By Teresa Manning – NAS, 01/13/2022 “… Last month, Catherine Lhamon, the Education Department’s assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which administers Title IX, announced her plans to start the formal rule-making process to amend Title IX regulations…” Read the entire article: https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/back-to-the-drawing-board-catherine-lhamon-seeks-to-amend-title-ix-regulations-again?utm_source=NAS+Email+General&utm_campaign=8392ba1c05-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_16_04_37_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_407924b2a9-8392ba1c05-42033609 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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A state-funded pre-K program led to ‘significantly negative effects’ for kids in Tennessee
By Jackie Mader – Hechinger Report, 01/24/2022 “…Children who attended Tennessee’s state-funded voluntary pre-K program during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years were doing worse than their peers by the end of sixth grade in academic achievement, discipline issues and special education referrals…” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/a-state-funded-pre-k-program-led-to-significantly-negative-effects-for-kids-in-tennessee/?utm_source=The+Hechinger+Report&utm_campaign=82a6ff67db-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_25_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3ee4c3e04-82a6ff67db-322934344 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Universal sex differences appear in adolescents’ career aspirations, study finds
By Phys.org, 01/26/2022 “…A new analysis by David Geary at the University of Missouri and Gijsbert Stoet at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom finds career aspirations from nearly 500,000 adolescents shows consistent sex differences across 80 nations, suggesting biologically-influenced preferences can play a role in gender segregation in the workplace later in READ MORE
Black, Male Youth at Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide Without Suicide Thoughts and Plans
By Mary Stroka – Psychiatry Advisory, 11/16/2021 “…More boys (63.8%) than girls reported suicide attempt without ideation. Boys were 3.5-times more likely than girls to attempt suicide without ideation and less likely (adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 0.77) to attempt suicide with ideation…..” Read the entire article: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/child-adolescent-psychiatry/black-male-youth-at-increased-risk-of-attempting-suicide-without-suicide-thoughts-and-plans/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Fears anorexia, eating disorders in boys going undiagnosed as brave teen shares his story
By ABC News, 12/17/2021 “…Experts say Ted is among a growing number of teenage boys around Australia who are struggling with eating disorders. He is sharing his story in the hope of helping others who are struggling. ‘I think there’s a misconception men and boys don’t struggle with eating disorders,’ he said…” Read the entire READ MORE
Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
By Liz Szabo – KHN, 12/21/2021 “…Boys could face higher risks from covid, even before birth. Males are generally more vulnerable than females as fetuses and newborns; they’re more likely to be born prematurely and to die as infants. Preterm boys also have a higher risk of disability and death…” Read the entire article: https://khn.org/news/article/pandemic-poses-short-and-long-term-risks-to-babies-especially-boys/ The READ MORE
Study Finds Indulging In Sports Is Good For Boys
By Global Circulate, 01/10/2022 “… A new study has found that boys who participate in sports in early childhood are less likely to experience later depressive and anxiety symptoms — known as emotional distress — in middle childhood…” Read the entire article: https://globalcirculate.com/study-finds-indulging-in-sports-is-good-for-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Abnormal Thyroid Hormone Levels During Pregnancy May Increase The Risk Of Preschool Boys’ Behavioral Problems
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. The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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