By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf – Inside Higher Ed 07/18/2019 “… Florida legislation gives prosecutors the ability to bring charges against fraternity and sorority members who weren’t present for hazing but helped plan it. …” Read the entire article: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/18/florida-governor-signs-tough-new-hazing-law The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Author: The Boys Initiative
The Growing Phenomenon Of Unmotivated Boys
By Rifka Schonfeld – Jewish Press 07/15/2019 “… Regardless, girls are achieving and boys are underachieving. Why is this and how can we stop it? …” Read the entire article: https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/family/parenting-our-children/the-growing-phenomenon-of-unmotivated-boys/2019/07/15/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boy, 7, told he can’t join girl guides ‘unless he identifies as a girl’
By Joe Roberts – Metro 07/16/2019 “… A little boy who loves ballet and tap dancing has been left heartbroken after being told he can’t join the girl guides. …” Read the entire article: https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/16/boy-7-told-cant-join-girl-guides-unless-identifies-girl-10357623/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys fall behind in benchmark subjects of early education
By Stella Cherono – Daily Nation 07/16/2019 “… Boys continue to fall behind in early education with their poor performance in culminating to low grades in national examinations. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Boys-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-of-early-education/2643604-5197386-8oub4kz/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Hickenlooper takes on ‘The Boy Crisis’
By Joey Bunch – The Gazette 07/01/2019 “… The premise Farrell laid out to Hickenlooper in Iowa in a video on Farrell’s YouTube channel is that boys are a neglected entity in society, and society, families and men eventually pay a steep price for that. …” Read the entire article: https://gazette.com/premium/hickenlooper-takes-on-the-boy-crisis-joey-bunch/article_b15e2a41-a32b-585c-8871-2a2e4b32ebe0.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A 30-year study says teaching your kids this trait can help them earn a higher salary in their 30s
By Tom Popomaronis – CNBC 07/11/2019 “… Meanwhile, boys who showed prosocial behaviors (e.g., showing sympathy, sharing with others, stopping disputes, resolving peer problems on their own) positively correlated with higher-than-average future incomes. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/children-whose-parents-teach-this-trait-are-likely-to-make-more-money-higher-salary-as-adults.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
School Uniforms To Become Gender-neutral Across Wales, Government Says
By Sarah Young – Independent 07/10/2019 “… The new guidance will mean that when a list of clothing items is published by the school, they will not be assigned to a specific gender. For example, trousers must not be described as a “boys’ item” and skirts must not be described as a “girls’ item”. …” READ MORE
HPV vaccine to be given to boys in effort to slash cancer rates
By Sarah Boseley – The Guardian 07/09/2019 “…Because the virus is sexually transmitted, vaccinating boys will help protect their partners, but reducing the circulation of the virus, which is linked to 5% of cancers, will also help prevent penile, anal and genital cancers and some cancers of the head and neck. …” Read the entire READ MORE
How to Make Your Child’s Brain Grow: A New Study Shows How Powerful Your Parenting Is
By John Rich – The Good Men Project 07/10/2019 “… The three areas that focused on the positive interactions of the parents with their children led to broader changes in the brain’s higher-level cognitive areas. …” Read the entire article: https://goodmenproject.com/families/how-to-make-your-childs-brain-grow-a-new-study-shows-how-powerful-your-parenting-is/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Young man’s death prompts father’s bid to ban caffeine supplement powder
By Kelly Burke – 7News 07/08/2019 “… Yet the substance, despite being banned in the US last year after the similar death of an 18-year-old Ohio college student, remains legal, and easily available, in Australia. …” Read the entire article: https://7news.com.au/news/health/young-mans-death-prompts-fathers-bid-to-ban-caffeine-supplement-powder-c-204573 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org