February 19, 2013
News Clips
- 10 Benefits of Having Teen Boys
Huffington Post
February 16, 2013 - Millions of Americans Have an STD, and Half of New infections are Among Young People
Healthfinder.gov
February 14, 2013 - Raising Healthy Boys Means Letting Them Run A Little Wild
More and more though, I’ve heard that parents don’t want their kids playing that roughly. They don’t want them playing with fake guns (certainly a hot-button issue over the past few years with the gun deaths in our country) and swords. They want them to avoid things like climbing, leaping, biking, skateboarding, and so forth. Violence, injury, and the prevention of them, are a big deal in current America.
Huffington Post
February 14, 2013 - Hyper-parents can make college aged children depressed-study
Medline Plus
February 13, 2013
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care - Researchers say ligament injury, once rare in youngsters, is rising with sports training intensity
Medline Plus
February 13, 2013 - We Owe to Our Sons What We’ve Given Our Daughters
Boys are not men; they are children, and they need our attention now.
Psychology Today
February 13, 2013 - To Reduce Suicide Rates, New Focus Turns to Guns
The gun debate has focused on mass shootings and assault weapons since the schoolhouse massacre in Newtown, Conn., but far more Americans die by turning guns on themselves. Nearly 20,000 of the 30,000 deaths from guns in the United States in 2010 were suicides, according to the most recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national suicide rate has climbed by 12 percent since 2003, and suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teenagers.
New York Times
February 13, 2013 - Dads Weigh In On Why Boys Fall Behind
NPR
February 12, 2013 - Negative stereotypes about boys hinder their academic achievement
Negative stereotypes about boys may hinder their achievement, while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. From a very young age, children think boys are academically inferior to girls, and they believe adults think so, too. Even at these very young ages, boys’ performance on an academic task is affected by messages that suggest that girls will do better than they will.
Society for Research in Child Development
February 12, 2013 - Study finds telling youngsters they’re smart, great, wonderful could backfire later.
A new study found that it’s probably not helpful for parents to shower their young daughters or sons with commentary meant to boost self-esteem. Instead, the right kind of praise and encouragement may help children be more open to change and eager for the harder tasks that provide opportunities to learn.
Healthfinder.gov
February 12, 2013 - In wake of Newtown shooting, review finds more evidence needed on how to help children cope.
When children go through a trauma — whether it’s as rare as a school shooting or as common as a car accident — they may need therapy to help them deal with it. But new research finds that experts know little about which types of therapy actually work.
Healthfinder.com
February 12, 2013 - Teen Births Hit Record Low, CDC Reports
Teen birth rates have dropped yet again, reaching a historic low, and the number of babies being born early or with a low birth weight has also declined, a new U.S. government report shows.
Healthfinder.gov
February 11, 2013 - Ways to Help Underachieving Boys Succeed in School
The way to deal with boys’ underachievement in school is not through “boy friendly” policies like more recess, single-sex classrooms and male teachers but through strong academic climates and clear, consistent information about occupations and the educational pathways that lead to them.
New York Times
February 10, 2013 - Teen Health Tip: Consider Sharing Your Secrets
Having secrets is widespread among teenagers, especially girls. But teens who share their secrets in confidence with parents and friends have fewer headaches and depressed moods and are more confident in social situations than others who keep secrets to themselves, according to a report in the Journal of Adolescence.
Wall Street Journal
February 7, 2013 - Washington Takes On Bullying
A Washington, D.C. task force has compiled a model bullying prevention policy for agencies that serve youth.
Among the recommendations proposed by Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force, all youth-serving agencies will create “youth advisory panels,” which will assist during the drafting and planning of policies.
Crime Report
February 7, 2013 - Do Teachers Really Discriminate Against Boys?
Worries about the declining academic performance of boys, a topic of increasing alarm this past decade, have intensified recently. It seems that boys are being judged both unduly harshly and leniently at school. A new study on gender disparities in elementary-school performance — the first study to examine both objective and subjective performance — found that boys were given lower grades than girls, even in cases (such as math and science) where their test scores were either equal to or higher than the girls’ test scores.
Time
February 6, 2013 - Boys and girls don’t learn the same way, author insists
Even when its owner is bored, a normal female human’s brain is active, with electronic scans showing blips of energy scattered throughout.
A “resting” male brain, by contrast, is virtually inactive except for the part that regulates bodily systems.
So shows one of the images that author and family counselor Michael Gurian showed Thursday to several audiences, including an evening public lecture at St. John’s Jesuit High School, and plans to show again today to local educators as he discusses “The Minds of Boys and Girls” and how their brains’ differences influence how each gender learns and lives.
Toledo Blade
February 5, 2013 - Sen. Al Franken Introduces Mental Health in Schools Bill
Most of the policy debate following the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has centered on gun control. But President Barack Obama also proposed a number of steps to bolster mental health services in schools—and U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has introduced a bill that also seeks to beef up early intervention services.
Education Week
February 5, 2013 - Girls Lead in Science Exam, but Not in the United States
For years — and especially since 2005, when Lawrence H. Summers, then president of Harvard, made his notorious comments about women’s aptitude — researchers have been searching for ways to explain why there are so many more men than women in the top ranks of science. Now comes an intriguing clue, in the form of a test given in 65 developed countries by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It finds that among a representative sample of 15-year-olds around the world, girls generally outperform boys in science — but not in the United States.
New York Times
February 4, 2013 - For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do ‘Get Better,’ Study Finds
While gay British teens more likely to be bullied in school, situation improved by young adulthood
Medline Plus
February 4, 2013 - NIH study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening
Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIH
February 4, 2013 - Adult diabetes drug may work in very obese youths
A drug originally approved to treat adults with diabetes may also help severely obese youths lose some weight, according to a new study.
Medline Plus
February 4, 2013 - Sexual Identity and Bullying
High school can be tough on kids, it’s not always the “best days” of their lives. But it can be especially challenging for gay, lesbian and bisexual teens.So researchers in England wanted to know if it gets better for this group after high school. Using data collected from more than 4,000 teens between 2004 and 2010, the team looked at how rates of bullying changed as the teens got older, and what effect bullying has on their emotions.
Medline Plus
February 4, 2013 - School Bullies Often Popular, Survey Finds
Middle school students reported that the same kids who were ‘cool’ were also the most aggressive
Medline Plus
February 1, 2013 - Type 1 diabetes rising in kids – study
Cases of insulin-requiring type 1 diabetes rose sharply in children under the age of five in Philadelphia over a two-decade span – similar to increases seen across the U.S. and Europe, according to new research.
Medline Plus
February 1, 2013 - How Can Healthier School Snacks and Beverages Improve Student Health and Help School Budgets?
Today, more than 23.5 million children and adolescents in the United States are overweight or obese, putting them at greater risk for serious health problems and straining the health care system. In 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was enacted to provide healthier foods and beverages in schools. The law charged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with updating nutrition standards for the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs and these standards were updated in early 2012.
RWJF
February 2013 - Prescription of antidepressants for children and adolescents by office-based physicians is typically done off-label
Pediatricians and other health care providers often prescribe antidepressant drugs off-label to children and adolescents, concludes a new study.
AHRQ
February 2013 - Health Tip: Is Your Child Being Bullied?
Many children don’t want to admit to being bullied, or ask an adult for help. So it’s important to look for typical warning signs.
Medline Plus
January 30, 2013
International News
UK
- The gender gap at universities: where are all the men?
Male students are outnumbered by females at most UK universities. But what subjects are they studying and which campuses have the biggest gender gap?
The Guardian
January 29, 2013