By Simon Doyle – The Irish News 07/15/2020 “… BOYS have fallen further behind girls at reading regularly and enjoying it during lockdown. The gender gap in the number of children who say they take pleasure in reading and who read daily appears to have widened, prompting fears that boys could be at “risk of losing READ MORE
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Teenage boys’ academic ambition may explain gender pay gap, study says
By Richard Adams – The Guardian 07/19/2020 “… The gender pay gap may be partly explained by teenage boys having more ambitious aims to attend prestigious universities than girls, even if they have the same academic results, according to research. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/teenage-boys-academic-ambition-may-explain-gender-pay-gap-study-says The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Nearly half of US youth have been stalked/harassed by partners
By Medical Xpress 06/29/2020 “… They found that rates of perpetration and victimization were similar for boys and girls: 46.5% of boys and 50.6% of girls reported stalking or harassing a partner, and 44.6% of boys and 51.1% of girls reported a partner doing these things to them. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-youth-stalkedharassed-partners.html The Boys READ MORE
Smoking still a core challenge for child and adolescent health reveals WHO report
By Euro WHO 06/05/2020 “… At age 11, 5% of boys and 2% of girls have ever smoked, but this rises to 29% of boys and 27% of girls at age 15. Similarly, levels of current cigarette smoking increase from 2% of boys and 1% of girls at age 11, to 15% of both boys READ MORE
Boys’ education: How to forge future-ready young men with big hearts
By Fran Molloy – SMH 06/10/2020 “… Boys-only schools argue they can tailor their curriculum, teaching and even their environment to cater for the ways boys think and learn. It’s a convincing argument; and the differences between boys and girls are often most stark in primary school classrooms when there’s a requirement to sit still, keep READ MORE
Low-Achieving Boys Opt for STEM Careers More Than Most Girls Do
By Sarah D. Sparks – Education Week 06/26/2020 “… Gender gaps in the most male-dominated science fields don’t come from men outperforming women academically in those subjects, but from the simple fact that overwhelmingly more boys than girls opt for those careers in spite of lackluster science skills. …” Read the entire article: https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2020/06/academics_don%27t_explain_gender_gap_in_physics_engineering_computer_science.html The Boys READ MORE
When Teen Boys Use Supplements
By Lisa L. Lewis – The New York Times 05/21/2020 “… Many turn to protein supplements in an attempt to do so. In a 2012 study in the journal Pediatrics, 38.8 percent of high-school boys reported using protein powders or shakes in the previous year. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/well/family/teenage-boys-supplements-protein-creatine.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Link Found Between ADHD and Sleep Issues in Adolescents
By Kenny Walter – MD Mag 06/18/2020 “… Both sleep problems and ADHD are common for adolescents, but little is known about the prospective link between sleep and subsequent ADHD symptoms in this patient group. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/link-adhd-sleep-issues-adolescents The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Yes, men and boys can have eating disorders, too
By The Seattle Times 06/16/2020 “… That barrier can be fatal. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the risk of death from an eating disorder is higher for males than it is for females. …” Read the entire article: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/yes-men-and-boys-can-have-eating-disorders-too/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Opportune time to learn about parenting boys
By Rose Bertran – NZ Herald 06/23/2020 “… With the recent lockdown which has brought parents and their children in close contact it is opportune to consider the latest information about raising and educating boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bush-telegraph/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504865&objectid=12342291 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org