Our youth want less adult contact if that co ntacttreats them like boys. They want more adult contact that treats them like young men. Tired as they are of the former, they are hungry for the latter
Michael GurianAll over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. Its a negotiation tool.
Michael GurianThe human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.
Michael GurianIf Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer were alive today, weโd say they had ADD or a conduct disorder. They [boys] are who they are, and we need to love them for who they are. Letโs not try to rewire them.
Michael GurianOur contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one person. This one person, who strives to give the best, may be overwhelmed, busy, trying to raise many children. And even in homes with two parents, many children are essentially alone.
Michael Gurian