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Keeping teens home and away from friends during COVID-19

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By Claire McCarthy – Harvard Health 04/14/2020 “… So just telling a teen to stay inside and away from friends isn’t always as easy as it seems. But during this pandemic, hanging out with friends can literally put lives at risk. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/keeping-teens-home-and-away-from-friends-during-covid-19-2020041419533

‘Anyone popular at school has muscles’: the rise of the ripped teen

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By Sally Williams – The Guardian 05/09/2020 “… Charlie, 13, starts his morning with 40 press-ups; William, 15, spends an hour a day working out. But when does a healthy interest become a dangerous obsession? …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/09/anyone-popular-at-school-has-muscles-the-rise-of-the-ripped-teen  

Pediatricians don’t often discuss sexual health with teen males; new report can help

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By Laura K. Grubb – AAP News 04/27/2020 “… The report aims to inform and empower pediatricians to feel comfortable asking about and providing guidance for sensitive issues, which can enhance the provider-patient relationship and improve overall care for adolescent males. …” Read the entire article: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/04/27/malehealth042720

What lockdown with my autistic son has taught me about life

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By Chitra Ramaswamy – The Guardian 04/28/2020 “… And like many autistic people, my son struggles with change and chronology. So according to neurotypical reasoning, life under lockdown would be especially hard for him. This is why it’s a relief that the UK coronavirus rules have been relaxed for people with autism and learning disabilities, READ MORE

Discord Chats and Xbox Games Alone Will Not Sustain Your Son’s Friendships

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By Ryan Wexelblatt – ADDitude 04/17/2020 “… While most boys with ADHD enjoy being around their peers and are socially motivated, quite a few of the boys with whom I work (especially those in elementary and middle school) do not really think about social relationships outside of school or structured activities. …” Read the entire READ MORE

Let Our Boys Grow Into Emotionally Intelligent Men

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By Mat Knights – The Good Men Project 04/10/2020 “…  Our little boys deserve to be allowed to feel love and to learn how to express it. Our little boys need shame removed from their core and not to be made feel like their emotions are bad or wrong. Without a healthy expression of emotion, READ MORE

55% of child coronavirus cases are BOYS, reveals CDC report – with up to one in five children who catch the illness needing hospital care

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By Vanessa Chalmers – Daily Mail 04/06/2020 “… Fifty-five per cent of the 2,500 coronavirus cases in under-18s were boys, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. Forty-two per cent were girls, while the gender was unknown for another three per cent. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8193675/One-five-U-S-children-coronavirus-need-hospital-care-CDC.html

After judge’s ruling, state school for boys must now take mental health care seriously

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By Nathan Kirstein and Harry Frischer – Des Moines Register 04/06/2020 “… Children who enter the school are caught in a vicious cycle of violence perpetuated by the institutional shortcomings of a school that places very little emphasis on treating mental health disorders. …” Read the entire article: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2020/04/06/iowa-state-training-school-boys-must-heed-judges-admonitions-the-wrap/2952490001/