#87: The Wonder of Boys with Dr. Michael Gurian
The Art of Manliness
The Art of Manliness
4.7 • 14.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2014
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
I talk to boyhood psychology expert, Dr. Michael Gurian about his book, The Wonder of Boys. We discuss how biological differences between boys and girls affect the neurology and consequently the psychology of boys as well as how schools and therapists have overlooked these differences to the detriment of boys. Gurian provides insights into what boys need in order to grow into strong, mentally and emotionally healthy men, and what parents can do to provide that environment to boys. If you're a dad, this is a definite must-listen. Lots of great actionable information here to help your son to become a good, strong man.
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| 0:00.0 | Bret McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast. |
| 0:18.9 | Now, there's been a lot of discussion in the media these past few years about what's |
| 0:22.6 | wrong with boys, what's wrong with men. |
| 0:25.4 | Why aren't they succeeding in school anymore? |
| 0:27.6 | Why are they less likely to go to college than women now? |
| 0:31.0 | There's all these statistics that are thrown out. |
| 0:32.6 | And whenever there's this discussion about what's wrong with boys, what's wrong with men, |
| 0:36.6 | very rarely are there solutions offered. |
| 0:38.7 | And when solutions are offered, it's often, you know, boys just need to be more like girls |
| 0:43.2 | and men need to be more like women. |
| 0:45.5 | Our guest today makes the case, that's not necessarily true, that rather we need to understand |
| 0:51.2 | the unique ways that boys and a man's neurobiology affects how they relate to the world and adapt |
| 0:59.8 | to our culture to that and embrace that, those unique attributes of men and boys. |
| 1:05.2 | His name is Michael Gurion. |
| 1:06.7 | He's the author of 28 books and he's dedicated his life and career to helping teachers, helping |
| 1:13.5 | parents, helping institutions, help boys. |
| 1:17.6 | That's been a big part of his career. |
| 1:19.3 | Today we're going to talk about his first book that he wrote. |
| 1:21.6 | It's called The Wonder of Boys. |
| 1:23.0 | We'll be discussing how boys and girls are different and how their brain biology affects |
| 1:28.4 | the way they relate to the world. |
| 1:30.3 | We're going to discuss the differences between how boys and girls show empathy. |
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