult novels, I hope you will recommend to them that they read the newest young …
I mentioned a few weeks ago how proud I was of the publication of The Blind Woman and Other Stories. Many of …
A school leader wrote recently: “Michael, we know boys and girls learn differently, and by teaching to the minds …
What’s a gender expert doing writing a book of short stories?! It’s a reasonable question, since people often think of nonfiction and …
Just last week, someone posted on Twitter the illusion that female and male brains are the same. Why talk about girls and …
As the new school year is set to begin, we at GI hope you will look at utilizing brain-based training during the …
Gail and I have two daughters, Gabrielle and Davita. They are 28 and 25 now, but when we were raising them, few …
From the opening reception to the final session, the Gurian Summer Training Institute soared. We thank you all, whether you attended this …
Pornography is a natural attractant to most pubescent and adolescent boys. By early adolescence, most boys have begun to masturbate. Because male …
Since its inception in 1910, the Army and Navy Academy’s curriculum has combined rigorous college-preparatory classes with a leadership training program. …
This week we are proud to feature a blog post by Susan Jentzsch, the Director of our Summer Institute and author …
The Gurian Summer Training Institute begins this Friday evening with a warm welcome reception then Saturday morning with training and networking. There …
A hallmark of our training and research are our success strategies. When I first began studying classrooms, I looked immediately for …
Dr. Lisa Basista is one of those people who dynamically leads others with excitement and power and yet carries a sense …
The Depressed American Boy: Diagnosing and Treating Male-Type Depression Tracy, 18, called his parents to say he was not doing well …
Jeremy fidgets and clicks his teeth in such a way that he drives his teacher crazy; Latrice is taking notes but not …
January 2018 marks the beginning of our third year working with Central Catholic High School in San Antonio, Texas as a Center …
Troy Kemp is an internationally recognized keynote speaker, and our Sunday keynoter at the Summer Institute this June. His dynamic approach …
The most recent available data, vetted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, shows children between 2 and 12 spend 4.5 hours per …
Early Bird Registration for the Gurian Summer Institute ends April 30! We are only hosting one Gurian Summer Training Institute for 2018. The 2-day Training Session will …
Tucker Carlson debuted a new series, “Men in America,” on his Fox News program to run all through March with the words, …
We just ended our Helping Boys Thrive Summit in Phoenix. Next week we will be in Littleton, Colorado, near the school where …
Dr. Michael Gurian has studied and served children for thirty years. In The Wonder of Girls (2002), he presented a science-based approach to …
We begin this year with a sense of profound thanks for all of you who have brought the Gurian Institute into your …
A Blog Post by Michael Gurian Today’s date is 12/7/17. What I write here will attach to today’s date yet, I believe, …
Certified Trainer Rosemarie Engman and her class at Sacred Heart School in Bellevue, Washington are making video clips of Gurian strategies …
he mental health of our children is becoming increasingly fragile. Wherever we look, we see immense loneliness and confusion in teen communities. …
Last week, Dr. Jim Weber and I visited classrooms at Central Catholic High School in San Antonio, Texas. Central Catholic, a school …
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are fully entering the digital age(!) and proud to offer a Membership subscription service to educators, parents, mentors, …
Ever misplace your phone, forget someone’s name, or struggle to find the right words? Of course, you have. It happens to all …
As I was writing Saving Our Sons (February 2017) and just recently, as I am completing The Minds of Girls (January 2018), I’ve been receiving more …
Is Children’s Mental Health a School Issue or a Parent Issue? We’ve been alerting our readers to issues in suicide prevention this …
As we honor the passing of the 16th anniversary of one of the deadliest days in the history of the United States …
It doesn’t matter where I am working–from Houston to Nashville, San Antonio to Bel-Air, Bloomfield Hills to Chandler–everyone is wondering the same …
Michael Gurian’s new book, The Minds of Girls: A New Path for Raising Healthy, Resilient, And Successful Women, is now published! We …
A blog by Michael Gurian, August 16, 2017 On the day Google software engineer James Damore was fired for writing a Memo about Google’s …
A revolution may be underway on behalf of boys, not just in the U.S. but also abroad. Our own Katey McPherson just …
My daughter, Davita, 24, is an avid and accomplished rock climber. She and her boyfriend, Ben, go on two to three month …
Answer: They are both games and potential maturation tools because they already deal with themes of character development and manhood. Every video game–even …
Answer: Both coed and single gender schools can be great schools. Communities should have free choice. In a new era of school …
4 girls. 2 at once! How did I get so lucky? As a sister to 5, with no brothers, you would think …
According to Smart Insights (www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing), Facebook is still the most widely used social networking app globally. Instant messenger apps like WhatsApp and …
Ask Dr. Gurian: Is it always wrong to tell a child, “Stop crying!” Or to put this another way: Because I said …
Question: For love to last, what are the negative habits to change as soon as possible? Answer: You’ve probably met couples in which one …
“Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy explores the hidden depths of marriage and relationships. Gurian utilizes cutting edge neuroscience to help couples experience happy and …
Chances are, if you teach or have tweens or teenagers, you have heard the buzz about the new NetFlix series, “13 Reasons …
Q: Should we have more debates in our classrooms? A: Yes! As a boy raised by Jewish parents, I spent a lot …
Dr. Gurian and The Gurian Institute have been on the move this year to places near and far. Trainings in Florida, Georgia, …
Ask Dr. Gurian by Michael Gurian, www.gurianinstitute.com Q: Is there really a “He” or “She” anymore? A: Yes. But when we hear …
All of my life I have been surrounded by girls. Growing up with 4 sisters was quite a chaotic scene, although …
“The Other Side Of The Report Card”-what a novel concept! As I listened to Dr. Michele Borba’s 1 :30 minute promo clip …
The Gurian Institute has been very busy this week as we wrapped up our 3rd Gurian Winter Institute on the shores of …
Blog post by Michael Gurian In thirty years of working with children, I have never been more worried than I am right …
This week was a wonderful week of planning, executing, and pulling together many groups from around the globe as I pulled together …
There are many things that fascinate me. Human behavior is one of them. The brain, how we protect ourselves from danger, how …
How is your son doing? How are YOU doing? If he is struggling or withdrawn, complaining about school, acting out, bored, or …
It is with great excitement that Katey, our GI team, and I announce our partnership with the National Center for The Development …
In a world full of digital devices and human interface that is starting to be limited, movement is essential. For the past …
Many use the term but it is often confused with just being responsible online. If it is just responsible and ethical …
As I think about the last 10 years in schools and the movement of helping kids through conflict, I recall what works …
I was speaking at a conference recently on girls’ development. I had been asked to talk about what will make girls most …
Julia Lythcott-Haims is the author of ” How To Raise An Adult:Break Free of the Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid …
Last night as I watched Michael Phelps and his relay team bring home his last gold, it was awesome to see the …
“What rights of privacy should my teen have, and what rights are not his or her rights at all? “What are the …
Commas. Periods. Semicolons. I never know when to use them. I love to write, so that makes, it, hard, to know, when, …
In thirty years of working with children, I have never been more worried than I am right now for our sons. As …
Enchantment. What does that word mean to you? Do you even remember the last time you were “enchanted?” It has been awhile …
We are honored and excited to be debuting the “Screenagers” movie as part of our 15th Annual Gurian Summer Institute. This moving …
Gurian Model School Army Navy Academy to host Gurian Summer Institute this June! Join us on the shores of the Pacific as …
A year ago, Marcus Wheeler won the State Division I Cross Country title in 15:36, a race he had not even qualified …
Dr. Michael Gurian recieved an honorary doctor of letters in recognition of his contributions to gender neuroscience and efforts to improve education for children …
Teaching and learning have always been embedded in my DNA. From a young age sitting in my mom’s high school French classroom, …
Part 1: Social Media Apps As the technology changes, so must our efforts to protect our students and children. Social media apps …
It is often said that “Boys should be boys”…..what does this exactly mean? Many boys go to school and flourish. They weave …
An open letter to all parents and teachers regarding the subject of “aggression nurturance”. We all know that boys and girls are definitively …
Our keynote and breakout sessions provide parents and professionals with best practices for working with students, clients, children, and one another. The …
Let’s face it; I’m stupid. You know it, I know it, and my parents know it!” These words were spoken in anguish …
Boys & Girls decide if school is for them very early: The Gurian Institute knows how crucial early childhood education is – …
There has been much focus in the media recently about helping Boys of Color. The Gurian Institute has been working on the …
By mistaking unchecked behavior for undeveloped behavior, we allow unacceptable behavior in boys and men to be seen as just another part …
My Brother’s Keeper – An Essential Alliance By Michael Gurian, Founder, the Gurian Institute, and author of THE WONDER OF BOYS President …
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