From Michael Gurian:  I want to delve into election politics for a moment in a way perhaps different than others in the media. I will not try to get you to pick a side. I am a social philosopher not a politician. My direction today will go toward evolutionary biology and brain chemistry though I have some preamble of personal predilections I want to share with you. I think they …

Dr. Warren Farrell has been a friend of Michael Gurian since the late 1980s and a friend of the Gurian Institute since its founding in the late 1990s.  Dr. Farrell is renowned worldwide for his work in women and men’s issues as well as his recent book, The Boy Crisis. His newest book, Role Mate to Soul Mate, is just out, including a course that goes with the book.  Michael …

Tim Wright, co-host, with Michael Gurian, of the Wonder of Parenting Podcast (www.wonderofparenting.com), is author of the popular Toby Baxter series of young adult novels. Today’s guest blog post is Part III in his series on “Use Your Words,” a fascinating study of how we use words to convey meanings–and sometimes miss the meanings for stereotypes and confusions, especially as we are educating and raising young people. To read Parts …

For seven years, the Gurian Institute has been working with Head Start of Phoenix on Pilot and Comprehensive training programs as well as program development alongside Marion Hill, the Program Coordinator for Phoenix Head Start.  Marion is a dynamic program head, speaker, Gurian Certified Trainer, and founder of M.A.N.C.A.V.E., a Nurturing Fathers program This last year, M.A.N.C.A.V.E. partnered with Dads Together.  In our blog post today, you will hear from …