If 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 GurianWe expect him to take up a lot of space in his gangly experiments with life, and we teach him, through task, work, game, activity, and experience how to use that space. Above all, we give him mentoring and supervision that respects and teaches his gifts, his visions, even his shadowy inner demons
Michael GurianBoys need to learn the value of spiritual solitude. For the soul to grow, it needs those moments of no-stimulation, of wakeful peace. Because we adults don't usually practice enough solitudeโbecause we are always 'doing' thingsโwe often neglect to teach our boys to find solitude
Michael GurianAll over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. Its a negotiation tool.
Michael Gurian