Some of you have written and called about rumors that school may not start this Fall, at least not in some brick-and-mortar locations, but instead may transpire online, as it did this spring.  Others have written that Summer and Back-to-School PD will need to transpire online and virtually, as well.  If this happens in your school or district, please let us know.  We provide PD via Zoom, webinar, and other …

We are in the midst of the COVID-19 lock down, spending a lot of time together, and discovering new ways of bonding and learning.  At the same time, many of us are eating a lot of junk food because it provides easy take-out or delivery options.  We and our kids eat that junk food together, and it lasts around the house for snacks.   The family bonding is wonderful, but …

We have two important announcements today.  First, our Gurian Summer Training Institute will happen!  It is going to be an online event over the weekend of June 27-28, with each session also available online to paid participants for a set period of time after the weekend.   While we will miss seeing you in Carlsbad, CA this year, we are excited by the ability to reach you where you are.  Please …

In this special edition of our normal newsletter, I want to share some thoughts about how to talk with kids about the COVID crisis, manage your plethora of new family time while schools are closed, and stay sane during what will be hard times for all of us.   Tim Wright and I did a podcast on this subject just two days ago which you can access on www.wonderofparenting.com by subscribing …

Here’s some shocking data for you. Or maybe, if you work in a school, not so shocking.  Across the United States, *boys receive two-thirds of the D’s and F’s in our schools but less than 40% of the A’s  *boys are twice as likely as girls to be labeled “emotionally disturbed” and twice as likely to be diagnosed with a behavioral or learning disorder  *boys are four times as likely …