By The News Motion, 01/10/2022 “… The researchers found boys born to mothers with high thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy were more likely to be withdrawn, have behavioral problems and be anxious or depressed…” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220106100407.htm#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20boys%20born,aggressive%20behavior%20in%20preschool%20boys.
Author: The Boys Initiative
What I Wish My Son’s Teachers Knew About Him and ADHD
By ADDitude 03/08/2021 “…I wish you knew that my son doesn’t want to misbehave. What seems like misbehavior could be because he is overwhelmed, frustrated or embarrassed. If he is feeling any of these emotions, his brain responds by fighting, fleeing or freezing. It’s a natural stress response. I wish you knew how stressful school READ MORE
NAPLAN: Girls ahead of boys in literacy results while boys lead in numeracy as gap between socio-economic groups grows
By Jack Mahony – Skynews 12/15/2021 “… The 2021 NAPLAN results have shown girls are outperforming the boys in reading and writing while the boys have proven to be superior in numeracy. The gap in results between students with parents who failed to finish school and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds also tended to fall READ MORE
Boys vs. Girls: Study suggests female fetuses may get more COVID-19 protection from mom
By Local12 12/09/2021 “…Antibodies are what your body makes after getting the vaccine or getting the virus, which protect you. It turned out, moms who got the virus during pregnancy passed fewer protective antibodies to male fetuses compared to female…” Read the entire article: https://local12.com/health/health-updates/boys-vs-girls-study-suggests-female-fetuses-may-get-more-covid-19-protection-from-mom-pregnancy-cincinnati
Study Finds No Ties Between Youth Tackle Football, Brain/Behavioral Issues
By Health Day 01/03/2022 “…Now, new research suggests that head trauma and concussions aren’t linked to problems with memory, attention, processing speed or behavior in 9- to 12-year-olds who play football for a few seasons…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/1-3-no-ties-between-youth-tackle-football-brain-behavioral-issues-study-2656172195.html
Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
By NPR 01/02/2022 “… The teenager dreamed of becoming a doctor. But that dream was derailed by child marriage. It’s a familiar story – but in this case the details may surprise you. The 15-year-old wasn’t a child bride. He was a child groom…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/02/1066099271/child-grooms-are-often-overlooked-in-the-fight-to-stop-child-marriage
Study: Sugary drinks affect Pre-K boys more than girls
By WNYT, 11/03/2021 “…The results were that one sugary drink induced an initial relaxing effect for the boys before making them more restless. However, the girls’ behavior didn’t change. Researchers also found a negative effect on math scores for boys and a positive effect for girls…” Read the entire article: https://wnyt.com/commit-to-kids/study-sugary-drinks-affect-pre-k-boys-more-than-girls/6290573/
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
By Steven Reinberg – HealthDay, 12/01/2021 “…The researchers also found that boys are more likely than girls to suffer head trauma. “It will be important to continue to monitor these disparities in the hopes of better understanding the pathways that lead to both having a brain injury or concussion and seeking medical care,” said researcher READ MORE
Early detection of autism in children has improved, but disparities remain, CDC studies suggest
By The Philadelphia Tribune, 12/03/2021 “…Overall in 2018, about 1 in 44 8-year-olds (2.3% of 8-year-olds) had been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to one of the CDC studies. Prevalence was more than four times higher among boys than girls, but similar across most racial and ethnic groups…” Read the entire article: https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/early-detection-of-autism-in-children-has-improved-but-disparities-remain-cdc-studies-suggest/article_9365b66c-b6c9-57b3-9c0f-e2a84910c181.html
How do you get kids who missed out on kindergarten during the pandemic back on track? That’s what these educators are figuring out
By CPR, 12/02/2021 “…Many of the kids in this classroom and their fellow first graders hadn’t been in a formal classroom with other students in 18 months. Instead, they’d been on screens, often alone. So, they struggled with listening, processing what the teacher was saying, and then doing the task…” Read the entire article: https://www.cpr.org/2021/12/02/kindergarten-pandemic-in-person-learning/