April 1, 2013
News Clips
- Asian Students Better at Math and Science; Girls Equal to Boys in STEM Career Potential
A new study finds that male and female students consistently earn similar grades in high school math and science courses, while Asians are better at math and science than all other ethnic groups- results that debunk gender stereotypes but reinforce racial ones about academic achievement and success in STEM careers.
Medical Daily
March 29, 2013 - Pre-College Parental Chat May Reduce Freshman Drinking
Parents who want to help their teens better navigate the world of college drinking might consider a pre-college chat on the topic. New research suggests it will help douse their desire to imbibe when they hit campus.
HealthFinder.gov
March 29, 2013 - Most Children’s Meals at Large Restaurant Chains Are Still Unhealthy, a Study Finds
A new study of the nutritional quality of meals for children on the menus of the nation’s largest chain restaurants has found that 91 percent do not even meet the standards set by the National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell program.
New York Times
March 28, 2013 - Frequent Moves Take Toll on Poor Kids, Study Suggests
Poor children who move three or more times before they’re 5 years old are at increased risk for behavioral problems, a new study contends.
MedLinePlus
March 28, 2013 - The Lost Boys of Sudan 12 Years Later
The Lost Boys became part of the largest U.S. resettlement program ever undertaken by the State Department. Three thousand were settled across America in 2001, most becoming citizens. Abraham Yel Nhial was a preacher in the Kenyan refugee camp when Simon first interviewed him. He was resettled in Atlanta, where he eventually earned a degree in Biblical studies from Atlanta Christian College. “It’s been a long journey, but God blessed me,” he says. What came next could be called miraculous by someone who was once a preacher with little formal training in a refugee camp.
CBS
March 28, 2013 - Bigorexics’ Want to Boost Their Masculinity
Guys consumed by the idea that they are not muscular enough have a disorder called muscle dysmorphia, popularly known as “bigorexia.” It had been believed that sexuality was one of the main factors behind muscle dysmorphia in men, but this study suggests that how men view themselves is more important, according to the Australian researchers.
HealthFinder.gov
March 28, 2013 - Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?
Short children and adults do not seem less happy than their taller peers, and there’s no proof that treating idiopathic short stature improves quality of life.
WebMD
March 27, 2013 - Feds roll out $375 million in anti-obesity grants for low-income kids
The Obama administration is rolling out a new program to fight obesity among low-income children, with $375 million in grants for states that promote healthy eating consistent with the government’s latest dietary guidelines.
Washington Examiner
March 27, 2013 - Boys vs. girls: What’s behind the college grad gender gap?
Men are less willing to take on the heavy debt loads that are increasingly required to complete a college degree. When they reach the point of owing $12,500 in school loans, men “are more likely to be discouraged” than women — and to decide it makes sense to leave school and start working full-time.
CNN
March 27, 2013 - Concussion Concerns
Each year more than one and a half million people suffer traumatic brain injuries at least 75% of them are classified as mild T-B-I’s or concussions.Now, new research in the journal Radiology shows that even a single concussion may cause lasting structural damage to the brain.
Healthday
March 26, 2013 - Parents’ Divorce May Up Kids’ Odds for Smoking as Adults
Children whose parents divorce are more likely to smoke as adults than kids from families of divorce, according to a new study.
MedlinePlus
March 25, 2013 - Parent-Child Violence Leads to Teen Dating Violence, Study Suggests
“It is true that if you grow up in a violent household you have a higher likelihood of being in a violent relationship,” said Brenda Lohman, lead author and an associate professor of human development and family studies at Iowa State University.
Science Daily
March 25, 2013
Studies
- School suspensions: Does racial bias feed the school-to-prison pipeline?
Rocketing school suspensions may feed the school-to-prison pipeline – and even violate civil rights.
High rates of suspensions and expulsions for certain groups – particularly African-Americans, Hispanics, and those with disabilities – are evident in data gathered nationally by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Data from 72,000 American public schools in the 2009-10 school year, for example, show that while African-Americans make up 18 percent of the students in this large sample, they account for 46 percent of students suspended more than once, 39 percent of students expelled, and 36 percent of students arrested on campus. White students, by contrast, represent 29 percent of multiple suspensions and 33 percent of expulsions – but 51 percent of the students.
Christian Science Monitor
March 31, 2013
Opinion
- Raise cigarette prices to snuff teen smoking: Our view
USA Today
March 28, 2013 - Men and Boys Behaving Badly: Where Are Their Fathers?
What has been missing from this too-often repeated narrative is the condemnation of the attitudes of men or boys behaving badly from other men, especially men who are in positions of power, authority, and influence — and especially fathers.
Huffington Post
March 26, 2013 - Is There Really a ‘Boy Crisis’?
Quietly, without anywhere near the fanfare that has greeted the claim that boys have become the weaker, worse-off sex, serious researchers have been arguing for years that boys — a lot of boys, at least — are doing just fine.
Time
March 21, 2013
Reports
- Modern Parenthood
Roles of Moms and Dads Converge as They Balance Work and Family
The way mothers and fathers spend their time has changed dramatically in the past half century. Dads are doing more housework and child care; moms more paid work outside the home. Neither has overtaken the other in their “traditional” realms, but their roles are converging, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of long-term data on time use.
Pew Research Center
March 14, 2013
International News
CHINA
- Health guidebook for Beijing’s obese students
A health guidebook for students will be extended to middle and primary schools acrossthe Capital by April.Deputy Director of Beijing municipal health bureau Du Hong said the 20 page bookletaims to give students practical health guidance and the middle school version includesadolescent health care and mental health knowledge.As the standard of life develops and the differences between urban and rural areasreduce, the proportion of obesity and students with sight issues has grown.
People’s Daily Online
March 29, 2013