A mom in the tech industry wrote me this email: “Everywhere I go in Silicon Valley I see kids and adults less resilient.  In my workplace, we are constantly tangled up with issues that are kid stuff in adult clothing—who said what to whom, who likes and doesn’t like whom, who hurt who’s feelings.  These folks are 35-year-old children who can’t stand up for themselves, or when they do, they …

Beginning in the late 1980s, Michael Gurian began to build a science-based social philosophy for child development, especially in the spheres of education, parenting, and psychology.  This philosophy grounds the Gurian Institute’s work in schools and communities.   This week our blog post is a round up of just a few of the recent articles and studies that ground the Gurian philosophy and method. Don’t forget to check out our Summer …

We are heartbroken at the loss of life and freedom in the Ukraine.  Both the Ukrainian people and, likely, most of the Russian people have had their interests betrayed by this continuing act of tyranny and war.  We pray for the people who are suffering and agree with others that prayers are not enough; we have been donating resources to action funds set up to help the refugees.  Please  send …

We are delighted to offer you and your teams an array of possibilities for participation in this June’s Summer Training Institute.   This is our annual training, networking, and strategy-driven educational event for anyone working with boys and girls.  Michael Gurian’s keynotes will add a focus on resilience-building through the lens’ of boys and girls’ developing minds and emotions, especially as they are evolving in and through the Covid era. On …

To our Wonder of Parenting podcast, a mom wrote two questions that we are asked a great deal.  “Are some kids just more resilient than others?  I have three children, two girls and one boy.  I think I’m doing all the right things to make sure they are resilient but how can I be sure?” A dad wrote about his daughter and son, four and five.  “We’ve noticed our daughter …

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 a mind expanding poem in a number of ways, and benefits from multiple readings.  We hope you enjoy it. Don’t forget to register for our Virtual Summer Training Institute in June.  Early Bird registration is in full swing.  Bring teams with you if you can to this exciting …

Almost every day we get questions about healthy screen time for kids, especially in the pandemic and post-pandemic context.   Our children are going to be on screens, especially as they get older, but how much, when, why, and what limits are best? Dr. Meghan Owenz is the author of the book Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need.  A professor at Penn State University, Dr. Owenz …

What parent does not have regrets?  We all do, and if we give our memories free reign as we lay in bed at night, regret might overwhelm us for long moments before sleep.   But what if our mistakes are not as mistaken as we thought, especially if we make them striving to build resilience in our children? In “Both Our Beauty and Our Awkwardness We Bring,” from his Story of …