By Psychology Today 01/30/2021 “… Beyond the idea that boys simply have more testosterone, why should boys be more susceptible to whatever brain changes underlie the emergence of autism? A recent study [1] has addressed this issue directly, and an interesting answer has emerged. …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-repair/202101/autism-and-the-male-brain The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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New Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Young Men Of Color
By PR Newswire 02/02/2021 “… Laureus USA today released the results of a comprehensive study showing sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs play a significant role in fostering critical social and emotional learning (SEL) skills necessary to succeed in school, careers and life. …” Read the entire article: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-study-youth-sports-promote-social–emotional-learning-especially-among-young-men-of-color-301220284.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How Child Gender Influences Parental Behaviors
By Moms 01/23/2021 “… This is not to be taken lightly because mothers transfer their sexist attitudes to their children more strongly than fathers, according to a study from the University of the Basque Country. Researchers interviewed mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters about their views on gender roles. Sons and daughters were more likely to READ MORE
Impacts Of Divorce On Boys Vs. Girls, Differences Explained
By Moms 01/22/2021 “… Divorce can affect children in different ways depending on several factors, such as the child’s age, gender, and the circumstances of the divorce. …” Read the entire article: https://www.moms.com/impacts-divorce-boys-girls-differences-explained/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Neonatal antibiotic use associated with reduced growth in boys
By EurekAlert 01/26/2021 “… Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development. A new study, led by Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, reveals that antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys – but not READ MORE
Teenage boys more likely to struggle with remote learning than girls, MPs told
By Evening Express 01/26/2021 “… Remote learning is a “real concern” as boys are likely to be at a greater disadvantage as they are not used to sitting in front of a computer to study, the founder of a male mentoring service for boys has said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/uk/teenage-boys-more-likely-to-struggle-with-remote-learning-than-girls-mps-told/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The COVID Slide: Inequality And Pandemic Learning Loss
By GHB 01/21/2021 “… But as many students enter the one-year mark of learning remotely, it’s slow progress, Rodrigues said. For Latino boys, like her son, she says data show the side-effects of a lost education can mean poverty or jail time. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2021/01/21/the-covid-slide-inequality-and-pandemic-learning-loss The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Single-sex male charter school moves forward on unanimous Charter School Advisory Board vote
By The Progressive Pulse 01/21/2021 “… The state board asked the school to explain how it will meet the standards to operate as a single-sex school to establish a record to show that the school had a justifiable reason for limiting student enrollment to a single sex. …” Read the entire article: https://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2021/01/21/single-sex-male-charter-school-moves-forward-on-unanimous-charter-school-advisory-board-vote/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The pandemic is speeding up the mass disappearance of men from college
By Jon Marcus – The Hechinger Report 01/19/2020 “… While enrollment in higher education overall fell 2.5 percent in the fall, or by more than 461,000 students compared to the fall of 2019, the decline among men was more than seven times as steep as the decline among women, according to an analysis of figures READ MORE
Coronavirus: Experts ‘deeply concerned’ about the impact of Covid-19 on children’s physical activity levels
By BBC 01/14/2021 “… In terms of gender disparities, there was a notable fall in activity among boys, who suffered from the stopping of team sport, while girls retained roughly their same activity levels, adapting well to alternative activities such as fitness and walking. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/55664539 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org